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Today at Microsoft’s AI event, Microsoft unveiled two new Surface devices, this time aimed at consumers. The new 11th gen Surface Pro and Surface Laptop feature OLED displays and are powered by Snapdragon® X Elite and Plus processors.

Surface Pro

Microsoft says the new Surface Pro is 90% faster than the Surface Pro 9, thanks to its ARM-powered processor. It has a 13-inch OLED display, Wi-Fi 7, and can drive up to three 4K external monitors. It weighs 895 g and starts at £1,049 for the X Plus version with an LCD display. For the OLED display, prices start at £1,549.

Surface Laptop

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The new Surface Laptop comes in 13.8-inch and 15-inch models. Microsoft says it is 86% faster than the Surface Laptop 5 and offers Snapdragon X Plus and X Elite options. Prices start at £1,049.

As with all things Microsoft these days, the devices include AI features such as improved search, AI image creation, and live captions. The new Surface is Microsoft’s thinnest Surface screen but it does drop pen support on the device.

 

More details at Microsoft’s Surface page.

 

Surface Pro Specs:

Processor
  • Snapdragon® X Plus and Snapdragon® X Elite
NPU
  • Qualcomm® Hexagon™ with 45 trillion operations per second
Graphics
  • Qualcomm® Adreno™ GPU
Memory and Storage
  • Memory options: 16GB or 32GB LPDDR5x RAM
  • Storage options: Removable Gen 4 SSD with 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB
Display
  • Surface Pro with OLED display:
    • 13-inch PixelSense™ Flow touchscreen
    • Resolution: 2880 x 1920 (267 PPI)
    • Contrast ratio: 1M:1
    • Dynamic refresh rate up to 120Hz
    • Colour profiles: sRGB and Vivid
    • Dolby Vision IQ™ support
    • Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5
  • Surface Pro with LCD display:
    • 13-inch PixelSense™ Flow touchscreen
    • Resolution: 2880 x 1920 (267 PPI)
    • Contrast ratio: 1200:1
    • Dynamic refresh rate up to 120Hz
    • Colour profiles: sRGB and Vivid
    • Dolby Vision IQ™ support
    • Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5
Battery Life
  • Surface Pro Wi-Fi:
    • Up to 14 hours of local video playback
    • Up to 10 hours of active web usage
Size and Weight
  • Dimensions:
    • Length: 287 mm (11.3 inches)
    • Width: 208 mm (8.2 inches)
    • Height: 9.3 mm (0.37 inches)
  • Weight: 895 g (1.97 lbs)
Security
  • Enhanced security with Microsoft Pluton TPM 2.0
  • Windows 11 Secured-core PC
  • Windows Hello face authentication
  • Microsoft Defender pre-installed
Video/Cameras
  • Front-facing Camera: 1440p Quad HD with ultra-wide field of view
  • Rear-facing Camera: 10.5 MP Ultra HD
  • Windows Studio Effects with various features
Audio
  • 2 W stereo speakers with Dolby® Atmos®
  • Support for Bluetooth® LE Audio
Microphones
  • Dual Studio Mics with voice focus
Connections (Ports)
  • 2 x USB-C® / USB4® ports
    • Charging, Data transfer, DisplayPort 2.1
    • Surface Thunderbolt™ 4 Dock support
    • Fast charging with 65 W power supply
  • Surface Pro Keyboard port
  • Surface Connect port
  • NanoSIM
Network and Connectivity
  • Wi-Fi 7
  • Bluetooth® Wireless 5.4 technology

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