

Both SP9 models include 1 Surface Connect port, 1 Surface Keyboard Port Ports: Surface Pro 9 (5G): 2 USB-C 10Gbps Surface Pro 9: 2 USB-C (USB 4.0/Thunderbolt 4).Storage: 128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB removable SSD Surface Pro 9 with 5G: 128GB/256GB/512GB removable SSD.Memory: Surface Pro 9: 8/16/32GB LPDDR5 RAM Surface Pro 9 with 5G: 8/16GB LPDDR4X RAM.Graphics: Surface Pro 9: Iris Xe (Core i5, i7) Surface Pro 9 with 5G: SQ3 Adreno 8cx Gen 3.Processor: Surface Pro 9 (consumer): 12th-gen Core i5-1235U, Core i7-1255U Surface Pro 9 for Business: Core i5-1245U, Core i7-1265U Surface Pro 9 with 5G: Microsoft 3.00GHz SQ3.Display: 13-inch PixelSense Flow (2880×1920, 267 PPI) up to 120Hz with dynamic refresh rate.Business customers also enjoy better support options. An optional Surface Pro 9 (5G) for Business ships with both Windows 11 Pro. Our review unit of the Surface Pro 9 (5G), supplied by Microsoft, uses Windows 11 Home. Microsoft has continued to offer two sub-versions of the Surface Pro 9 and Surface Pro 9 (5G), which vary by operating system. Two new color options are available: Sapphire and Forest, with a special Liberty floral blue Surface Pro 9 color option in limited quantities to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Surface tablet. Otherwise, aside from shaving a sliver off of the chassis weight, the Surface Pro 9 is essentially the same as the Surface Pro 8: the same design, with a Surface Pro Signature Keyboard (sold separately) which can tuck the optional Surface Slim Pen 2 (usually bundled with the Signature Keyboard) into its recharging cubby. But it’s another difference between the two. This is not an enormous issue you can use Microsoft’s Surface Dock 2, the upcoming Microsoft Audio Dock, or an inexpensive USB-C dongle to provide some I/O expansion capabilities, and the in-box charger works just fine. You also won’t be able to use a powered Thunderbolt dock to charge the tablet either, and will have to depend on the 39W charger to charge the tablet through the Surface Connect port.

This matters in two ways: first, you won’t be able to use a Thunderbolt dock to expand this tablet’s I/O capabilities. Instead, the Surface Pro 9 (5G) includes standard USB-C ports rated at the vanilla 10Gbps spec instead.

Unlike the Surface Pro 9, the Surface Pro 9 (5G) does not include a pair of Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports, which usually requires an Intel processor. A special Liberty Floral keyboard is available in limited quantities to celebrate the Surface line’s 10th anniversary.
