Microsoft is refreshing its Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch devices with Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon X2 Plus chips. ).

99. 99 this time around.

Image: MicrosoftThat’s a lot of percentages, but what it equates to on these devices is better battery life and improved performance. On the Surface Pro 12-inch Second Edition, as Microsoft calls it, that means an extra hour of web browsing (up to 13 hours in total), and on the Surface Laptop 13-inch Second Edition it’s two extra hours of web browsing usage (up to 18 hours in total).

Microsoft is using similar displays on these models as last year, so the Surface Pro 12-inch has a 2196 x 1464 (220 PPI) LCD display that runs at up to 90Hz. The Surface Laptop 13-inch still ships with a 1920 x 1280 (178 PPI) display that only runs at 60Hz.

Both displays have been upgraded from 400 nits of brightness to 500 nits, though. Port selection remains the same, too.

5mm headphone jack. 4 connectivity.

I’m surprised that Microsoft hasn’t upgraded at least one of these smaller Surface devices with a haptic trackpad, particularly because Windows 11 now adds subtle haptic nudges, and the Surface Laptop Ultra ships with haptic feedback. Microsoft is launching a second edition of its Surface Mouse with integrated haptics, and you can read all about that here.

Microsoft is also bringing back the black color option for both of these smaller Surface devices, with platinum silver or violet colors available too. Both devices will also be sold to commercial customers, and the Surface Pro 12-inch will be available in an optional 5G configuration.

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