

Microsoft claimed the Surface Pro 8 had 16 hours of battery life, but then real-world reviews told a different story. Overall, there will be no changes in the screen between the two devices. Instead, the Surface Pro 9 will keep the same “PixelSense” display as the Surface Pro 8. We would love to see the Surface Pro 9 get an OLED or mini-LED display, but that’s wishful thinking at this point.

This is already a great display with some advanced features for a device of its price. This means it will have a 13-inch 2880 x 1920 display with 120Hz adaptive refresh rate. The Surface Pro 9 is expected to keep the same display as the Surface Pro 8, as far as we know. Microsoft even made an appearance at Qualcomm’s release event late last year, hinting at the chip showing up in Surface devices. However, the ARM-based Surface Pro 9 is expected to use Qualcomm’s powerful Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 chip. There are few differences between the devices, and Microsoft already offers its Surface Laptop 4 in both Intel and ARM versions, so it makes sense.

He says Microsoft will merge the Surface Pro 9 with the Surface Pro X and offer an ARM-based version. Perhaps the most surprising rumor going around comes from Zac Bowden over at Windows Central. Other than one mention of it, we haven’t heard anything else, so we’ll need to wait and see.īeen hearing from my sources for a while now that MS is planning to merge the Surface Pro X under the main Surface Pro line this fall, meaning the Surface Pro '9' will be available in both Intel and ARM flavors for the first time. This would make sense, considering the P-Series is easier on battery life. However, there is some evidence that Microsoft will go with the more powerful P-Series chips, such as the i5-1240p. We’re probably going to see an i5 and an i7 version, keeping in line with the previous Surface Pro launches. While Microsoft has been quiet about the upcoming Surface Pro 9, it is a given that the new device will use Intel’s 12th-gen Core chips.
