
Tested with Windows Version 1.1(20H1) and Edge version 85.0.564.51. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing 8 popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilising Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. Testing conducted by Microsoft in September 2020 (Surface Pro X with Microsoft SQ ® 1 and Surface Pro X with Microsoft SQ ® 2) using preproduction software and preproduction configurations of Surface Pro X. Surface Pro X with LTE Advanced Pro: Up to 15 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage.Please refer to this page for more details Internet access required, ISP fees may apply. Chatting via SMS is available in limited countries and will be made available to other geos on a rolling basis.Pen storage and charging available on selected Keyboards.App availability and compatibility may vary. Only Microsoft Surface Pro Signature Keyboard has Microsoft Surface Slim Pen 2 storage and charging capabilities.

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Windows Hello works swiftly and reliably to log you in, and thanks to the bundled fast charger a 30-minute charge will boost the battery by around 35% – just about enough for half a day’s work. It offers an always-on, phone-like experience and LTE means you’ll get emails and notifications even when out of Wi-Fi range. If you don’t find any dealbreakers when checking through your app list, then the Surface Pro X could be exactly what you’re looking for. So, it will really depend upon what you want or need to do that will determine if a Surface Pro X is right for you. So you might want to use Microsoft’s latest Edge browser instead of Google Chrome.

This means there’s also a penalty in battery life: run exclusively older x86 Windows apps and you’ll see around seven hours of battery life instead of the circa 10-12 hours you’ll get when running apps optimised for ARM. But you will notice that traditional Windows apps aren’t as snappy as running native ARM64 apps because 32-bit x86 apps is done using an emulation mode. You’d be right to expect great performance given what the Pro X costs, but this is another sticking point.
