Surface Pro 9 specs, features, and tips

Tech specs

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Key Features
What's new	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	Better performance - It's 80% faster for CPU and 77% for GPU than Surface Pro X with SQ2. Built-in NPU - The integrated Neural Processing Unit provides up to 15 trillion operations per second for running exclusive features like background blur, automatic framing, eye contact, and voice focus. Better specs - It comes with Microsoft® SQ3™ with Neural Processing Unit, up to 16GB of 4266 MHz LPDDR4X memory, WiFi-6E, and Bluetooth 5.1. Longer Battery Life - It now offers a better battery life with up to 19 hours of typical device usage. No perimeter venting - It uses passive cooling with whisper-quiet operation.
What's missing	No headphone jack. No integrated Neural Processing Unit. Slightly less battery life with a smaller battery than Surface Pro 8.	Only available in Platinum No Thunderbolt 4 port

Availability	Surface Pro 9	Surface Pro 9 with 5G
Released	2022
Release Info	Introduced: October 12, 2022 Pre-ordered: October 12, 2022 Released: October 25, 2022
Pricing	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	Consumer models Windows 11 Home on ARM Microsoft SQ® 3 $1,299.99 8GB 128GB $1,399.99 8GB 256GB $1,599.99 16GB 256GB $1,899.99 16GB 512GB Business models Windows 11 Pro on ARM Microsoft SQ® 3 $1,399.99 8GB 128GB $1,499.99 8GB 256GB $1,699.99 16GB 256GB $1,999.99 16GB 512GB

Microsoft Surface Pro 9 Price
	Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (2022), 13" 2-in-1 Tablet & Laptop, Thin & Lightweight, Intel 12th Gen i7 Fast Processor for Multi-Tasking, 16GB RAM, 256GB Storage with Windows 11, Graphite Microsoft Copilot By Microsoft $1,098.99 $1,599.99 31% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 9 13" Touch-Screen Intel Core i5-16GB Memory - 256GB SSD Platinum By Microsoft $954.99 $1,299.00 26% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (2022), 13" 2-in-1 Tablet & Laptop, Thin & Lightweight, Intel 12th Gen i5 Fast Processor, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage with Windows 11, Copilot, Graphite (Renewed) By Microsoft $659.59 $749.99 12% OFF	See at Amazon
Microsoft Surface Pro 9 5G Price
	Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (2022), 13" 2-in-1 Tablet & Laptop, 5G Connectivity, Thin & Lightweight, Faster SQ3 Processor for Multi-Tasking, 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage with Windows 11, Platinum By Microsoft $1,459.99 $1,899.99 23% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 9 with 5G LTE 13" 120Hz 2-In-1 Tablet, Microsoft SQ3, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 11 Pro, Platinum By Microsoft $1,599.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 9 Tablet - 13" - SQ3-8 GB RAM - 128 GB SSD - Windows 11 Pro - 5G - Platinum By Microsoft $1,069.03 $1,399.99 24% OFF	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Pro 9	Surface Pro 9 with 5G
Size	13 Inches
Info	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	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), 5 nits minimum Gorilla® Glass 5 Adaptive Color

Exterior	Surface Pro 9	Surface Pro 9 with 5G
Size Comparison
Dimensions	11.3” x 8.2” x 0.37” (287 mm x 209 mm x 9.3 mm)
Weight	1.94 lb (879 g)	1.95 lb (883 g)
Colors	Sapphire Forest Platinum Graphite	Platinum
Keyboard and 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	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	2 x USB 3.2 USB-C interface supports USB 3.2, Power Delivery, DisplayPort, and data transfer up to 10Gbps. 1 x Surface Connect+ Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Surface Pro Type Cover port

Internal Specs	Surface Pro 9	Surface Pro 9 with 5G
Processor	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	Microsoft® SQ3™ with Neural Processing Unit 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 GHz, 8MB Cache, 7W
Integrated Graphics	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	Microsoft® SQ3™ with Neural Processing Unit Microsoft® SQ3™ Adreno™ 8cx Gen 3 GPU N/A,
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 5200 MHz LPDDR5 RAM	8GB 16GB 4266 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
Storage	128GB 256GB 512GB 1TB Removable SSD.	128GB 256GB 512GB Removable SSD.

