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Surface 2 vs. Surface Pro 9 - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface 2 and Surface Pro 9 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest November 15, 2023

The 2013 Surface 2 features the quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 4 T40 with the boost speed up to 1.90 GHz. While the 2022 Surface Pro 9 features the 15W 12th Generation Intel Alder Lake U 10-core Intel Core i5-1235U up to 10-core Intel Core i7-1265U with the boost speed up to 4.80 GHz.

If you are in the market looking for a laptop and don't know what's the difference between the 10.6″ Surface 2 (2013) and the 13″ Surface Pro 9 (2022), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface 2 vs. Surface Pro 9: Specs Comparison

	Compare With Please enter device name or part of it Surface 2 See at Amazon	Compare With Please enter device name or part of it Surface Pro 9 See at Amazon
Key Features
What's new	Better design It’s now thinner (8.9mm), lighter (522g), and new platinum magnesium exterior. Better performance Better single-core and multi-core performance and much better graphics performance (72 graphics cores). Better battery Up to 10 hours of video playback. New kickstand Now in two angles, original 22-degree, and new 55-degree. Better display Higher display resolution with Full HD (1920 x 1080) display. Optional mobile broadband It comes with optional 4G LTE support. More Full-size USB 3.0 port, 3.5MP front, and 5MP rear camera, new thinner backlit type cover.	Better performance - It's 65% faster for i5 models and 50% faster for i7 models than Surface Pro 8. Better specs - It comes with 12th Gen Intel Alder Lake processors, Intel Iris Xe graphics, up to 32GB of 5200 MHz LPDDR5 memory, WiFi-6E, and Bluetooth 5.1. New colors - It's available in four colors: Sapphire Forest Platinum Graphite
What's missing	Can't run desktop apps You can't run desktop apps (x86 or x64) on this device. The only way to get apps is through the Windows Store. No Windows 10 The latest OS you can get is Windows RT 8.1 Update 3 Platinum color only No longer available in black color.	No headphone jack. No integrated Neural Processing Unit. Slightly less battery life with a smaller battery than Surface Pro 8.

Availability	Surface 2	Surface Pro 9
Released	2013	2022
Release Info	Introduced: September 23, 2013 Pre-ordered: September 24, 2013 Released: October 22, 2013	Introduced: October 12, 2022 Pre-ordered: October 12, 2022 Released: October 25, 2022
Pricing	Surface 2 Wi-Fi $449 - 2 GB \| 32 GB $549 - 2 GB \| 64 GB Surface 2 4G LTE $679 - 2 GB \| 64 GB	Consumer models Windows 11 Home Intel Core i5-1235U $999.99 8GB 128GB $1,099.99 8GB 256GB $1,399.99 16GB 256GB Intel Core i7-1255U $1,599.99 16GB 256GB $1,899.99 16GB 512GB $2,199.99 16GB 1TB $2,599.99 32GB 1TB Business models Windows 11 Pro Intel Core i5-1245U vPro $1,099.99 8GB 128GB $1,199.99 8GB 256GB $1,499.99 8GB 512GB $1,499.99 16GB 256GB Intel Core i7-1265U vPro $1,699.99 16GB 256GB $1,999.99 16GB 512GB $2,299.99 16GB 1TB $2,699.99 32GB 1TB

Surface 2 Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB) - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $229.99 $271.99 15% OFF	See at Amazon
	New Microsoft Surface Go 2 - 10.5" Touch-Screen - Intel Pentium - 4GB Memory - 64GB - Wifi - Platinum (Latest Model) By Microsoft $243.18 $399.99 39% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 (2023) - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, Windows 11, Platinum Color By Microsoft $2,255.00 $2,399.99 6% OFF	See at Amazon
Microsoft Surface Pro 9 Price
	Microsoft Surface Pro 9 Tablet - 13" - Core i7 12th Gen i7-1265U Deca-core (10 Core) 1.80 GHz - 16 GB RAM - 1 TB SSD - Windows 10 Pro - Platinum - 2880 x 1920 - PixelSense Display - 15.50 Hours M By Microsoft $1,595.99 $1,999.00 20% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 9, 13" Touchscreen 2-in-1 Tablet, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, 8GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11h, Platinum, Device Only, with MTC Stylus Pen By Microsoft $1,169.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 9, 13.3" Touchscreen 2-in-1 Tablet, 12th Gen Intel Core i7-1255U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11h, Platinum, Device Only, with MTC Stylus Pen By Microsoft $2,199.99	See at Amazon

