Microsoft Announces the First Surface Pro X Upgrade

In addition to the Surface Laptop Go, Microsoft also announced a major upgrade for the Surface Pro X, the ARM-powered device that the company originally introduced last October. The Surface Pro X is getting a new configuration that is powered by an upgraded custom Microsoft chip (also based on Qualcomm’s processors) that is called SQ 2 and which according to the company is the fastest processor in its class. That’s a bold claim, there’s no doubt about that, and given we’re talking about ARM power here, this is an important achievement, as Microsoft needs to make sure that the performance of the Surface Pro X is on par with the one of its Intel and AMD-powered devices. “Surface Pro X brings you the best of today’s web-first experiences like Microsoft 365, Microsoft Edge, Netflix, Spotify and more, while supporting thousands of the existing Windows apps you know and love today like Google Chrome, Firefox and WhatsApp. We are also excited about the momentum we are se...