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Surface Pro X vs. Surface Duo - Detailed Specs Comparison

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

BY Evan Forrest November 15, 2023

Surface Pro X vs. Surface Duo

The 2019 Surface Pro X features the 7W Qualcomm Snapdragon 8-core Microsoft SQ1 with a clock speed of 3.00 GHz. While the 2020 Surface Duo features the 5W Qualcomm Snapdragon 8-core Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 855 with a clock speed of 2.84 GHz.

If you are in the market looking for a laptop and don't know what's the difference between the 13″ Surface Pro X (2019) and the 8.1″ Surface Duo (2020), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface Pro X vs. Surface Duo: Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new	New Pro Design - The thinnest Surface Pro ever at just 7.3mm thin with a larger 13” edge-to-edge PixelSense display. Always Connected - Surface Pro X comes with blazing-fast LTE connectivity as standard. Microsoft SQ1 - Custom-made by Microsoft in partnership with Qualcomm for delivering the best performance and battery life. Windows 10 on Arm - Not Windows RT! It can run most desktop apps in the 32-bit emulator. More Features Removable SSD storage Supports fast charging Dual far-field studio mics 2 x USB-C ports 2W stereo speakers 4K rear camera
What's missing	No MicroSD card reader No Headset jack Can't emulate native 64-bit applications Microsoft is currently working to brings 64-bit emulation to Windows 10 on Arm.

Availability	Surface Pro X	Surface Duo
Released	2019	2020
Release Info	Introduced: October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event) Pre-ordered: October 2, 2019 Released: Early November 2019	Introduced: Microsoft October Event (October 2, 2019) Pre-ordered: August 12, 2020 Released: September 10, 2020
Pricing	Starting at 999$	$1,399 - 128 GB $1,499 - 256 GB

Surface Pro X Price
	Microsoft Surface Pro X – 13" Touch-Screen –SQ1 - 16GB Memory - 512GB Solid State Drive – WIFI + 4G LTE – Matte Black (MJU-00001) By Microsoft $799.99 $899.99 11% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro X 13in Microsoft SQ1 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Wi-Fi + 4G LTE Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $549.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro X – 13" Touch-Screen – SQ1 - 8GB Memory - 128GB Solid State Drive – Wifi, 4G Lte – Matte Black By Microsoft $799.99	See at Amazon
Surface Duo Price
	Microsoft Surface Duo Bumper 2 - Tangerine By Microsoft $29.95 $39.99 25% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft 8WV-00001 Surface Slim Pen 2, Black (8WV00001) By Microsoft $97.45 $129.99 25% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Book 2 (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB) - 13.5in (Renewed) By Microsoft $338.95	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Pro X	Surface Duo
Size	13 Inches	8.1 Inches
Info	Resolution: 2880 x 1920 (5.53M 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	Dual PixelSense™ Fusion Displays open: 8.1” AMOLED, 2700x1800 (3:2), 401 PPI Single PixelSense™ Display: 5.6” AMOLED, 1800x1350 (4:3), 401 PPI Display Material: Corning® Gorilla® Glass

Exterior	Surface Pro X	Surface Duo
Size Comparison
Dimensions	11.3” x 8.2” x 0.28” (287 mm x 208 mm x 7.3 mm) Width: 11.3” (287 mm) Height: 8.2” (208 mm) Thickness: 0.28” (7.3 mm)	7.35 x 5.71 x 0.18 (186.9 mm x 145.2 mm x 4.8 mm) Open 3.67 x 5.71 x 0.38 (93.3 mm x 145.2 mm x 9.9 mm) Closed
Weight	1.70 lbs (774 g)	0.55 lbs (250 g)
Colors	Matte Black	Glacier
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. Surface Slim Pen Storage Magnetic dock Automatically wireless charge Surface Slim Pen
Ports	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	1 x USB Type-C 1 x SIM card slot

Internal Specs	Surface Pro X	Surface Duo
Processor	Microsoft® SQ1™ 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 GHz, 2MB Cache, 7W	Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 855 8 cores, 8 threads, 2.84 GHz, 5MB Cache, 5W
Integrated Graphics	Microsoft® SQ1™ Microsoft® SQ1™ Adreno™ 685 GPU 2.1 teraflops of graphics processing power,	Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 855 Qualcomm® Adreno™ 640 GPU 585 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB LPDDR4X RAM	6GB DRAM
Storage	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB Removable PCIe SSD	128GB 256GB UFS 3.0 of internal storage

