Microsoft releases Snapdragon X2 Plus-powered Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch
Microsoft and Qualcomm have revealed the Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch with the Snapdragon X2 Plus chip, an upgrade from the 2024 Snapdragon X Plus models. The devices were shown at Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit 2026. According to Microsoft and Qualcomm, the Snapdragon X2 Plus offers 18% more efficient battery performance, 60% faster graphics, and 95% faster on-device AI compared…
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Key points from the news
- Snapdragon X2 Plus offers 18% more efficient battery performance, 60% faster graphics, and 95% faster on-device AI vs Snapdragon X Plus
- Surface Pro 12-inch starts at $1,150 and Surface Laptop 13-inch starts at $1,200, both releasing October 13th
- Ink Canvas provides pen-first AI for sketching, image generation, and text summarization, pre-installed and available for download October 13th
Microsoft’s new Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch get a Snapdragon X2 Plus upgrade
xda-developers.com · 23 September 2026
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