Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (Intel 12th Gen, Late 2022) vs Microsoft Surface Pro X+ (SQ2, Late 2020)

Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (Intel 12th Gen, Late 2022) $1,000
Microsoft Surface Pro X+ (SQ2, Late 2020) $1,300
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,000
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,300
CPU
Core i5-1235U
CPU
Microsoft SQ2
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 1200MHz
GPU
Adreno 690
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
256GB
Display
13" LCD IPS 2880×1920 Touch
Display
13" LCD IPS 2880×1920 Touch
CPU Image
Core i5-1235U
10 Cores
12 Threads
1.3GHz Clock
CPU Image
Microsoft SQ2
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.15GHz Clock
Core i5-1235U vs Microsoft SQ2 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Iris Xe 80EU 1200MHz
640 Shaders
1200MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Adreno 690
1536 Shaders
680MHz
Shared Memory
20 FPS 1080p
17%
1.54 TFLOPS FP32
3%
N/A
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2.09 TFLOPS FP32
4%
Iris Xe 80EU 1200MHz vs Adreno 690 Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
16GB
LPDDR4X-4266
24 Tabs
5%
56 Tabs
11%
128GB
256GB
186 min 4K Video
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442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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Area
78 in² (503.2 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Area
78 in² (503.2 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
450 Nits
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Brightness
450 Nits
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Refresh Rate
120Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Resolution
2880×1920
5.5 Million Pixels
266 PPI
Resolution
2880×1920
5.5 Million Pixels
266 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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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
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100% sRGB
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Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
10.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/3.24" Sensor Size
1.22 µm Pixel Size
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10.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/3.24" Sensor Size
1.22 µm Pixel Size
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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
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Max FPS
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30 FPS 1080p
30 FPS 4K
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Max FPS
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30 FPS 1080p
30 FPS 4K
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Max Front FPS
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30 FPS 1080p
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Max Front FPS
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30 FPS 1080p
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Features
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Autofocus
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Not Included
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Not Included
Facial
Facial
2
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2
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No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X61
5G mmWave
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X24
4G
Speed
Up to 2500Mbps Download
Up to 900Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 2000Mbps Download
Up to 316Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 5.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Integrated Chipset
Data
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2x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
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External
External
65W
15.00V
4.00A
65W
15.00V
4.00A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
50.2Wh
6623mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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38.2Wh
5040mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 15.5 Hours
Up to 15 Hours
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Height
287 mm (11.3 in)
Width
208 mm (8.2 in)
Depth
9.3 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.600 L
Height
287 mm (11.3 in)
Width
208 mm (8.2 in)
Depth
7.3 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Weight
879 g (31.01 oz)
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Weight
774 g (27.3 oz)
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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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