Compare ThinkPad X12 Detachable vs Microsoft Surface Duo vs Surface Pro 8

Variants
4K
WUXGA Non-touch
WUXGA Touch

Connectivity

Ports
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 + 1x Audio combo
USB-C 3.1
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x 3.5mm Headphone + 1x Surface Connect
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, LTE 4G CAT9
WiFi 5, Bluetooth 5.0, LTE
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1

Construction

Battery | Capacity
3577 mAh dual battery
51.5 Wh
Camera | Front
5MP front-facing Hybrid IR camera with webcam privacy shutter
5.0MP front-facing camera + Windows Hello face authentication camera
Camera | Rear
8MP
11 MP, f/2.0, PDAF, 84-deg FOV
10.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera
Colors
Black
Graphite, Platinum
Form Factor
Tablet / convertible laptop computer
Material
Signature unibody magnesium design with hidden perimeter venting
Microphone
Dual array microphones
Dual far-field Studio Mics
Speakers
Stereo speakers
2W stereo speakers

Dimensions

Size | Depth
203.5 mm / 8.01 inch
4.8 mm (unfolded) / 9.9 mm (folded)
208 mm / 8.2 inch
Size | Height
8.8 mm / 0.35 inch | 14.5 mm / 0.57 inch w/ Keyboard
145.2 mm
9.3 mm / 0.37 inch
Size | Width
283.3 mm / 11.15 inch
186.9 mm (unfolded) / 93.3 mm (folded)
287 mm / 11.3 inch
Weight
760 g / 1.67 lbs | 1.1 kg / 2.42 lbs w/ Keyboard
250 g
891 g / 1.96 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio
3:2
3:2
3:2
Display Diagonal
12.3 inch
8.1 inch (unfolded) / 5.6 inch (folded)
13 inch
Display Type
IPS, covered by Gorilla Glass 5
OLED, PixelSense Fuhsion displays (AMOLED) w/ Corning Gorilla Glass
PixelSense IPS
Gamut
100% sRGB, 100% DCI-P3
Pixel Density
401 ppi
267 ppi
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
Resolution
FHD+
2700 x 1800
2880 x 1920

Function

Audio
Dolby Premium App
Fast Charging
Rapid Charge
GPS
Yes
Graphics
Integrated Intel Iris Xe graphics
Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Keyboard Backlight
Yes
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro
Android
Windows 11 Home
Processor
Up to 11th generation Intel Core i7 vPro Quad Core processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform
11th-gen Intel Core i5-1135G7 or i7-1185G7
SIM
Nano SIM
1x nanoSIM + 1x eSIM
Nano SIM
Security
Intel vPro Platform, Touch Fingerprint Reader, IR camera with webcam privacy shutter, dTPM 2.0 chip
Fingerprint
TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security, Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
Sensor
Dual Accelerometer, Dual Gyroscope, Dual Magnetometer, Dual Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Hall Sensor, Fingerprint Sensor
Accelerometer + Gyroscope + Magnetometer + Ambient light sensor
Touch Screen
Yes
10-point multitouch

Performance

Battery Life
Up to 9.98 hours
Up to 15.5 h or video playback, 27 h of talk time
Up to 16 hours of typical device usage
Durability
MIL-SPEC 810G
Memory | Capacity
Up to 16 GB
6 GB
8, 16, or 32 GB
Memory | Type
LPDDR4x 4266MHz
LPDDR4x
Power Supply
Type-C 65W
18 W
Storage
Up to 1TB NVMe SSD
128 or 256 GB UFS 3.0
512 GB or 1 TB SSD / 128 or 256 GB removable SSD

Production

Accessory
Digitizer: Lenovo Precision Pen, Lenovo Digital Pen
Digitizer: Surface Pen / Surface Slim Pen 2
Availability
2021-01
Debut
2021-01-11 (CES 2021)
2020-08-12
2021-09

Price

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