The Microsoft Surface Laptop 8 and Surface Pro 12 now come with Snapdragon X2 chips

Published 16 June 2026 · tech

Microsoft is launching new Surface Laptops and a Surface Pro with Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 processors. These are direct follow-ups to the Surface Laptops and Surface

Microsoft is launching new Surface Laptops and a Surface Pro with Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 processors. These are direct follow-ups to the Surface Laptops and Surface Pro from 2024 that launched with Snapdragon X1 chips and jumpstarted Microsoft's Copilot Plus PC initiative with Windows on Arm.

The new X2 Surfaces are available today. The Surface Pro 12th Edition convertible tablet comes in a 13-inch size with 10-core X2 Plus and 12-core

X2 Elite chips, while the Surface Laptop 8th Edition is available in 13.8-inch and 15-inch sizes, each offering the same X2 Plus / X2 Elite

configurations. The Pro starts at $1,499 with 256GB of storage (befo … Read the full story at The Verge.

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