Display	Surface 2	Surface Pro 9
Size	10.6 Inches	13 Inches
Info	Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (2M Pixels) Density: 208 PPI Aspect ratio: 16:9 ClearType Full HD Display Touch: 5 points multi-touch	13” PixelSense™ Flow Display Resolution: 2880 x 1920 5.53M Pixels. Density: 267 PPI Color profile: sRGB and Vivid Dynamic refresh rate: up to 120Hz Aspect ratio: 3:2 Contrast ratio: 1200:1 Touch: 10-point multi-touch Brightness: 450 nits maximum (typical), 2-nits minimum Gorilla® Glass 5 Adaptive Color Auto Color Management supported Dolby Vision IQ™ support

Exterior	Surface 2	Surface Pro 9
Size Comparison
Dimensions	10.81” x 6.79” x 0.35” (275 mm x 172 mm x 8.9 mm) Width: 10.81” (275 mm) Height: 6.79” (172 mm) Thickness: 0.35” (8.9 mm)	11.3” x 8.2” x 0.37” (287 mm x 209 mm x 9.3 mm)
Weight	Surface 2: 1.15 lbs (522 g) Surface 2 with Keyboard: 1.7 lbs (771 g)	1.94 lb (879 g)
Colors	Silver	Sapphire Forest Platinum Graphite
Keyboard and Trackpad	Surface Type Cover Not included Keyboard: Activation: Moving (mechanical) keys. Layout: QWERTY, full row of function keys (F1-F12). 4 directional keys; Windows and Media Controls Keys. LED backlighting. Trackpad: Two-finger multitouch gesture trackpad.	Not included. Compatible with Surface Pro Signature Keyboard Surface Pro X Keyboard Type Cover Features: Activation: Moving (mechanical) keys Layout: QWERTY, full row of function keys (F1-F12) 4 directional keys; Windows, Brightness and Media Controls Keys; LED backlighting Trackpad: Precision glass trackpad. Trackpad size: 4 x 2 inches (101.6 mm x 50.8 mm) Supports a five-finger multitouch gesture. Surface Slim Pen Storage Magnetic dock Automatically wireless charge Surface Slim Pen
Ports	1 x Full-size USB 3.0 1 x microSD™ card reader 1 x Surface Charging Port 1 x Headset jack 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1 x Cover port 1 x Nano SIM card slot (Surface 2 with LTE only)	2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB-C interface supports USB 4.0, Power Delivery, DisplayPort, and data transfer up to 40Gbps. 1 x Surface Connect+ Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Surface Pro Type Cover port

Internal Specs	Surface 2	Surface Pro 9
Processor	NVIDIA Tegra 4 T40 4 cores, 1.70 → 1.90 GHz, 2MB Cache,	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1235U 10 cores, 12 threads, 1.30 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1245U vPro 10 cores, 12 threads, 1.60 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1255U 10 cores, 12 threads, 1.70 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1265U vPro 10 cores, 12 threads, 1.80 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	NVIDIA Tegra 4 T40 NVIDIA GeForce ULP graphics 72 Graphics Cores, 672 MHz	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1235U Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, → 1200 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1245U vPro Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, → 1200 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1255U Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, → 1250 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1265U vPro Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, → 1250 MHz
Memory	2GB of RAM	8GB 16GB 32GB 5200 MHz LPDDR5 RAM
Storage	32GB 64GB eMMC	128GB 256GB 512GB 1TB Removable SSD.

Connectivity	Surface 2	Surface Pro 9
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 4: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n compatible.	Wi-Fi 6E: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.0 low energy technology	Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology
	Optional LTE Nano SIM Tray 2G GSM (Quadband: 850/900/1800/1900) 3G UMTS (Bands 1, 2, 5) 4G LTE (Bands 4, 7, 17)

Battery	Surface 2	Surface Pro 9
Size	31.5 Wh	47.7 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 46.5 Wh Minimum battery capacity.
Battery Life	Up to 10 hours of video playback	Up to 15.5 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	24W proprietary power supply	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)

Software

Surface 2

Surface Pro 9

Windows RT 8.1

Consumer models

Windows 11 Home

Business models

Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Pro

Built-in Apps

Microsoft Office Home and Student 2013 RT with Outlook

Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft 365 Family 30-day trial
Preloaded Xbox app
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate one-month trial

Camera & Audio	Surface 2	Surface Pro 9
Camera	3.5MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD video 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p HD video	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video 10.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD and 4K video
Audio	Dual microphones Stereo speakers with digitally enhanced for fuller sound	Dual far-field Studio Mics 2W stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®

Misc	Surface 2	Surface Pro 9
Inking		Designed for Surface Slim Pen 2 Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP) 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage Supports Tactile signals with Surface Slim Pen 2 The integrated storage and wireless charging for Surface Slim Pen 2 with Surface Pro Signature Keyboard
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer	Ambient light sensor Gyroscope Magnetometer Ambient Color Sensor (brightness and color)
Security		TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise-grade security and BitLocker support Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Windows 11 Secured-core PC
In the box	Surface 2 Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Pro 9 Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty	1-year limited hardware warranty
More	Casing: Magnesium Kickstand: 2 positions Physical buttons: volumes, power