Surface Pro 8 vs. Surface Pro X (2020) - Detailed Specs Comparison

• New Pro Design It features the new bigger 13” edge-to-edge PixelSense Flow display.
• Better performance It’s now 2.1x times faster than Surface Pro 7 and 3.5x times faster than Surface Pro (5th Gen).
• Better specs 11th Gen Intel Tiger Lake processors, Intel Iris Xe G7 graphics, up to 32GB of 4267 MHz LPDDR4x memory, WiFi-6, and Bluetooth 5.1.
• Longer Battery Life It now offers a better battery life with up to 16-hours of typical device usages.
• 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 Supports USB 4.0, 40Gbps transfer speed, DisplayPort, Power Delivery, Docking, and external GPU.
• Removable SSD For better data security and privacy, now the Surface Pro 8 feature a removable SSD.
• More
  10MP rear-facing camera 4K video recording 2W stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos

New Design

New Type Cover Design

Microsoft SQ®2 Processor

• No MicroSDXC card slot
• No Full-size USB-A port

• Introduced: September 22, 2021
• Pre-ordered: September 22, 2021
• Released: October 5, 2021

• Introduced: October 1, 2020
• Pre-ordered: October 1, 2020
• Released: October 13, 2020

• $1,099.99 
  i5-1135G7 8GB 128GB
  Platinum only.
• $1,199.99 
  i5-1135G7 8GB 256GB
• $1,399.99 
  i5-1135G7 16GB 256GB
• $1,399.99 
  i5-1135G7 8GB 512GB
• $1,599.99 
  i7-1185G7 16GB 256GB
• $1,899.99 
  i7-1185G7 16GB 512GB
• $2,199.99 
  i7-1185G7 16GB 1TB
  Platinum only.
• $2,599.99 
  i7-1185G7 32GB 1TB
  Platinum only.

• $1,499.99 - SQ® 2 | 16GB | 256GB SSD
• $1,799.99 - SQ® 2 | 16GB | 512GB SSD

• Resolution: 2880 x 1920
  5.53M Pixels.
• Density: 267 PPI
• Refresh rate: 120Hz
  60Hz default.
• PixelSense™ Flow Display
• Aspect ratio: 3:2
• Inking: GPU Ink Acceleration
• Touch: 10 points multi-touch

• Resolution: 2880 x 1920 (5.53M Pixels)
• Density: 267 PPI
• PixelSense™ Display (sRGB + Enchanced Color Profiles)
• Aspect ratio: 3:2
• Inking: designed together with Surface Pen
• Touch: 10 points multi-touch
• Corning® Gorilla® Glass
• 10nm Oleophobic Coating

• 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

• 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.
• Surface Slim Pen Storage
  • Magnetic dock
  • Automatically wireless charge Surface Slim Pen

• 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4
  USB-C interface supports USB 4.0, Power Delivery, DisplayPort, and data transfers up to 40Gbps.
• 1 x Surface Connect+
  Supports charging and docking station.
• 1 x Surface Pro Type Cover port
• 1 x Headset jack

• 2 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 2
  Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort.
• 1 x Surface Connect+
  Supports charging and docking station.
• 1 x Nano SIM
• 1 x Surface Pro X Type Cover

• 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1115G4
  2 cores, 4 threads, 3.00 → 4.10 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 28W
• 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
  4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W
• 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7
  4 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W

• Microsoft® SQ2™
  8 cores, 8 threads, 3.15 GHz, 2MB Cache, 7W

• 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1115G4
  Intel® UHD Graphics

  48 Execution Units, 400 → 1250 MHz
• 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
  Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics

  80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
• 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7
  Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics

  96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz

• Microsoft® SQ2™
  Microsoft® SQ2™ Adreno™ 690 GPU

  N/A,

• Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.

• Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology

• Up to Gigabit LTE Advanced Pro5 with nanoSIM and eSIM support. LTE Bands supported: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66
• Assisted GPS and GLONASS support

• 51.5Wh
  Nominal battery capacity.
• 50.2Wh
  Minimum battery capacity.

• For Consumer: Windows 10 Home
• For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro

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

• 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

• 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 video/4K video.

• Dual far-field Studio Mics
• 2W stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®

• Dual far-field Studio Mics
• 2W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium

• 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

• Ambient light sensor
• Gyroscope
• Magnetometer
• Ambient Color Sensor (brightness and color)

• Ambient light sensor
• Accelerometer
• Gyroscope
• Magnetometer

• Firmware TPM chip for enterprise-grade security and BitLocker support
• Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in

• Firmware TPM
• Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in

• Surface Pro 8
• Power supply
• Quick Start Guide
• Safety and warranty documents

• Surface Pro X (2020)
• Power supply
• SIM card access tool
• Quick Start Guide
• Safety and warranty documents

• 30-day return policy
• 90 days of free technical phone support
• One-year limited hardware warranty
• Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement