- Welcome to Microsoft Mechanics. I'm Dave Mitchell, from the
team that engineered Surface Pro and in the next few minutes, I'm going to give you an
in-depth tour of the all-new, redesigned Surface Pro
8, along with the updates to the rest of the Surface 2-in-1 family. When we launched the
first Surface Pro in 2012, we created a new category of devices, something that was original by design. The ultimate 2-in-1 created with, and for, Windows 11, Surface Pro 8 brings hardware and software
together beautifully, leaving nothing between you
and what you want to create. It's still the versatile form
factor that you know and love. You can use it as a laptop with the optional Surface Pro
keyboard, taking advantage of the full friction hinge
to find your ideal angle. Take the keyboard off and with Windows 11, it is a powerful, intuitive tablet. And of course, Surface Pro 8 turns into the ultimate workstation setup when docked and connected to multiple displays. And for the first time since
Surface Pro 2 to Pro 3, we've completely redesigned
the Surface Pro 8 from inside and out for
truly the next level of performance and productivity. The modern rounded chassis
not only looks great, it feels great to hold and
compliments the fluid UI design of Windows 11. Our slim bezel design
expands real estate by 11% with the most advanced display
ever in the Surface Pro line. When combined with the new Slim Pen 2's advanced tactile signals feedback, you get the best inking experience yet. More on both of these
items in just a moment. The new optional Surface Pro keyboard for Surface Pro 8 now includes pen storage and wireless charging, so
you'll never misplace the pen and it will always be
ready when you need it. Surface Pro 8 also comes with two super fast USB-C Thunderbolt 4 ports to make it easier to customize
your home or work setup. With them, you can connect
fast external storage, multiple monitors, or even external GPUs, just to name a few options. Additionally, Surface Pro 8 is our most powerful Surface Pro ever, with the latest 11th Gen
Intel Core Processors. Let's take a quick tour. One of the first things you'll notice about the new Surface Pro 8
is that it is now designed using more eco-friendly recycled aluminum, as opposed to magnesium
in our prior generations. With two classic anodized
colors to choose from, Platinum or New Graphite, Pro
8 looks and feels different. Starting on the back of the
device and under the kickstand, there is a removable solid-state drive with options of up to one
terabyte of storage, enabling you to retain and protect your
sensitive information. For LTE models you'll find
a Nano SIM slot there too. Still on the back end up top is the rear facing auto-focus camera, which now supports 4K resolution. As we move to the front of
the device, you can't help but notice the new and improved screen. The larger 13-inch
PixelSense Flow touch display delivers a stunning image
at 2880x1920 resolution with 267 PPI at 3:2 aspect ratio. Surface Pro 8's display
is the first display in the Surface portfolio featuring our new ambient color sensor that adapts your screen
content dynamically through different ambient light sources, as well as lighting intensity
from 450 all the way down to two NITs. The new 13-inch PixelSense
Flow touch display is also the first in the Pro line
that supports Dolby Vision to ensure more accurate
color rendering and detail. As good as the display is
to use and view content on, it is even more amazing to ink on. Now supporting refresh rates
all the way up to 120 Hertz, ink latency is seemingly undetectable, especially with the new
rechargeable Surface Slim Pen 2, which is our most intuitive pen yet. The pen has an improved sharper
tip that is more accurate and feels great on the display. Speaking of feeling great, the new Slim Pen 2 leverages
the tactile signal supported by Windows 11 and our next gen
custom Silicon, Microsoft G6, to enhance the natural feel
and interactions of the pen through an added haptic motor. This is tuned to mirror
the feedback you feel when you use pen on paper. You really have to
experience it for yourself. Going back to our device
tour, on the top of the bezel you'll find our updated camera array. The first is an IR camera for Windows Hello face authentication, which has been improved substantially in terms of speed and accuracy. Benefiting from our AI platform, Windows Hello dynamically
adapts to changes in your appearance, such as glasses or changes in facial
hair, as is often my case. Now the second imaging
sensor is our 5 megapixel, front-facing RGB camera
with large 1.4 micron pixels for great low-light
performance capable of 1080p, full-HD video, and now
