Microsoft refreshes its smaller Surface Pro and Laptop with Qualcomm’s X2 Plus
Microsoft refreshes its smaller Surface Pro and Laptop with Qualcomm’s X2 Plus
微软为旗下小型 Surface Pro 和 Surface Laptop 换装高通 X2 Plus 芯片
The Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch both have better battery life and performance, but higher price tags. 12 英寸 Surface Pro 和 13 英寸 Surface Laptop 均在电池续航和性能上有所提升，但价格也随之上涨。
Microsoft is refreshing its Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch devices with Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon X2 Plus chips. The smaller Surface devices retain the same design and hardware features from last year, with faster and more capable chips inside and higher price tags (thanks RAMageddon!). 微软正在为其 12 英寸 Surface Pro 和 13 英寸 Surface Laptop 设备进行更新，换装高通最新的骁龙 X2 Plus 芯片。这些小型 Surface 设备保留了去年的设计和硬件特性，但内部搭载了更快、更强大的芯片，价格也更高（这都要“归功于”内存价格上涨）。
While the 12-inch Surface Pro started at $799.99 last year, it’s debuting on October 13th at a starting price of $1,149.99. Likewise, the 13-inch Surface Laptop was originally priced at $899.99, but it’s up to $1,199.99 this time around. There’s no base 8GB model this time, causing some of the price increase, as both devices launch with a minimum of 16GB of RAM and can be configured up to 24GB. 去年 12 英寸 Surface Pro 的起售价为 799.99 美元，而此次将于 10 月 13 日发布的新品起售价为 1,149.99 美元。同样，13 英寸 Surface Laptop 最初定价为 899.99 美元，此次则涨至 1,199.99 美元。此次不再提供 8GB 内存的基础版本，这也是价格上涨的原因之一，两款设备现在起步即配备 16GB 内存，最高可选配至 24GB。
Pricing aside, Microsoft is promising that the six-core Snapdragon X2 Plus chips will deliver up to 18 percent more efficient battery performance, more than 60 percent faster graphics performance, and up to 95 percent faster local AI inferencing on the built-in NPU. 抛开价格不谈，微软承诺六核骁龙 X2 Plus 芯片将带来最高 18% 的电池能效提升、超过 60% 的图形性能提升，以及内置 NPU 上最高 95% 的本地 AI 推理速度提升。
That’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). 虽然这些百分比数据看起来很可观，但落实到设备上，意味着更长的续航和更强的性能。在微软称为“第二代”的 12 英寸 Surface Pro 上，这意味着网页浏览时间延长了一小时（总计最长 13 小时）；而在 13 英寸 Surface Laptop 第二代上，网页浏览时间则延长了两小时（总计最长 18 小时）。
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. 微软在这些机型上沿用了与去年类似的显示屏，因此 12 英寸 Surface Pro 配备了一块 2196 x 1464 分辨率（220 PPI）的 LCD 显示屏，刷新率最高可达 90Hz。13 英寸 Surface Laptop 依然配备 1920 x 1280 分辨率（178 PPI）的显示屏，刷新率仅为 60Hz。不过，两款显示屏的亮度均已从 400 尼特提升至 500 尼特。
Port selection remains the same, too. Both devices include two USB-C 3.2 ports, and the Surface Laptop 13-inch also has a USB-A 3.2 port and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Both also support Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 connectivity. 接口配置也保持不变。两款设备均包含两个 USB-C 3.2 接口，13 英寸 Surface Laptop 还额外配备了一个 USB-A 3.2 接口和一个 3.5mm 耳机插孔。两者均支持 Wi-Fi 7 和蓝牙 5.4 连接。
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. 令我惊讶的是，微软竟然没有为这些小型 Surface 设备中的至少一款升级触觉反馈触控板，尤其是考虑到 Windows 11 现在已经加入了细微的触觉反馈提示，且 Surface Laptop Ultra 也配备了触觉反馈功能。微软目前正在推出集成触觉反馈的第二代 Surface 鼠标，你可以在此处阅读相关详情。
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. 微软还为这两款小型 Surface 设备重新引入了黑色版本，同时提供铂金银和紫罗兰色可选。这两款设备也将面向商业客户销售，其中 12 英寸 Surface Pro 还将提供可选的 5G 版本。