The Surface Pro X has the usual suspects of accessories as well: An optional keyboard cover, the new Slim Pen, and other peripherals make it look and feel similar to other Surface hardware. The tightly-integrated hardware and software of the Surface Pro X heralds a major shift in the design philosophy of Microsoft’s flagship product line that closely mirrors Apple’s, said TechRepublic sister site CNET.Īrm processors in PCs has previously rendered them underpowered, but Microsoft reports a massive performance boost in the Surface Pro X with its SQ1 chip, saying that the Surface Pro X gets eight times the graphics performance of eighth-generation Intel chips and three times more performance per watt than the Surface Pro 6.Īlong with boosting performance, the SQ1 chip is also designed to make the battery in the Surface Pro X last longer, it provides LTE connectivity, and it allows the device to be only slightly thicker than an iPad Pro (7.3mm compared to the iPad Pro’s 6.9mm). The Surface Pro X isn’t just an Arm device–it’s operating on a Microsoft-designed Arm chip called the SQ1, meaning the entire device is Microsoft designed from the processor to the operating system.
The Surface Pro X is the latest and greatest in Microsoft’s Surface line of hybrid laptops and two-in-ones it’s also Microsoft’s first Qualcomm Arm-powered device.
SEE: All of TechRepublic’s cheat sheets and smart person’s guides What is the Microsoft Surface Pro X? This article is also available as a download, Cheat sheet: Microsoft Surface Pro X (free PDF). This Surface Pro X cheat sheet will be updated when new information about the device is available. An Arm-powered machine boasting a Microsoft-designed chip could signal a change in Microsoft’s hardware direction, and the Surface Pro X is the first machine to share in this new vision. The internals of the Surface Pro X are a big change for Microsoft, which has classically built machines with Intel and AMD processors. This new Surface Pro model is thinner, lighter, has a longer-lasting battery than its predecessors, and, in a Microsoft first, is powered by a custom-designed Arm processor.
It looks similar to other Surface Pro devices, but first glances are where the similarities end. Microsoft’s latest generation of Surface Pro devices includes a new kind of device called the Surface Pro X.
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