Key Features What's new New Pro Design
It's the thinnest Surface Pro ever at just a 7.3mm thin, 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 partnership with Qualcomm for delivering the best performance and battery life.
Windows 10 on Arm
It's not Windows RT! It can run most desktop apps in the 32-bit emulator.
More Features
Removable SSD storage Fast Charging Daul far-field studio mics 2 x USB-C ports 2W stereo speakers 4K rear camera
Performance Info
Up to 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U (4-Core, up to 4.20Ghz w/Turbo Boost)
Up to NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 (6GB GDDR5)
Up to 1TB SSD
Up to 16GB (1866Mhz LPDDR3 RAM)
Up to 17 hours of battery life
New Size Now available in 15-inch with the same beautiful PixelSense display.
Better Performance Surface Book 2 has up to 5 times more graphics performance than the original Surface Book.
Longer Battery Life Lasts up to 17 hours.
USB-C Allows you to charge, transfer data, and video out.
More Features
Updated hinge design for reducing screen wobbling.
Supports the latest Surface Pen with 4096 levels of pressure.
Supports Surface Dial on-screen interaction.
Xbox Wireless built-in (15-inch only).
What's missing
MiniDisplay port replaced with a USB-C port
Availability Surface Pro X Surface Book 2 Released 2019 2017 Release Info
Introduced: October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event)
Pre-ordered: October 2, 2019
Released: Early November 2019
Introduced: October 17, 2017
Pre-ordered: November 9, 2017
Released: November 16, 2017
Pricing Starting at 999$
Surface Book 2 13.5”: Starting at 1,149$
Surface Book 2 15”: Starting at 1,999$
Display Surface Pro X Surface Book 2 Size 13 Inches 13.5 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
Surface Book 2 13.5”
Display Resolution: 3000 x 2000 (6M Pixels)
Display Density: 267 PPI
Surface Book 2 15”
Display Resolution: 3240 x 2160 (7M Pixels)
Display Density: 260 PPI
PixelSense™ Display
Aspect ratio: 3:2
Contrast ratio: 1600:1
Inking: designed together with Surface Pen
Touch: 10 points multi-touch
Exterior Surface Pro X Surface Book 2 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)
Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i5)
12.3” x 9.1” x 0.51”-0.90” (312 mm x 232 mm x 13 mm-23 mm).
Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i7)
12.3” x 9.14” x 0.59”-0.90” (312 mm x 232 mm x 15 mm-23 mm).
Surface Book 2 15”
13.5” x 9.87” x 0.57”-0.90” (343 mm x 251 mm x 15 mm-23 mm).
Weight
Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i5)
Total: 3.38 lbs (1,533 g)
Tablet: 1.59 lbs (719 g)
Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i7)
Total: 3.62 lbs (1,642 g)
Tablet: 1.59 lbs (719 g)
Surface Book 2 15”
Total: 4.20 lbs (1,905 g)
Tablet: 1.80 lbs (817 g)
Colors Matte 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.
Surface Slim Pen Storage
Magnetic dock
Automatically wireless charge Surface Slim Pen
Keyboard:
Full-size mechanical backlit keyset with 1.55mm travel.
Mechanical friction attaches the Clipboard to the keyboard.
Trackpad:
Larger size 105 mm x 70 mm, glass.
Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gesture.
Ports
2 x Full-size USB 3.1 Gen 1
1 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 1
Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort.
2 x Surface Connect™
1 in tablet, 1 in keyboard base, both supports charging and docking.
1 x Headset jack
1 x Full-size SDXC card reader
UHS-II Performance
Internal Specs Surface Pro X Surface Book 2 Processor Microsoft® SQ1™8 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 GHz, 2MB Cache, 7W
7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U2 cores, 4 threads, 2.60 → 3.50 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U4 cores, 8 threads, 1.70 → 3.60 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U4 cores, 8 threads, 1.90 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics Microsoft® SQ1™ Microsoft® SQ1™ Adreno™ 685 GPU 2.1 teraflops of graphics processing power,
7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U Intel® HD 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
Discrete Graphics
Surface Book 2 13.5”
Surface Book 2 15”
Memory 8GB 16GB
LPDDR4X RAM
8GB 16GB
1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAMStorage 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB
Removable PCIe SSD
128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
PCIe SSD
Connectivity Surface Pro X Surface Book 2 Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology
Bluetooth Wireless 4.1 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
Surface Book 2 15” Only: Xbox Wireless built-in
Battery Surface Pro X Surface Book 2 Size 38.2 Wh
Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i5)
Total: 69Wh
Clipboard: 18Wh
Base: 51Wh
Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i7)
Total: 75.3Wh
Clipboard: 18Wh
Base: 57.3Wh
Surface Book 2 15”
Total: 90Wh
Clipboard: 23Wh
Base: 67Wh
Battery Life Up to 13 hours of typical device usage
Up to 17 hours of video playback
Up to 5 hours in tablet mode
Power Supply
60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total)
Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)
Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i5)
44W power supply with USB-A (5W) charging port.
Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i7)
100W power supply with USB-A (5W) charging port.
Surface Book 2 15”
102W power supply with USB-A 7.5W) charging port.
Software Surface Pro X Surface Book 2 OS
For Consumer : Windows 10 Home
For Commercial : Windows 10 Pro
Free upgrade to Windows 11 Windows 10 Pro (Creators Update)
Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial
Camera & Audio Surface Pro X Surface Book 2 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.
Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing)
5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD video
8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p HD video
Audio
Dual far-field Studio Mics
2W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium
Dual microphones
Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium
Support for Windows Sonic for Headphones
Support for Dolby® Atmos for Headphones
Misc Surface Pro X Surface Book 2 Inking Supports Surface Pen
4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
Paper feel
0.1mm precision
magnetic storage
Supports Surface Pen
4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
Paper feel
0.1mm precision
Sensors
Ambient light sensor
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Magnetometer
Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Magnetometer
Security
Firmware TPM
Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security
Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box
Surface Pro X
Power supply
SIM card access tool
Quick Start Guide
Safety and warranty documents
Surface Book 2
Power supply
Quick Start Guide
Safety and warranty documents
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 Supports Surface Dial
Supports both on-screen and off-screen interaction.
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