
The Surface Pro X isn't just an Arm device-it's operating on a Microsoft-designed Arm chip called the SQ1, meaning the entire device is Microsoft designed from the processor to the operating system.

The Surface Pro X is the latest and greatest in Microsoft's Surface line of hybrid laptops and two-in-ones it's also Microsoft's first Qualcomm Arm-powered device. SEE: All of TechRepublic's cheat sheets and smart person's guides What is the Microsoft Surface Pro X? This article is also available as a download, Cheat sheet: Microsoft Surface Pro X (free PDF). This Surface Pro X cheat sheet will be updated when new information about the device is available. An Arm-powered machine boasting a Microsoft-designed chip could signal a change in Microsoft's hardware direction, and the Surface Pro X is the first machine to share in this new vision. The internals of the Surface Pro X are a big change for Microsoft, which has classically built machines with Intel and AMD processors. This new Surface Pro model is thinner, lighter, has a longer-lasting battery than its predecessors, and, in a Microsoft first, is powered by a custom-designed Arm processor.



It looks similar to other Surface Pro devices, but first glances are where the similarities end. Microsoft's latest generation of Surface Pro devices includes a new kind of device called the Surface Pro X.
