

Most of them run some form of Apple processor and iPadOS 13 at the high end. There are already tons of Arm-based tablets on the market.

We're going to take a look at each of these new Surfaces, but we'll start with the more exotic of the two: the new Microsoft Surface Pro X. However, the Surface Pro is now available with an Arm 64 system-on-a-chip (SoC) and platform from Qualcomm, to boost battery life and expand connectivity with Gigabit LTE, while still providing respectable performance. First is the tried-and-true Surface Pro 7 with an Intel Core processor and a surprising amount of power for the form factor. The Surface Pro family has been around for years, but these latest tablet 2-in-1 devices come with a twist. Microsoft's Surface Pro line of convertible tablets has long been one of the standards by which premium Windows hybrid convertibles are judged. In addition, Microsoft is rolling out 圆4 emulation to the Windows Insider Program in November.Microsoft Surface Pro X (left) and Microsoft Surface Pro 7 (right) - Similar But Very Different Beasts These include the Microsoft Edge browser and Microsoft Teams. In addition, there are new versions of Microsoft applications that are optimized for Windows on ARM. Microsoft also has an App Assure program that's designed to help developers address Windows on ARM application compatibility issues, but we'll have to test out the Surface Pro X with multiple apps to see how far Microsoft has come. It is increasing the number of app partners and is working with the likes of Adobe and others to improve the app ecosystem. Lots of reviewers had compatibility issues with third-party apps on the original Surface Pro X, but Microsoft says that it is making progress with Windows on ARM. Microsoft Surface Pro X 2020: Windows on ARM The panel on the last model exceeded 400 nits in our testing and delivered a very good 103% of the sRGB color gamut, so we expect similarly strong results this time around. The Microsoft Surface Pro X 2020 continues to feature a 13-inch PixelSense display with a resolution of 2880 x 1920 and a 3:2 aspect ratio.
