Microsoft Surface Pro 8 (Intel 11th Gen, Late 2021) vs Microsoft Surface Pro 5 (Intel 7th Gen, Mid 2017)
            Microsoft Surface Pro 8
            (Intel 11th Gen, Late 2021)
                $1,100
            
        
    
            Microsoft Surface Pro 5
            (Intel 7th Gen, Mid 2017)
                $800
            
        
    | Base Price (MSRP) $1,100 | Base Price (MSRP) $800 | 
| CPU Core i3-1115G4  | CPU Core m3-7Y30  | 
| GPU UHD 48EU 1250MHz Gen 12  | GPU HD 615 900MHz  | 
| Memory 8GB  | Memory 4GB  | 
| Storage 128GB  | Storage 128GB  | 
| Display 13" LCD IPS 2880×1920 Touch  | Display 12.3" LCD IPS 2736×1824 Touch  | 
| N/A 0% 960 GFLOPS FP32 2% | 5 FPS 1080p 4% 346 GFLOPS FP32 1% | 
| 8GB LPDDR4X-4266 | 4GB LPDDR3-1866 | 
| 24 Tabs 5% | 8 Tabs 2% | 
| 128GB - | 128GB - | 
| 186 min 4K Video 5% | 186 min 4K Video 5% | 
| No Optical Drive | No Optical Drive | 
| - | - | 
| 13" LCD IPS - - | 12.3" LCD IPS - - | 
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| Area 78 in² (503.2 cm²) 3:2 Aspect Ratio | Area 69.8 in² (450.5 cm²) 3:2 Aspect Ratio | 
| Brightness 450 Nits - | Brightness 450 Nits - | 
| Refresh Rate 120Hz - - - | Refresh Rate 60Hz - - - | 
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| - - | - - | 
| Resolution 2880×1920 5.5 Million Pixels 266 PPI | Resolution 2736×1824 5 Million Pixels 267 PPI | 
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| LED Backlight - 1,000:1 Contrast | LED Backlight - 1,000:1 Contrast | 
| Viewing Angles 178° Horizontal 178° Vertical | Viewing Angles 178° Horizontal 178° Vertical | 
| Colour Depth 8-bit | Colour Depth 8-bit | 
| Coverage 100% sRGB - - | Coverage 100% sRGB - - | 
| - - - - - - | - - - - - - | 
| - - Fully Laminated | - - Fully Laminated | 
| Touch Capacitive | Touch Capacitive | 
| Main 10.0MP 26mm Lens ƒ/2.2 Aperture 1/3.24" Sensor Size 1.22 µm Pixel Size - - | Main 8.1MP 26mm Lens ƒ/2 Aperture 1/4" Sensor Size 1.12 µm Pixel Size - - | 
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| - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - | 
| - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - | 
| Front 5.0MP 26mm Lens ƒ/2.2 Aperture 1/5" Sensor Size 1.12 µm Pixel Size 80˚ Diagonal Field of View | Front 5.0MP 26mm Lens ƒ/2.2 Aperture 1/5" Sensor Size 1.12 µm Pixel Size 80˚ Diagonal Field of View | 
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| - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - | 
| Zoom - - - 5x Digital Zoom-In | Zoom - - - 5x Digital Zoom-In | 
| Max FPS - 30 FPS 1080p 30 FPS 4K - | Max FPS - 30 FPS 1080p - - | 
| Max Front FPS - 30 FPS 1080p - - | Max Front FPS - 30 FPS 1080p - - | 
| Features - - Autofocus - - - - Video Stabilization - - - Stereo Recording - | Features - - Autofocus - - - - Video Stabilization - - - - - | 
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| Not Included | Not Included | 
| Not Included | Not Included | 
| Not Included | Not Included | 
| Not Included | Not Included | 
| Facial | Facial | 
| 2 | 2 | 
| 2 | 2 | 
| No Cellular Modem Qualcomm X20 4G | No Cellular Modem Qualcomm X16 4G | 
| Speed Up to 1200Mbps Download Up to 150Mbps Upload | Speed Up to 1000Mbps Download Up to 150Mbps Upload | 
| SIM Slots 1x nano SIM 1x eSIM | SIM Slots 1x nano SIM | 
| Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 1200Mbps | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 2 Stream Up to 867Mbps | 
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 | 
| Motion Accelerometer Gyroscope - - | Motion Accelerometer Gyroscope - - | 
| - - - - - - | - - - - - - | 
| Utility Proximity Ambient Light (ALS) Magnetometer - - - - - | Utility Proximity Ambient Light (ALS) Magnetometer - - - - - | 
| - - - - | - - - - | 
| Location - - - - - - - Compass | - - - - - - - - - | 
| Integrated Chipset | Integrated Chipset | 
| Data - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps) - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | 
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| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | Video - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | 
| Audio 1x Audio Jack - | Audio 1x Audio Jack - | 
| - - - | Card - 1x micro SDXC Card | 
| - - | - - | 
| - - - | - - - | 
| - | - | 
| External | External | 
| 65W 15.00V 4.00A | 24W 15.00V 1.60A | 
| USB-PD 1.00A 5V (5W) - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - | 
| Surface Connect USB-A - - 1.4M (5 ft) Cable | Surface Connect - - - 1.4M (5 ft) Cable | 
| 51.5Wh 6794mAh 7.58V Lithium-Ion Polymer - | 45Wh 5945mAh 7.57V Lithium-Ion Polymer - | 
| Up to 16 Hours | Up to 13.5 Hours | 
| - - - - - | - - - - - | 
| Windows | Windows | 
| Build Material Aluminum, Glass - - | Build Material Magnesium, Glass - - | 
| - - - - | - - - - | 
| - - - | - - - | 
| - - - - | - - - - | 
| Height 287 mm (11.3 in) Width 208 mm (8.2 in) Depth 9.3 mm (0.4 in) Volume 0.600 L | Height 292.1 mm (11.5 in) Width 201.4 mm (7.9 in) Depth 8.5 mm (0.3 in) Volume 0.500 L | 
| Weight 891 g (31.43 oz) - - | Weight 784 g (27.65 oz) - - | 
| CPU Not Upgradable | CPU Not Upgradable | 
| GPU Not Upgradable | GPU Not Upgradable | 
| Memory Not Upgradable | Memory Not Upgradable | 
| Storage Not Upgradable | Storage Not Upgradable | 
| Wi-Fi Not Upgradable | Wi-Fi Not Upgradable | 
| Motherboard Not Upgradable | Motherboard Not Upgradable | 
| Power Supply Not Upgradable | Power Supply Not Upgradable | 
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