A few weeks ago, Microsoft officially unveiled the Surface Laptop 8 (13.8″ and 15″) and Surface Pro. These are powered by Intel Core Ultra Series 3 chips. Microsoft has now shifted its focus to Windows on ARM with the Surface Laptop Ultra, which is powered by the powerful Nvidia RTX Spark chipset. However, according to a new leak, the company also has Snapdragon-based devices in the pipeline.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 13″ will feature a Snapdragon
Microsoft Surface Pro 13″ with 13″ OLED display and Snapdragon X2 Elite
The tablet will have a 13″ OLED display with support for the optional Surface Slim Pen. Optionally there will be a Surface Pro 13″ Flex Keyboard that can work in laptop mode (attached to the tablet) or via a wireless connection.
Display Stylus • Will support detachable keyboard
The Surface Pro 13″ will have two USB-C 4.0 ports, which will handle charging, data transfer, and video output. The Hexagon NPU promises 80 TOPS of compute (INT8), which will power a variety of on-device AI applications. Additionally, since it’s an ARM-based device, it will feature x86 emulation for software that doesn’t support both platforms.
USB-C 4.0 ports will handle power, data, and video output
Battery capacity isn’t listed, but the tablet will reportedly last for up to 15.5 hours of video playback. It will be available in three colours: Black, Platinum and Dune. The keyboard will be covered in Alcantara in matching colors.
Up to 15.5 hours of battery life • Support for ARM and x86 software
Again, this is just leaked information – official details are expected to be revealed on June 16. There may also be versions with lower power chips like the Snapdragon X2 Plus, we will have to wait and see.
Microsoft Surface Pro 13″ (leaked details)