Announcement. Microsoft Surface Pro 9 and Surface Pro 9 with 5G – wintel hybrid and its brother on ARM chipset

Microsoft announced yesterday its next hybrid (Windows tablet with a plug-in keyboard). More precisely, two hybrids.
Surface Pro 9 and
Surface Pro 9 with 5G.

The first is a classic wintel device and no mobile internet support at all. The second is with an ARM chipset and support for 5G networks.

Yes. Here we have the debut of the Microsoft SQ 3 ARM chipset.The chip is made by Qualcomm. Its characteristics, however, are not yet clear. Well, it’s probably powerful, since it’s put into such rather sophisticated devices.

The wintel version has traditional chipsets. Fresh, high performance. There are four to choose from. True, the last two are exclusive for “corporate clients”.

• Intel Core i5-1235U
• Intel Core i7-1255U
• Intel Core i5-1245U
• Intel Core i7-1265U

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Memory. The Surface Pro 9 comes with fast LPDDR5 RAM (8GB, 16GB or 32GB, you can't upgrade or replace it).
Surface Pro 9 5G has slower memory, LPDDR4x (8 or 16 GB).

Permanent memory from 128 GB to 1 TB for the first tablet, from 128 to 512 GB for the second.

The screens are certainly improved, but the main features are the same as last year's Surface Pro 8.
Diagonal 13″ (503 cm²), resolution 2880×1920(266 ppi), dynamic refresh rate up to 120 Hz. Of course, touch screens, plus there is support for the stylus. Why would you want a Surface Pro without a stylus and a clip-on keyboard, right?

Batteries for tablets are the same, 47.70 Wh. At the same time, the declared operating time with “typical use” is 15.5 hours for an Intel-based device and 19 hours for an ARM-based tablet.

Cameras. Rear resolution 10 MP. Front - “1080p”. Two megapixels, right? Not seriously. Plus, there is a separate front-facing Windows Hello IR camera for facial recognition.

Both tablets support Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.1.

Surface Pro 9 with 5G can add a SIM card(either physical or eSIM) and enjoy 5G internet. Plus, he (and only he) has a full-fledged GPS module. So if anything - do not get lost in the forest.

Various sockets. USB-C 3.2 for the ARM version and more fancy USB-C 4.0/Thunderbolt 4 for Intel - you can connect a 4K monitor, for example. That's right. Thunderbolt is an Intel technology. Although, I suspect, buyers of the Surface Pro 9 with 5G will be offended.

About money. The Surface Pro 9 starts at $999.99 for the 8+128GB Core-i5 version. Surface Pro 9 with 5G for the same 8+128 GB will already cost $1299.99 (₽82900).

Curious observation. With the same amount of memory, the Surface Pro 9 5G is exactly the same as the Core-i7 Surface Pro 9.

Key Features of Microsoft Surface Pro 9

Varieties:

8 GB + 128 GB Core-i5 – $999.99 (₽63800)
8 GB + 256 GB Core-i5 – $1099.99 (₽70100)
16 GB + 256 GB Core-i5 – $1399.99 (₽89300)
16 GB + 256 GB Core-i7 – $1599.99 (₽102000)
16 GB + 512 GB Core-i7 – $1899.99 (₽121000)
16 GB + 1 TB Core-i7 – $2199.99 (₽140000)
32 GB + 1 TB Core-i7 – $2599.99 (₽166000)

ScreenS-IPS, 13 ″, 503 cm², 2880 × 1920, 266 ppi, 120 Hz, touch, capacitive, multi-touch 10 touches, Gorilla Glass 5
HardwareIntel Core i5-1235U
2 x high speed, 8 x energy efficient, Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Intel Core i7-1255U
2 x high speed, 8 x energy efficient, Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Intel Core i5-1245U
2 x high speed, 8 x energy efficient, Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Intel Core i7-1265U
2 x high speed, 8 x energy efficient, Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Memory RAM 8–32 GB, ROM 128 GB–1 TB, no memory card, LPDDR5
Battery Li-Pol, 47.70 Wh
Dimensions287 x 209 x 9.3 mm
Weight879 g
Rear camera: 10 MP, no flash, autofocus
front camera: dual, no flash, no autofocus

- 2 MP

— ?? MP, IR, Windows Hello
Navigation-
OSMS Windows 11 (Windows 11 Pro or Windows 10 Pro)
SensorsAccelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
USBType-C

Main features of Microsoft Surface Pro 9 with 5G

Varieties:

8 GB + 128 GB – $1299.99 (₽82900)
8 GB + 256 GB – $1399.99 (₽89300)
16 GB + 256 GB – $1599.99 (₽102000)
16 GB + 512 GB – $1899.99 (₽121000)

ScreenS-IPS, 13 ″, 503 cm², 2880 × 1920, 266 ppi, 120 Hz, touch, capacitive, multi-touch 10 touches, Gorilla Glass 5
HardwareMicrosoft SQ 3
, Adreno 8CX Gen3
Memory RAM 8-16 GB, ROM 128-512 GB, no memory card, LPDDR4x
Mobile Internet5G
LTE
HSDPA, HSUPA
Edge
Mobile networks5G
LTE
UMTS
GSM
Battery Li-Pol, 47.70 Wh
Dimensions287 x 209 x 9.3 mm
Weight878 g
Rear camera: 10 MP, no flash, autofocus
front camera: dual, no flash, no autofocus

- 2 MP

— ?? MP, IR, Windows Hello
NavigationGPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
OSMS Windows 11 (Windows 11 Pro on ARM)
SensorsAccelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
USBType-C

George Kiselyov