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Surface Pro 12-inch vs. Surface Pro 11 - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Pro (12”, 2025) and Surface Pro 11 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest June 21, 2025

Surface Pro (12”, 2025) vs. Surface Pro 11

The 2025 Surface Pro (12-inch) is equipped with an 8-core Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100) from the Snapdragon X Series, delivering boost speeds of up to 3.20 GHz. Meanwhile, the 2024 Surface Pro 11 (13-inch) offers more flexibility with configurations ranging from a 10-core Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) to a 12-core Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100), achieving boost speeds up to 3.80 GHz.

If you're in the market for a laptop and unsure how the Surface Pro (2025) compares to the Surface Pro 11 (2024), we've put together a detailed tech specs comparison to help guide your decision.

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Key Features
What's new		Better performance—It's 90% faster than Surface Pro 9.
What's missing	No Surface Connect port

Availability	Surface Pro (12”, 2025)	Surface Pro 11
Released	2025	2024
Release Info	Introduced: May 6, 2025 Released: May 20, 2025	Introduced: May 20, 2024 Pre-ordered: May 20, 2024 Released: June 18, 2024
Pricing	Windows 11 Home Wi-Fi only Snapdragon® X Plus $799.99 16GB 256GB $899.99 16GB 512GB	Windows 11 Home Wi-Fi only Snapdragon® X Plus with LCD $999.99 16GB 256GB $1,199.99 16GB 512GB Snapdragon® X Elite with OLED $1,499.99 16GB 512GB $1,699.99 16GB 1TB $2,099.99 32GB 1TB
Amazon Deals	$1,049.99 Microsoft Surface Pro 2-in-1 Laptop/Tablet (2025), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 12" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Plus (8 Core), 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage, Platinum $699.99 Microsoft Surface Pro 2-in-1 Laptop/Tablet (2025), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 12" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Plus (8 Core), 16GB RAM, 256GB Storage, Platinum (Renewed) $1,019.99 Microsoft Surface Pro 2-in-1 Laptop/Tablet (2025), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 12" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Plus (8 Core), 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage, Ocean	$1,199.99 Microsoft Surface Pro 2-in-1 Laptop/Tablet (2024), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 13" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Plus (10 Core), 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage, Sapphire $999.00 Microsoft Surface Pro 11 2024, 13-inch Touchscreen 2-in-1 Laptop, Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB, 512GB, with Inateck Bluetooth Backlit Keyboard with Touchpad & Pen Holder – 2-in-1 Laptop & Tablet (Dune) $1,049.00 Microsoft Surface Pro 11 2024, 13-inch Touchscreen 2-in-1 Laptop, Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB, 512GB, with Inateck Bluetooth Backlit Keyboard with Touchpad & Pen Holder – 2-in-1 Laptop & Tablet (Sapphire)

Microsoft Surface Pro 12-inch Price
	Microsoft Surface Pro 2-in-1 Laptop/Tablet (2025), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 12" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Plus (8 Core), 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage, Platinum By Microsoft $1,049.99 $1,149.99 9% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 2-in-1 Laptop/Tablet (2025), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 12" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Plus (8 Core), 16GB RAM, 256GB Storage, Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $699.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 2-in-1 Laptop/Tablet (2025), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 12" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Plus (8 Core), 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage, Ocean By Microsoft $1,019.99 $1,149.99 11% OFF	See at Amazon
Microsoft Surface Pro 11 13-inch Price
	Microsoft Surface Pro 2-in-1 Laptop/Tablet (2024), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 13" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Plus (10 Core), 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage, Sapphire By Microsoft $1,199.99 $1,499.99 20% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 11 2024, 13-inch Touchscreen 2-in-1 Laptop, Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB, 512GB, with Inateck Bluetooth Backlit Keyboard with Touchpad & Pen Holder – 2-in-1 Laptop & Tablet (Dune) By Microsoft $999.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 11 2024, 13-inch Touchscreen 2-in-1 Laptop, Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB, 512GB, with Inateck Bluetooth Backlit Keyboard with Touchpad & Pen Holder – 2-in-1 Laptop & Tablet (Sapphire) By Microsoft $1,049.00	See at Amazon

Display

Surface Pro (12”, 2025)

Surface Pro 11

Size

12 Inches

13 Inches

Info

12” PixelSense™ LCD Display
Resolution: 2196 x 1464
3.21M Pixels.
Density: 220 PPI
Color profile: sRGB and Enhanced
Dynamic refresh rate: 90Hz (60Hz default)
Aspect ratio: 3:2
Contrast ratio: 1200:1
Brightness: 400-nits maximum
Touch: 10-point multi-touch
Gorilla® Glass 5
Adaptive Color
Adaptive contrast
Adaptive reflect
Individually color-calibrated display

Surface Pro with LCD

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
Gorilla® Glass 5
Adaptive Color
Adaptive contrast
Auto Color Management supported
Dolby Vision IQ™ support

