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Surface Pro 6 vs. Surface Pro 11 - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Pro 6 and Surface Pro 11 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest May 31, 2024

Surface Pro 6 vs. Surface Pro 11

The 2018 Surface Pro 6 features the 15W 8th Generation Intel Kaby Lake R quad-core Intel Core i5-8250U up to quad-core Intel Core i7-8650U with the boost speed up to 4.20 GHz. While the 2024 Surface Pro 11 features the Snapdragon X-Series 10-core Snapdragon X Plus up to 12-core Snapdragon X Elite with the boost speed up to 3.80 GHz.

If you are in the market looking for a laptop and don't know what's the difference between the 12.3″ Surface Pro 6 (2018) and the 13″ Surface Pro 11 (2024), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface Pro 6 vs. Surface Pro 11: Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new	Better performance: It’s now 67% faster than the Surface Pro (5th Gen). New color: Now available in Platinum and the new Matte Black. Better specs: Surface Pro 6 comes with quad-core 8th Generation Intel Kaby Lake R processors. Better price: $899 for quad-core Intel Core i5, 8GB of RAM, 128 GB SSD, and Windows 10 Home.	Better performance—It's 90% faster than Surface Pro 9.
What's missing	No Intel Core m3 configuration Windows 10 Pro isn't available for consumers

Availability	Surface Pro 6	Surface Pro 11
Released	2018	2024
Release Info	Introduced: October 2, 2018 (Microsoft October Event) Pre-ordered: October 2, 2018 Released: October 16, 2018	Introduced: May 20, 2024 Pre-ordered: May 20, 2024 Released: June 18, 2024
Pricing	Starting at 899$	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

Surface Pro 6 Price
	Microsoft Surface Pro 6 (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 128GB) - Newest Version (Renewed) By Microsoft $335.95	See at Amazon
	2019 Surface Pro 6 Business 12.3 Touchscreen (2736 x 1824) Latest Model Tablet PC \| Intel Quad-Core i5-8350U \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD \| Windows 10 Pro \| Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $357.20	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 6 (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB) - Newest Version (Renewed) By Microsoft $349.00	See at Amazon
Microsoft Surface Pro 11 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	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 2-in-1 Laptop/Tablet (2024) Windows 11 Copilot+PC 13” OLED Touchscreen - Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) – 16GB RAM – 256 GB Storage – Black + Surface Pro Keyboard with Pen Storage By Microsoft $1,579.94	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 9 Tablet - 13" - Core i7 12th Gen i7-1265U Deca-core (10 Core) - 16 GB RAM - 256 GB SSD - Windows 11 Pro 64-bit - Platinum By Microsoft $1,049.01	See at Amazon

Display

Surface Pro 6

Surface Pro 11

Size

12.3 Inches

13 Inches

Info

Resolution: 2736 x 1824 (5M Pixels)
Density: 267 PPI
PixelSense™ Display
Aspect ratio: 3:2
Inking: designed together with Surface Pen
Touch: 10 points multi-touch
Corning® Gorilla® Glass
10nm Oleophobic Coating

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 6	Surface Pro 11
Size Comparison
Dimensions	11.50” x 7.9” x 0.33” (292 mm x 201 mm x 8.5 mm) Width: 11.50” (292 mm) Height: 7.9” (201 mm) Thickness: 0.33” (8.5 mm)	11.3” x 8.2” x 0.37” (287 mm x 209 mm x 9.3 mm)
Weight	Intel Core i5: 1.7 lbs (770 g) Intel Core i7: 1.73 lbs (784 g)	1.97 lb (895 g)
Colors	Matte Black Platinum	Sapphire Dune Black Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Surface Type Cover Not included Weight: 0.68 lb (310 g) Dimension: 11.61 x 8.54 x 0.19 inches (295 mm x 216 mm x 5mm) Keyboard: 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.	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	1 x Full-size USB 3.0 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1 x Surface Connect™ Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Headset jack 1 x microSD™ card reader 1 x Type Cover 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 6	Surface Pro 11
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.70 → 3.60 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.90 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W	Snapdragon X Plus 10 cores, 10 threads, → 3.40 GHz, 42MB Cache, Snapdragon X Elite 12 cores, 12 threads, → 3.80 GHz, 42MB Cache,
Integrated Graphics	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz	Snapdragon X Plus Adreno™ GPU 3.8 TFLOPS, Snapdragon X Elite Adreno™ GPU 3.8 TFLOPS,
Memory	8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM	16GB 32GB 8448 MT/s LPDDR5x RAM
Storage	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB BGA PCIe SSD	256GB 512GB 1TB Removable PCIe Gen 4 SSD.

Connectivity	Surface Pro 6	Surface Pro 11
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.	Wi-Fi 7: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible. [new]
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 4.1 technology	Bluetooth Wireless 5.4 technology [new]

Battery	Surface Pro 6	Surface Pro 11
Size	45 Wh	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 13.5 hours of video playback	Up to 14 hours of local video playback Up to 10 hours of active web usage
Power Supply	44W power supply USB-A output: 5W Surface Connect: 39W	39W Power Supply

Software	Surface Pro 6	Surface Pro 11
OS	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11	Windows 11 Home
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial	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 6	Surface Pro 11
Camera	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD video	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 microphones 1.6W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium	Dual far-field Studio Mics with voice focus 2W stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos® Support for Bluetooth LE Audio

Misc	Surface Pro 6	Surface Pro 11
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage	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 light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope	Ambient color sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer
Security	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in	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 6 Power supply 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	One-year limited hardware warranty Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement	1-year limited hardware warranty
More	Mechanical features: Signature unibody magnesium design with hidden perimeter venting Kickstand with a full-friction multiposition hinge to 165 degrees Magnetic attach for keyboard fold stability Physical buttons: volumes, power