Microsoft announced Tuesday new additions to its Surface Pro and Surface Laptop lines of Copilot Plus PCs. Like last year’s models that introduced the Copilot Plus PC concept, the new models are based on Qualcomm Snapdragon X series CPUs.Â
But each is smaller, lighter and cheaper than the 13-inch Surface Pro 11th Gen and 13.8-inch Surface Laptop 7th Gen that we reviewed last year. The newly added Surface Pro features a 12-inch display, and the new Surface Laptop is based on a 13-inch screen.
Microsoft Surface Pro, 12-inch
The 12-inch Surface Pro has the familiar two-in-one detachable design but with a smaller display and kickstand keyboard. Inside, it supplies an 8-core Snapdragon X Plus CPU and 16GB of RAM. You can opt for a 256GB or 512GB SSD. The 12-inch touch display features a 2,196×1,464-pixel resolution and up to a 90Hz refresh rate.
The included Slim Pen can be attached magnetically to the back of the tablet, a feature that wasn’t offered on the previous model for convenient storage and charging.
The Surface Pro 12-inch weighs 1.5 pounds, according to Microsoft — that’s half a pound lighter than last year’s 13-inch model. Microsoft estimates battery life to provide up to 16 hours of video playback and up to 12 hours of active web browsing. Those runtimes are in line with what we saw last year on our tests with the Surface Pro 11th Gen. It featured a Snapdragon X Elite CPU and lasted a few minutes shy of 13 hours on our video playback battery drain test.
The new Surface Pro, 12-inch is available in three colors: slate, ocean and violet.
Microsoft Surface Laptop, 13-inch
Joining the Pro is a shrunken Surface Laptop with the same specs as the detachable Pro: an 8-core Snapdragon X Plus CPU, 16GB of RAM and either a 256GB or 512GB SSD. The 13-inch touch display features a 1,920×1,280-pixel resolution and a standard 60Hz refresh rate.Â
Microsoft states that the 13-inch Surface Laptop weighs 2.7 pounds, which is a bit lighter than the previous 13.8-inch model, which weighed nearly 3 pounds. Microsoft says you’ll get up to 23 hours of video playback and up to 16 hours of active web browsing. We tested last year’s Surface Laptop 7th Gen, and it ran for nearly 20 hours on our video playback test.
The new Surface Laptop, 13-inch, is available in three colors: ocean, violet and classic platinum.
Surface Pro and Laptop pricing and availability
The 12-inch Surface Pro starts at $799, and the 13-inch Surface Laptop starts at $899. Preorders are open now at Microsoft and Best Buy, and the new models will start shipping on May 20.Â
There’s a longer wait for the Surface for Business versions for the commercial market. Those won’t be available until July 22.