Surface Pro with OLED

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: 1M:1 [new]
Touch: 10-point multi-touch
Gorilla® Glass 5
Adaptive Color
Adaptive contrast
Auto Color Management supported
Dolby Vision IQ™ support

Exterior	Surface Pro (12”, 2025)	Surface Pro 11
Size Comparison
Dimensions	10.8” x 7.47” x 0.30” (274 mm x 190 mm x 7.8 mm)	11.3” x 8.2” x 0.37” (287 mm x 209 mm x 9.3 mm)
Weight	1.5 lbs (686 g)	1.97 lb (895 g)
Colors	Violet Ocean Platinum	Sapphire Dune Black Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Not included. Compatible with: Surface Pro 12-inch Keyboard with bold keyset	Not included. Compatible with: Surface Pro Flex Keyboard Surface Pro Keyboard with pen storage Surface Pro Signature Keyboard Surface Pro Keyboard Surface Pro X Signature Keyboard Surface Pro X Keyboard
Ports	2 x USB-C Supports USB 3.2 Gen 2 It supports fast charging with a 65W or higher power supply. DisplayPort 1.4a supports up to 2 x 4K@60Hz monitor, Data transfer up to 10 Gbps. Compatible with Surface Thunderbolt™ 4 Dock and other accessories. 1 x Surface Pro 12-inch keyboard port	2 x USB-C Supports USB 4.0 It supports fast charging with a 65W or higher power supply. DisplayPort 2.1 with supports up to 1 x 8K monitor, Data transfer up to 40Gbps. 1 x Surface Connect It supports fast charging with a 65W or higher power supply. Supports Surface Dock and Surface Dock 2. 1 x Surface Pro Type Cover port

Internal Specs	Surface Pro (12”, 2025)	Surface Pro 11
Processor	Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100) 8 cores, 8 threads, → 3.20 GHz, 42MB Cache,	Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) 10 cores, 10 threads, → 3.40 GHz, 42MB Cache, Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) 12 cores, 12 threads, → 3.80 GHz, 42MB Cache,
Integrated Graphics	Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100) Adreno™ GPU 1.7 TFLOPS,	Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) Adreno™ GPU 3.8 TFLOPS, Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) Adreno™ GPU 3.8 TFLOPS,
Memory	16GB 8448 MT/s LPDDR5x RAM	16GB 32GB 8448 MT/s LPDDR5x RAM
Storage	256GB 512GB UFS	256GB 512GB 1TB Removable PCIe Gen 4 SSD.

Connectivity	Surface Pro (12”, 2025)	Surface Pro 11
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.	Wi-Fi 7: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible. [new]
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Core 5.4 technology	Bluetooth Wireless 5.4 technology [new]

Battery	Surface Pro (12”, 2025)	Surface Pro 11
Size	38 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 37 Wh Minimum battery capacity.	Surface Pro with LCD 48 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 47 Wh Minimum battery capacity. Surface Pro with OLED 53 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 51 Wh Minimum battery capacity.
Battery Life	Up to 16 hours of local video playback Up to 12 hours of active web usage	Up to 14 hours of local video playback Up to 10 hours of active web usage
Power Supply	Optional Surface 45W USB-C Wall Charger	39W Power Supply

Software	Surface Pro (12”, 2025)	Surface Pro 11
OS	Windows 11 Home
Built-in Apps		Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps Microsoft 365 Family 30-day trial Microsoft Defender App Preloaded Xbox app Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 30-day trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Pro (12”, 2025)	Surface Pro 11
Camera	Windows Hello face authentication camera with Enhanced Sign-in Security Full HD (1080p) front-facing Surface Studio Camera Supports Windows Studio Effects with: automatic framing eye contact and background blur 10MP rear-facing autofocus camera with Ultra HD and 4K video [new]	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 1440p front-facing camera with an ultrawide field of view [new] Supports Windows Studio Effects with: automatic framing eye contact and background blur 10.5 MP rear-facing autofocus camera with Ultra HD and 4K video [new]
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics with voice focus 2W stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos® Support for Bluetooth LE Audio

Misc	Surface Pro (12”, 2025)	Surface Pro 11
Inking	Designed for Surface Slim Pen (2nd edition) Integrated storage and wireless charging for Surface Slim Pen located on the back of Surface Pro, 12-inch Supports haptic feedback with Surface Slim Pen Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP)	Designed for Surface Slim Pen for Business Integrated storage and wireless charging for Surface Slim Pen 2 with Surface Pro Keyboard with Pen Storage for Business 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 color sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer
Security	Enhanced security with Microsoft Pluton TPM 2.0 Windows 11 Secured-core PC Windows Hello face authentication with Enhanced Sign-in security Microsoft Defender – for enhanced identity and privacy protection	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 NFC authentication [new]
In the box	Surface Pro, 12-inch USB-C® charging cable No charger included Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Pro 11 39W Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents SIM card access tool
Warranty	1-year limited hardware warranty