Microsoft announces colorful new 12-inch Surface Pro and 13-inch Surface Laptop with Snapdragon X Plus

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announces colorful new 12-inch Surface Pro and 13-inch Surface Laptop with Snapdragon X Plus

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has new flagship AI PCs. The company today announced a 13-inch Surface Laptop and a 12-inch Surface Pro with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Plus 8-core processors. These new Copilot+ PCs will be available starting May 20, while business versions will ship on July 22.

Both systems share similar specs, including 16GB of RAM and up to 512GB of SSD storage, though the Pro has a faster, higher-resolution display than the Laptop and also comes with Windows Hello support in the webcam, which the laptop relegates to a fingerprint reader.

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Header Cell – Column 0	Surface Pro, 12-inch	Surface Laptop, 13-inch
Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (8 Core)	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (8 Core)
NPU	Qualcomm Hexagon (45 TOPS)	Qualcomm Hexagon (45 TOPS)
GPU	Qualcomm Adreno (integrated)	Qualcomm Adreno (integrated)
Memory	16GB LPDDR5x	16GB LPDDR5x
Storage	256GB, 512GB	256GB, 512GB
Display	12-inch, 2196 x 1464, PixelSense, up to 90 Hz (60 Hz default), touchscreen	13-inch, 1920 x 1280, PixelSense, 60 Hz, touchscreen
Size	10.8 x 7.47 x 0.3 inches (274 x 190 x 7.8 mm) / 1.5 pounds (686 g) without keyboard	11.25 x 8.43 x 0.61 inches (285.65 x 214.14 x 15.6 mm) / 2.7 pounds (1.22 kg)
Webcam	1080p, Windows Hello 10MP rear-facing camera	1080p
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4	Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4
Wall Charger Included?	No	Yes
Release Date	May 20, 2025	May 20, 2025
Starting Price	$799 (without keyboard)	$899

The Surface Pro 11th Edition and Surface Laptop 7th Edition, which debuted last year with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus (10 Core) processors, each starting at $799.99 as of this writing. Unless the prices for those more powerful models go up, potential buyers may want to consider one of those more powerful systems if they don’t care about having the thinnest, lightest designs. It’s possible that these Snapdragon X Plus (8 Core) models are priced higher due to tariffs, but

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Surface Pro, 12-inch

This new Surface Pro is a smaller size than the existing 13-inch device and offers a fanless design.

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claims it’s the “thinnest and lightest Copilot+ PC yet,” and it seems to fill in the gap left by the Surface Go (the Surface Go 4 was only released for businesses).

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This tablet is 1.5 pounds before adding the optional 0.27-pound keyboard. That keyboard, which will be a must-have accessory for many, will start at $149. The $129 Surface Slim pen is also sold separately.

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says that the new keyboard lies flat “for a grounded and quiet typing experience,” and that it folds back flat against the Surface Pro for when you want to write or draw.

The new Pro will come in three colors: the default platinum seen on so many Surface devices, a bold new violet, and a dark, blue-green color called “ocean.”

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Perhaps the other biggest physical distinction is that this system won’t have

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’s proprietary Surface Connect port, instead relying entirely on USB Type-C for charging. In fact, the two USB Type-C 3.2 ports are the only I/O on the entire system.

The system will come with a USB Type-C cable for charging, but it won’t include a wall charger in the box. It’s possible this is a result of European Union rulings

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, meaning that a charger isn’t strictly required, like with phones. You’ll need at least a 45W charger in order to fast charge the new Surface Pro.

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The Surface Pro has two cameras: a 1080p webcam with support for Windows Hello facial recognition, and a 10MP rear shooter for people who like to take pictures with tablets.

The Surface Pro starts at $799 in platinum with the Snapdragon X Plus (8 core), 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. For $899, you bump up to 512GB of storage and can also get the violent or ocean color options.

Surface Laptop, 13-inch

The new Surface Laptop, which

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claims is the thinnest and lightest Surface Laptop to date, is a more straightforward update. It’s smaller than the existing Surface Laptop, which comes in 13.8-inch and 15-inch screen sizes.

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Like the Surface Pro, the new Laptop cuts the Surface Connect port and charges over USB-C. The Surface Laptop has a pair of USB-C 3.2 ports, a USB-A 3.1 port, and a 3.5 mm headphone jack. Unlike the tablet, the Surface Laptop will come with a 45W USB-C wall charger in the box (though you need a 60W charger for fast charging).

The laptop’s anodized aluminum casing will come in the same violet, ocean, and platinum colorways as the new Surface Pro.

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The Surface Laptop has a 1080p webcam like the Pro, but it doesn’t support facial recognition. Instead, the Laptop has a fingerprint reader in the power button, similar to the MacBook Air.

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claims that the Surface Laptop and its Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (8 core) processor is “50% faster than Surface Laptop 5 and even outpaces the MacBook Air M3.” While that might be what some users are upgrading from, the Surface Laptop 5 launched in 2022 with 12th Gen Intel processors, while the MacBook Air is now on its next iteration with the M4 chip.

Unlike the Surface Pro,

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is using a fan here for improved sustained performance.

Like the Surface Pro, the $899 base model has the 8-core Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, and only comes in platinum. The $999 configuration that jumps to 512GB of storage also comes in violet or ocean.

Copilot+ and new feature

Alongside the new Surfaces,

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a series of new Copilot+ features that will show up in Windows Insider builds over the next month.

These include an update to settings to let you use natural language to search for and change settings on your PC. There will also be a new AI-based Snipping Tool to perfectly crop screenshots, a sticker generator in Paint for chats or documents, and more updates to Narrator for better image descriptions.

A tool in photos called Relight will let you adjust light sources in photos. This will debut on Snapdragon X Series PCs and come to AMD and Intel later on.

Additionally, there will be a redesigned Start Menu that adds a sidebar showing recent activity from your phone, as well as AI actions in File Explorer.

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is continuing to push the Copilot+ as the future of the PC, especially with support for Windows 10 ending on Oct. 14, 2025.

The company has been slowly expanding Copilot+ features that run on the NPU, including launching Recall to find what you previously looked for and an improved Windows Search. AI PCs haven’t been a huge boon for upgrades, and despite being called Copilot+,

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’s Copilot chatbot doesn’t actually run on device. But the clock running out on Windows 10 may drive more sales as potential buyers look for the latest updates, features, and security patches.

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