Compare Surface Pro 8 vs Microsoft Surface Pro X (2020) vs Surface Duo 2
Variants
Microsoft SQ 1
Microsoft SQ 2
Connectivity
Ports
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x 3.5mm Headphone + 1x Surface Connect
2x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 1x Surface Connect
USB-C 3.2 GEN2
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi 5 + Bluetooth 5.0 + LTE
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1 + NFC
Construction
Battery | Capacity
51.5 Wh
39.2 Wh
4449 mAh (typical) dual battery
Camera | Front
5.0MP front-facing camera + Windows Hello face authentication camera
5.0MP front-facing camera + Windows Hello face authentication camera
12MP, f/2.0, 24 mm,1.0µm
Camera | Rear
10.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera
10.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera
Camera | Rear | Telephoto
12MP, f/2.4 aperture, 51 mm, 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS and 2X optical zoom
Camera | Rear | Ultra-Wide
16MP, f/2.2 aperture, 13 mm, 1.0µm, 110o diagonal field of view with distortion correction
Camera | Rear | Wide
12MP, f/1.7 aperture, 27 mm, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF and OIS
Colors
Graphite, Platinum
Matte Black, Platinum
Glacier, Obsidian
Material
Signature unibody magnesium design with hidden perimeter venting
Signature anodized aluminum with carbon composite fan less thermal cooling
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Microphone
Dual far-field Studio Mics
Dual far-field Studio Mics
Speakers
2W stereo speakers
2W stereo speakers with Dolby Audio
Stereo speakers
Dimensions
Size | Depth
208 mm / 8.2 inch
208 mm
5.5 mm (unfolded) / 11.0 mm (folded)
Size | Height
9.3 mm / 0.37 inch
7.3 mm
145.2 mm
Size | Width
287 mm / 11.3 inch
287 mm
184.5 mm (unfolded) / 92.1 mm (folded)
Weight
891 g / 1.96 lbs
774 g
284 g
Display
Aspect Ratio
3:2
3:2
Brightness
800 nits
Display Diagonal
13 inch
13 inch
8.3 inch (unfolded) / 5.8 inch (folded)
Display Type
PixelSense IPS
PixelSense IPS
OLED, PixelSense Fuhsion displays (AMOLED)
Gamut
100% sRGB, 100% DCI-P3
Pixel Density
267 ppi
267 ppi
401 ppi
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
90 Hz
Resolution
2880 x 1920
2880 x 1920
2688 x 1892
Function
Bluetooth Profiles
aptX, aptX HD
GPS
Assisted GPS and GLONASS support
GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou, QZSS
Graphics
Intel Iris Xe Graphics
HDR
Yes
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 10 Home on ARM / Windows 11 on ARM
Android 11
Processor
11th-gen Intel Core i5-1135G7 or i7-1185G7
ARM Microsoft SQ 1 or Microsoft SQ 2 (new for 2020)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Platform
SIM
Nano SIM
Nano SIM
1x nanoSIM + 1x eSIM 5G
Security
TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security, Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
Firmware TPM chip for enterprise security and BitLocker support + Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
Fingerprint
Sensor
Accelerometer + Gyroscope + Magnetometer + Ambient light sensor
Accelerometer + Gyroscope + Magnetometer + Ambient light sensor
Dual Accelerometer, Dual Gyroscope, Dual Magnetometer, Dual Ambient Light Sensor, Dual Proximity Sensor, Hall Sensor, Fingerprint Sensor
Touch Screen
10-point multitouch
10-point multitouch
Video Codecs
HEVC and H.264
Video Recording
4K 60 fps / FHD 60 fps / slow-mo 240 fps
Video Recording | Front
1080p full HD video
Video Recording | Rear
1080p HD and 4k video
Performance
Battery Life
Up to 16 hours of typical device usage
Up to 15 hours of typical device usage
Up to 15.5 h or video playback, 28 h of talk time
Memory | Capacity
8, 16, or 32 GB
8GB or 16GB
8 GB
Memory | Type
LPDDR4x
LPDDR4x
LPDDR5
Power Supply
60W power supply with additional 5W USB A charging Port
23 W
Storage
512 GB or 1 TB SSD / 128 or 256 GB removable SSD
128, 256, or 512GB SSD
128, 256, 512 GB
Production
Accessory
Digitizer: Surface Pen / Surface Slim Pen 2
Digitizer: Surface Pen
Availability
2021-10-21
Debut
2021-09
2020-10-01
2021-09
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