
Tech Advisor said similar on their preview: "Like the original Surface Pro X, the newer model will also use Microsoft's ARM-based SQ-1 and SQ-2 processors, which can run Windows 11 in both x86 and 圆4 emulation." Here's what else Microsoft announced at its event about the Surface Pro X, including its specs and when it will be available for purchase." "In addition, the Surface Pro X 2021 will have Windows 11 and 64-bit emulation built in. These two quotes from the Tom's Guide preview I looked at seem to be wrong: Now, I will say that maybe I misunderstood a few details of x86 and 圆4 emulation under Windows 11, but I got the overall impression the previous months that the Surface Pro X was going to be a good streamer for xCloud.

On other devices, including the Surface Pro X, the pen supports the same 4,096 pressure levels as the previous model and maintains compatibility with Surface devices going back to the Surface Pro 3.I saw stuff about this all over the place, I went back and found a few that I read over the last several months. Microsoft has also updated the Surface Slim Pen-the $130 Slim Pen 2 moves the pen's button from the narrow side to the flat side and adds a haptic vibration motor to recreate the "feeling you get with pen on paper." That functionality, however, apparently requires the Microsoft G6 chip in the Surface Pro 8 and Surface Laptop Studio.

The Surface Pro 8 has adopted most of the Surface Pro X's design improvements, but the Surface Pro X does remain slightly thinner, is totally fanless, and is about a quarter-pound lighter (1.7 lbs compared to 1.96 lbs before you add a keyboard or other accessories). Microsoft is, however, releasing a Wi-Fi-only model that brings the tablet's entry price down to $899 (compared to $999 for the LTE base model, which also includes a Microsoft SQ1 processor, 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage). Microsoft has significantly revamped and upgraded the x86-based Surface Pro and Surface Go tablets today, but the ARM-based Surface Pro X isn't getting any hardware upgrades of note.
