Surface Pro 9, Microsoft’s professional convertible laptop, gets updated with 5G networks

At the moment, the autumn event, the Microsoft conference, is underway, which presented important news in products from various brands, such as the Surface Laptop 5 laptops or the new Surface Studio 2+ laptops.

Residents of Redmond did not miss the opportunity to announce the long-awaited surface pro 9 updatewhich reaches its maturity by introducing two versions equipped with Intel Core processors, to which is added a second ARM-based version equipped with Microsoft SQ3 processor with NUP.

As with Surface Pro X, the version with Microsoft SQ 3 ARM processor developed jointly with Qualcomm, will have built-in support for 5G networks, and versions with Intel processors will not have this option.

Surface Pro 9 and Surface Pro 9 5G: two almost twin brothers

In the previous generation, Microsoft distinguished between ranges Surface Pro and Surface Pro X installing completely different processors and transferring the mobility of the Pro X model to Microsoft SQ processors based on the ARM architecture.

For this generation, Microsoft is following a slightly different strategy and is dividing the Surface Pro 9 family into two processor-equipped series. 12th generation Intel Core i5-1235U and Core i7-1255U for its consumer division and Intel Core i5-1245U and Core i7-1265U for enterprise, supporting 5G networks with 3rd generation Microsoft SQ processors.

As usual with Surfaces, Microsoft leaves the power setting of its Surface Pro 9 up to the user, giving RAM options 8GB, 16GB, 32GB LPDDR5 and removable SSDs 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB and 1 TB storage.

The ARM version of the Surface Pro 9 also has some differences in this section because it RAM LPDDR4x allows up to 16 GB, and the board has soldered SSD storage up to 1 TB.

Windows 11 and the ability to use apps from the Microsoft Store and Amazon

Both the Surface Pro 9, which features 12th Gen Intel processors, and the ARM-based version run Windows 11. This gives them access to a large software repository, which is the Microsoft App Store.

However, one of the novelties is that the Surface Pro 9 also will be able to download apps from the Amazon store and play all Xbox Game Pass Ultimate games.

Change of processors allowed Microsoft’s new convertible laptops improve productivity windows studiooptimizing sound and picture quality during AI-based video calls, with options such as automatic framing or features such as eye contact.

Same style, new finish

The Surface Pro positions itself in the market with a very compact aesthetic in which the screen 13 inch pixel recognition has a leading role. In this update, Microsoft has not touched a single pixel on the screen, but has improved the visual experience by adding Dolby Vision IQ support on models based on Intel processors.

The laptop continues to rely on quality materials with a body made entirely of aluminum. polish your finish available in Platinum, Forest, Graphite, Sapphire, although the latter two will only be available on the non-5G model.

These finishes can be combined with coatings. Branded keyboard to match, which for this new generation are becoming environmentally conscious, using Alcantara fabric with 12% recycled material from the sugarcane crop.