tuned to make you look great in a wider range of
challenging light conditions. Let me show you a couple of examples. On the left you can see a
video with optimizations and on the right we have one
without tuning optimizations from our engineering tests. You can see that our subject is in a challenging backlit situation. On the left, as our engineer Ranga partially covers his face
taking a drink or turns away from the camera, notice the focus, exposure, and white balance. They remain unchanged with
our camera optimizations. Also skin tones and details in the foreground are
more accurately captured. And you can clearly see the benefits of the new optimizations in action versus the same scenes captured
on the right without them. Add in the dual studio mics
and the new stereo speakers with adaptive equalization
as volume drops, bass and treble are boosted, optimized to deliver the best
sound across the volume range. Dolby Atmos then creates a 360-degrees spatial audio experience. Surface Pro 8 sounds great
for video conferencing with Microsoft Teams and
watching your favorite videos with family and friends. Moving to the inside of the Surface Pro 8, you'll find even more updates. Designed for the latest
11th Intel Core Processors with options for Core i3, i5, and i7, Surface Pro 8's new design now
supports up to 23-watt TDP, a first for the Pro line that
delivers the most performance in Surface Pro to date. And another first for
the Surface Pro line, the Core i5 and i7 models are designed on the Intel Evo Platform. Moving on to connectivity,
Surface Pro 8 connects to your wireless networks via wifi 6 and your peripherals using Bluetooth 5.1. In addition to models
with Core i5 processors, for the first time you now have the option to get built in LTE advanced
in commercial models with the Intel Core i7
or Core i3 processors. These also support eSIM, giving you versatile connectivity
no matter where you are with increased support for the breadth of mobile carriers globally. Moving on to power. Surface Pro 8's battery
capacity has been increased to 50.4 watt hours to deliver the highest
all-day battery life of any Surface Pro. To help keep the system
cool while unleashing all of this performance, we have our new carbon composite
thermal dissipation system. Compared to previous generations, this is our most advanced
active cooling solution yet in a Surface Pro. It utilizes a vapor
chamber, three heat pipes, and three graphite heat spreaders. We did extensive testing to
tune the parameters for how and when the fan speed ramps
up based on your workload to deliver the lowest acoustic
sound profile possible. There's even improved perimeter venting that enables focused air
flow to move efficiently in and out of the device. All of these improvements
working together ensures that the Surface Pro 8
delivers 46% faster compute and 75% boost to graphics processing compared to Surface Pro 7. There's clearly much,
much more to Surface Pro 8 than I'm able to cover in this brief tour. Let me move on however to share updates across the rest of the Surface
Pro and Surface Go lines. The lightest and most portable device in our 2-in-1 portfolio,
Surface Go 3 has been updated to support Windows 11 and
comes with more powerful, 10th Gen Intel Core i3
and Pentium processors. And now works with device
firmware configuration interface or DFCI controls, like the
rest of our Surface 2-in-1s. Our ARM-based Surface
Pro X, which inspired many of the design
elements of Surface Pro 8 is now available at our
best price point yet, and with a new wifi only
option with Windows 11. It now also supports
64-bit ambulation built in and it's exciting to
see more app developers bring ARM-optimized versions of their apps to Surface Pro X, including
Adobe Photoshop, Shaper 3D, and our productivity apps
like Office and Teams. And for those of you who
love the classic design of Surface Pro, we have
the Surface Pro 7+, also with 11th Gen Intel
processors running Windows 11, and it continues compatibility
for existing accessories, including the Surface Pro Type Cover. So that was a quick tour
of the Surface Pro 8 as well as core updates to the rest of the Surface 2-in-1 line. Everything you love
about the 2-in-1 family just got a little better. It's been almost a decade since we brought out the
category defining Surface Pro that combines performance in
a highly mobile, portable, and adaptable form factor. And we hope you enjoy the
next level of performance and productivity with the Surface Pro 8. For availability and additional details, check out surface.com/business. Subscribe to Mechanics
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