That’s the tradeoff of 120Hz: reduced battery life. I turned 120Hz and left it there for a few days until I turned it off to get longer battery life. However, if you want twice the fluidity for scrolling and swiping, you can change that to 120Hz in the display settings. Microsoft calls it a “Flow display” (an aside: display names are getting ridiculous - Microsoft uses “PixelSense Flow display” and Apple calls the iPhone 13 Pro screens “Super Retina XDR displays with ProMotion”), which is just jargon for a screen with an adaptive refresh rate that tops out at 120Hz.īy default, the Surface Pro 8’s display is calibrated to 60Hz. But there’s actually more than meets the eye for the Pro 8’s display. Raymond Wong / InputĪt first glance, the Surface Pro 8’s 13-inch PixelSense display looks identical to the one in the Surface Pro X - they’re the same size and the same resolution (2,880 x 1,920). We only include products that have been independently selected by Input’s editorial team.Ī beautiful touchscreen with slim bezels. Input may receive a portion of sales if you purchase a product through a link in this article. There are many Surface Pro imitators out there now, but the Surface Pro 8 is a reminder that there’s nothing like the real deal. It is without argument the best laptop replacement available. Whatever the reason for taking so long to arrive - my guess is thermal limitations with Intel’s chips because that’s always the holdup - the Surface Pro 8 is as close to perfect as a 2-in-1 gets. The Surface Pro 8 is as close to perfect as a 2-in-1 gets. Two falls later, the Surface Pro 8 is here and it is exactly what everyone has been asking for: the power of a proper modern x86 laptop in the sexy form factor of the Surface Pro X. The Surface Pro X ended up not being ready for primetime and the Surface Pro 7 played it safe by not adding anything new except one USB-C port (it wasn’t even Thunderbolt).
The second device was the Surface Pro 7, which despite being more powerful, looked like a fossil next to the Surface Pro X. The first computer was the ultra-thin and super light ARM-powered Surface Pro X, which by every definition was the future of the Surface Pro. That fall, Microsoft announced two Surface Pros. 2019 was a very strange year for Microsoft.
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