Connectivity	Surface Pro X	Surface Duo
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.	WiFi-5 802.11ac (2.4/5GHz)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology
	Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X24 LTE modem 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	LTE: 4x4 MIMO, Cat.18 DL / Cat 5 UL, 5CA, LAA. Up to 1.2Gbps Download / Up to 150Mbps Upload Bands Supported: FDD-LTE: 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,13,14,19,20,25,26,28,29,30,66 TD-LTE: 38,39,40,41,46 WCDMA: 1,2,5,8 GSM/GPRS: GSM-850, E-GSM-900, DCS-1800, PCS-1900 Location: GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou, QZSS One eSIM and one Nano SIM Note: AT&T locked device will not support eSIM

Battery	Surface Pro X	Surface Duo
Size	38.2 Wh	3577 mAh
Battery Life	Up to 13 hours of typical device usage	Up to 15.5 hours of Local Video Playback Up to 10 days of Standby Time Up to 27 hours of Talk Time
Power Supply	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)	18W USB-C PD charger

Software	Surface Pro X	Surface Duo
OS	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11	Android™ 10 3-years of software updates.
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial	Microsoft built-in applications: Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Office Lens, PDF Reader, and more Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Teams Microsoft OneDrive Microsoft Edge Microsoft OneNote Microsoft To Do Microsoft News Microsoft Authenticator Microsoft Bing Search Intune Company Portal LinkedIn Microsoft Solitaire Collection Surface Audio Microsoft Surface Duo UI core features: Dual screen windowing Adaptive modes App Groups Microsoft 365 Feed Dynamic dock Universal Search Adaptive Camera Microsoft SwiftKey Adaptive Keyboard Your Phone Companion - Link to Windows Other preinstalled apps: Google Search Google Assistant Google Calendar Google Drive Google Duo Google Photos Google Play Movies & TV Google Play Store Google Maps Chrome Gmail YouTube YouTube Music Contacts Messages Phone Files Clock Calculator Sound recorder Spotify (Unlocked) HBO MAX (AT&T) AT&T TV (AT&T) My AT&T (AT&T) Call Protect (AT&T) Amazon Shopping (AT&T) NBA (AT&T)

Camera & Audio	Surface Pro X	Surface Duo
Camera	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.	Adaptive camera 11MP, f/2.0, 1.0 µm, PDAF and 84.0° diagonal FOV optimized with AI for front and rear Photos: Auto mode with low-light & HDR multi-frame photo capture and dynamic range scene detection Super-resolution zoom, and super zoom up to 7x Portrait mode with adjustable depth control Panorama mode Burst mode Video recording: 4K video recording at 30 fps and 60 fps 1080p video recording at 30 fps and 60 fps HEVC and H.264 video recording formats Gyro-based digital video stabilization Video Conferencing Microsoft Teams and Skype video conferencing up to 1080p at 30fps High CRI LED Flash for both front and world facing photo and video scenarios
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics 2W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium	Mono speaker Dual Mic noise suppression and echo cancellation optimized for productive use in all postures Best-in-class Full Duplex communication for voice calls in hands-free mode Audio formats supported: 3GP, MP3, MP4, MKV, WAV, OGG, M4A, AAC, TS, AMR, FLAC, MID, MIDI, RTTL, RTX, OTA, IMY Qualcomm® aptX™ Adaptive

Misc	Surface Pro X	Surface Duo
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage	Supports all in market generations of Surface Slim Pen, Surface Pen and Surface Hub 2 Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel magnetic storage
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer	Dual Accelerometer Dual Gyroscope Dual Magnetometer Dual Ambient Light Sensor Proximity Sensor Hall Sensor Fingerprint Sensor
Security	Firmware TPM Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in	Biometric lock type: Fingerprint reader (1:100K FAR <3% FRR) Lock type: Swipe, PIN, password Security applications pre-loaded on the device: Microsoft Authenticator
In the box	Surface Pro X Power supply SIM card access tool Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Duo Surface Duo Bumper (Color: Glacier) Surface Duo USB-C® Power Supply (18w) Quick Start Guide Warranty and Compliance Guide SIM Ejector tool
Warranty	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	One-year limited hardware warranty
More		Exterior Material: Corning® Gorilla® Glass