Related: Surface Pro X 2020 vs Surface Pro X 2019 Surface Pro X design – The future is wow Ultimately, this is the defining feature for the Surface Pro X, putting it in an awkward middle ground where it’s not powerful enough to compete with laptops, yet lacks the user-friendly touchscreen interface of a tablet. The form factor of the past few generations of Surface Pro device has been honed and made more stylish for this forward-thinking model.īut to achieve the new design, Microsoft has had to look to Qualcomm and the ARM processor architecture.

The new Surface Pro 8, which is even more capable, will start at $1,099.The Surface Pro X is an example of Microsoft looking to the future, w ith the design taking centre-stage. While it has shorter battery life, its Intel processor can natively run all Windows apps. Still, the Surface Pro X faces an uphill climb against the similarly priced Surface Pro 7, which can currently be found for $699 with comparable specs. The Surface Pro X's ability to support both x86 and 圆4 emulation could help, though. Microsoft has touted that Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Shapr 3D, Zoom, Microsoft Office, and Microsoft Teams will now work on the Surface Pro X, though I don't see many people making heavy photo edits on a device like this. The bigger issue is the number of applications that can run natively on its ARM-based architecture. Its lower starting price of $899 could attract more buyers.

There's not much new to the 2021 Surface Pro X other than the company offering a new Wi-Fi only model. Microsoft says that the new Surface Pro X 2021 will last up to 15 hours on a charge, same as the previous generation. We will be testing this claim during our full review. (Image credit: Microsoft) Microsoft Surface Pro X 2021: Battery life

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