Microsoft Unveils New 12-Inch Surface Pro and 13-Inch Surface Laptop with Snapdragon X Plus: Priced to Compete, Packed with AI

Microsoft has announced two new additions to its Surface lineup for 2025, aimed at offering more affordable and AI-enhanced options. The Surface Pro (12-inch) and Surface Laptop (13-inch) both run on the Snapdragon X Plus SoC with a Hexagon NPU, designed to support Microsoft's advanced Copilot+ AI features.

Surface Pro:

• Form Factor: 12-inch tablet
• Display: 2196 x 1464 LCD touchscreen with 90Hz refresh rate
• Battery Life: Up to 16 hours of video playback, 12 hours of active browsing
• Price: Starts at $799
• Ports: USB Type-C and USB 3.1 Type-A (keyboard sold separately)

Surface Laptop:

• Form Factor: 13-inch laptop
• Display: 1920 x 1280 touchscreen with 60Hz refresh rate
• Battery Life: Up to 23 hours of video playback, 16 hours of active browsing
• Price: Starts at $899
• Ports: USB Type-C and USB 3.1 Type-A
• Performance: Claims to be 50% faster than Surface Laptop 5 and outperform MacBook Air M3 (no specific metrics provided)
• Charging: Supports fast charging with a minimum of 60W required

AI Features:

• Recall: An opt-in feature that allows the AI to retain information from your screen and history, similar to Pixel Screenshots.
• Natural Language Search: Users can describe documents or images in natural language for Windows to search accordingly.

Both devices are designed to offer a balance of power, affordability, and advanced AI capabilities.