Connectivity	Surface Pro 9	Surface Pro 9 with 5G
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology
		Location: GPS, Glonass, Galileo, and Beidou Support NanoSIM and eSIM support Supports 5G

Battery	Surface Pro 9	Surface Pro 9 with 5G
Size	47.7 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 46.5 Wh Minimum battery capacity.
Battery Life	Up to 15.5 hours of typical device usage	Up to 19 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)	39W power supply Supports Fast Charge (0-60% in about one hour)

Software

Surface Pro 9

Surface Pro 9 with 5G

Consumer models

Windows 11 Home

Business models

Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Pro

Consumer models

Windows 11 Home on ARM

Business models

Windows 11 Pro on ARM

Built-in Apps

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

Camera & Audio	Surface Pro 9	Surface Pro 9 with 5G
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 and 4K video
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics 2W stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®	Dual far-field Studio Mics 2W stereo speakers

Misc	Surface Pro 9	Surface Pro 9 with 5G
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 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	Enhanced security with Microsoft Pluton Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Windows 11 Secured-core PC
In the box	Surface Pro 9 Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Pro 9 SQ3 with 5G Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents SIM Card access tool
Warranty	1-year limited hardware warranty

Availability

Microsoft announced the Surface Pro 9 on October 12, 2022, via a pre-recorded Microsoft hardware event. It is available in two variants: the WiFi model powered by 12th Gen Intel U-series processors and the 5G model powered by Microsoft SQ® 3 ARM-based processor.

It has a starting price of $999.99 for the WiFi model with Intel Core i5-1235U, 8GB of 5200MHz LPDDR5 RAM, and 128GB of SSD, while the 5G model with the Microsoft SQ® 3 chip starts at $1,299.99 for the same configuration. Panos Panay and his colleagues introduced three Surface devices at the event: Surface Pro 9, Surface Laptop 5, and Surface Studio 2+.

You can configure the tablet with up to Intel® Core™ i7-1265U, 32GB RAM, and 1TB SSD. It is available to preorder on October 12, 2022, and ready for shipment on October 25.

Tips and tricks

Learn how to fully utilize your Surface Pro 9 with our handpicked selection of tips and tricks. Our comprehensive guide will assist you in maximizing battery life, enhancing performance, boosting productivity, and efficiently solving any issues that may arise.

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Update History

Catch up on the latest information about the new Surface Pro 9 features and fixes introduced via driver and firmware updates from Microsoft. Here are the last five releases:

2024

Mar

Surface Pro 9 5G
Extends device security certificate authority and improves system performance and stability, and addresses system bugcheck.
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Feb

Surface Pro 9
Extend device security certificate authority, improve Surface Thunderbolt 4 Dock stability, and improve the stability of Surface Machine Learning Service on Windows 10.
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Jan

Surface Pro 9 5G
Dolby FW update with audio stability fixes.
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Jan

Surface Pro 9
Addresses Camera issue during conference calls and improves Hello facial recognition.
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2023

Dec

Surface Pro 9
This update addresses a potential security vulnerability related to Intel® Security Advisory INTEL-SA-00783, addressing CVE-2022-36392 & CVE-2022-38102.
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For a complete driver and firmware update release timeline, please visit our Surface Pro 9 update tracker page.

FAQs

Before making a purchase decision, it’s essential to have a good understanding of the device you’re interested in. That’s why we’ve compiled a comprehensive Microsoft Surface Pro 9 FAQ to answer all your questions. The following FAQ covers all aspects of the new Surface Pro 9, including its display, battery life, performance, software, and design.

FAQ

1When did Microsoft Surface Pro 9 come out?

Surface Pro 9 came out on October 12th, 2022, at the Microsoft hardware event, with a starting price of $999 for the WiFi model with Intel Core i5-1235U, 8GB of 5200MHz LPDDR5 RAM, and 128GB of SSD. It is available in two variants: the WiFi model powered by 12th Gen Intel U-series processors and the 5G model powered by Microsoft SQ® 3 ARM-based processor.

Panos Panay and his colleagues introduced three Surface devices at the event: Surface Pro 9, Surface Laptop 5, and Surface Studio 2+.