Surface Pro X vs. Surface Pro 5 – Detailed Specs Comparison

New Pro Design

Always Connected

Microsoft SQ1

Windows 10 on Arm

More Features

• New Design It now has clean lines and rounded edges.
• Better performance It’s now 2.5x times faster than Surface Pro 3.
• Better Battery It has 50% more battery life than Surface Pro 4 up to 13.5 hours.
• Better Inking It supports a new Surface Pen with 4,096 pressure sensitivity and tilt sensing.
• More Fanless on Core m3 and i5 models, new deeper 165-degree hinge, on-screen Surface Dial capability.

• 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.

• Introduced: October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event)
• Pre-ordered: October 2, 2019
• Released: Early November 2019

• Introduced: May 23, 2017
• Pre-ordered: May 23, 2017
• Released: June 15, 2017

• 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

• 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 4
• 10nm Oleophobic Coating

• 1.70 lbs (774 g)

• Intel Core m3: 1.69 lbs (768 g)
• Intel Core i5: 1.7 lbs (770 g)
• Intel Core i7: 1.73 lbs (784 g)

• 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

• 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.

• 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 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

• Microsoft® SQ1™
  8 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 GHz, 2MB Cache, 7W

• 7th Gen Intel® Core™ m3-7Y30
  2 cores, 4 threads, 1.00 → 2.60 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 4.5W
• 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U
  2 cores, 4 threads, 2.60 → 3.50 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W
• 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7660U
  2 cores, 4 threads, 2.50 → 4.00 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W

• Microsoft® SQ1™
  Microsoft® SQ1™ Adreno™ 685 GPU

  2.1 teraflops of graphics processing power,

• 7th Gen Intel® Core™ m3-7Y30
  Intel® HD Graphics 615

  24 Execution Units, 300 → 900 MHz
• 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U
  Intel® HD Graphics 620

  24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
• 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7660U
  Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 640

  48 Execution Units with 64 MB eDRAM side cache, 300 → 1100 MHz

• 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 Wireless 5.0 technology

• Bluetooth Wireless 4.1 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

• 60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total)
• Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)

• 44W power supply
  • USB-A output: 5W
  • Surface Connect: 39W

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

• 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 Skype HD video
• 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD video

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

• Dual microphones
• 1.6W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium

• Ambient light sensor
• Accelerometer
• Gyroscope
• Magnetometer

• Ambient light sensor
• Accelerometer
• Gyroscope

• 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

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

• Surface Pro (5th Gen)
• Power supply
• 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

• One-year limited hardware warranty
• Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement

• 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