Design and connectivity

  • Both: 287 x 208 x 9.3mm / 2x USB-C with Thunderbolt 4, Surface Connect port Surface Pro 9 colours: Sapphire, Forest, Platinum, Graphite Surface Pro 8 colours:  Graphite, Platinum

Display and cameras

  • Both: 13-inch 3:2 PixelSense Flow Display 2880 X 1920 at up to 120Hz Surface Pro 9: Dolby Vision IQ support, Gorilla Glass 5 Both: 1080p front-facing camera with Windows Hello, 10MP 4K rear camera

Hardware and battery life

  • Surface Pro 9 processor: 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U / i7 1255U / Microsoft SQ 3 Surface Pro 8 processor: 11th Gen Intel Core i5 1135G7 / i7 1185G7 Both: 8GB/16GB/32GB RAM and 128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB storage Surface Pro 9: Up to 15.5 hours battery (Intel) /  Up to 19 hours (SQ 3) Surface Pro 8: Up to 16 hours battery

Verdict