Hands-On with Surface Pro 8: Versatile Design, Support for New Surface Slim Pen 2, Up to 32GB RAM, 16-Hour Battery Life

At the event on August 22nd, Microsoft unveiled Surface Pro 8 starting at $999 with many standout features. Beyond its versatile design and ultra-thin bezels with 120Hz refresh rate, Surface Pro 8 boasts an impressive configuration with 11th Gen Intel Core i5 chip and 8GB RAM. Let's dive deeper into this tablet through the hands-on review of Surface Pro 8 below!

Note:

• The price of Surface Pro 8 at Mytour is 38.9 million VND for the Intel Core i5 Gen 11 chip, 8GB RAM, and 256GB storage.
• According to Microsoft's announcement, Surface Pro 8 offers up to 16 hours of battery life based on usage, network, feature configurations, signal strength, settings, and other factors.
• This article is referenced from the tech site The Verge.

Surface Pro 8 Design: Compact, Ultra-Thin Bezel Display

According to The Verge, Surface Pro 8's design closely resembles its predecessor, the Surface Pro X, introduced last year. Specifically, Microsoft Surface Pro 8 is a tablet with a square-shaped design, but the corners have been softened for a more comfortable grip.

The kickstand on the back is a standout feature in the design of Surface Pro 8, both individually and in the Surface Pro series as a whole. Apart from creating a laptop-like opening angle, this kickstand also serves to provide a more convenient viewing experience for watching movies and videos without having to hold it in your hand.

On the back of the kickstand, there is a removable cover housing the SSD drive with a relatively small size (users can replace it with a 128GB or 256GB SSD). The Surface Pro 8 LTE variant will also include an additional nano SIM slot below. Another notable feature of the new Surface Pro 8 is that it is equipped with 2 Thunderbolt 4 USB Type-C ports and a Surface Connect port for charging (completely eliminating the USB Type-A port).

Turning to the front, the Surface Pro 8 features a PixelSense Flow touchscreen display with a 13-inch size, larger than the 12.3-inch found on most other Surface Pro devices, and also with a higher resolution (specifically 2K+, 2880 x 1920 pixels). This display supports Dolby Vision and Adaptive Color technologies, which Microsoft calls the most advanced screen technology ever from the company.

In addition to size, the display of Surface Pro 8 also has thinner bezels, resembling the Surface Pro X. More importantly, Microsoft's new tablet now has a 120Hz refresh rate display, supporting the new Dynamic Refresh Rate feature of Windows 11, allowing automatic adjustment of the refresh rate based on the displayed content, similar to the high refresh rate ProMotion display on Apple's iPhone 13 models.

Powerful Configuration of Surface Pro 8 with Intel Core i7 Gen 11 and up to 32 GB RAM

The specifications of Surface Pro 8 (version sold at Mytour) are as follows:

• Display: 13-inch size, 2K+ resolution (2880 x 1920 pixels), touch support, and 120 Hz refresh rate.
• Front camera: 5 MP resolution and rear camera: 10 MP resolution.
• CPU: Intel Core i5 11th Gen.
• Integrated graphics card: Intel Iris Xe Graphics.
• RAM: 8 GB LPDDR4x
• SSD storage capacity: 256 GB.
• Operating system: Windows 11.
• Battery: 50.4 Wh can provide continuous usage for 16 hours (as per Microsoft's announcement).

With the above configuration, Surface Pro 8 is fully capable of handling various tasks from light to heavy. According to Micrsoft's announcement, Surface Pro 8 has a CPU performance 40% higher and improves GPU performance by 74% compared to Surface Pro 7.

Additionally, Microsoft has also improved the battery life of Surface Pro 8, advertising it as capable of meeting extended usage needs for up to 16 continuous hours. The author of The Verge website is somewhat skeptical about this and needs more time to experience before providing the most accurate assessment of the Surface Pro 8's battery life. We will update the information for you, so remember to keep following 24h Technology continuously!

Furthermore, the cooling capability of Surface Pro 8 has been further enhanced thanks to Microsoft's use of composite carbon fiber material. According to Microsoft's sharing, this is the most sophisticated cooling system of the Surface Pro series (up to the present time). The cooling system of Surface Pro 8 includes 1 heat dissipation chamber, 3 copper heat pipes, and 3 graphite heat spreaders.

Surface Pro 8 comes with unique accessories for versatile productivity

Of course, when we mention Surface tablets, we can't forget about accessories like keyboards or styluses. This year, Surface Pro 8 still supports the Surface Pro Keyboard and the Surface Slim Pen 2 stylus with completely new designs.

The keyboard accessory accompanying the Surface Pro 8 this year is made of carbon fiber to increase durability without making the keyboard thicker or heavier. According to the author's experience, the new Surface Pro keyboard provides a less bouncy typing experience (when typing forcefully) and the typing sound is not too loud. A special feature of this keyboard is that it has a dedicated slot for the Surface Slim Pen 2, which is also the place to charge this pen.

Discussing briefly about the Surface Slim Pen 2, this stylus has a flatter design and is equipped with a vibration motor to simulate the feeling of writing on paper. Additionally, it has lower latency and higher accuracy due to its redesigned tip. The Verge also tested this stylus with the Surface Pro 8 and the experience was truly excellent.

How much is the Surface Pro 8? Is it worth buying?

As mentioned at the beginning of the article, the price of the Surface Pro 8 at Mytour is 38.9 million VND (price excluding keyboard and pen) for the Intel Core i5 11th gen chip, 8GB RAM, and 256GB SSD. Overall, I find this to be a relatively reasonable price for a tablet from Microsoft, considering the many worthwhile upgrades such as the improved design and stronger configuration compared to its predecessor.

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