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Microsoft's Surface Pro 9 raises the bar with new colors, new chips
Microsoft's Surface Pro 9 raises the bar with new colors, new chips, and long overdue 5G option
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When Microsoft unveiled the Surface Pro 8 a little over a year ago, the versatile 13-inch Windows 11 powerhouse was labeled the "most significant leap forward" for the 2-in-1 tablet family since the 2014 release of the 12-inch Pro 3.
With an entirely new design squeezing more screen real estate into a reasonably compact body, massive speed gains, expanded connectivity options, vastly upgraded battery life, and added 120Hz display refresh rate technology, that bold and seemingly exaggerated marketing claim largely held up out in the real world, immediately propelling and maintaining the Pro 8 near the top of our list of the best tablets money can buy to this day.
Of course, this day just so happens to host the announcement of the all-new Surface Pro 9, which aims to "raise the bar again" for a category-defining product that has inspired many "competing interpretations" from Microsoft's rivals (and partners) over the years while continuously "pushing the industry forward."
What's new, what's not
Once again, it sounds like Microsoft might be overhyping its latest high-end laptop-replacing tablet just a smidge, especially considering its virtually non-existent design changes compared to last year's Pro 8.
On the surface (pun intended), the Pro 9 looks identical to its predecessor, with the same exact "edge-to-edge" 13-inch PixelSense touchscreen surrounded by minimal bezels and essentially unchanged overall measurements.
