

The Surface Pro 9 has the same speakers as its predecessor. Of course, Windows 11 works extremely well on tablets so I’m not surprised by these results. I found the touchscreen responsive and there was never a time when I felt it didn’t detect my taps and swipes. Color-wise, the iPad Pro’s display covered 117.1% of the sRGB color gamut and 82.4% of the more demanding DCI-P3 color space. We pointed our colorimeter at the Surface Pro 9's screen and found it achieves 106.1% of the sRGB color gamut and 75.1% of the DCI-P3 color gamut (the closer to 100%, the better). The Surface Pro 9 has a decently bright display, though other devices we've tested get much brighter. Like last year’s Surface Pro 8, watching content on this display won’t disappoint.

Colors seemed a bit overblown, but that could be due to the film’s color grading. The Black Adam trailer, which has a ton of quick cuts between scenes, ran well on the screen and I never felt confused by all the action happening. The display won’t blow you away but it’s good enough for whatever you're watching or working on. Like the Surface Pro 8, the Surface Pro 9 has a 13-inch PixelSense Flow display (2,880 X 1,920 pixels) with a 120Hz refresh rate and 3:2 aspect ratio. I didn’t complain about its predecessor’s lack of ports so I won’t do so with this iteration. But considering how Microsoft wants to keep this machine as thin as possible, I understand why it’s not packing USB-A or HDMI ports. Ports aren’t exactly plentiful on this device. You'll find a pair Thunderbolt 4 ports on the unit's side. The Surface Pro 9 with 5G, by comparison, comes with two USB-C ports that don't support Thunderbolt 4, a Surface Connect port, a Surface Keyboard port and a nano SIM slot. Models with Intel chips have a pair of Thunderbolt 4/USB-C ports, a Surface Connect port and a Surface Keyboard port. This is because only the Intel model includes support for Thunderbolt 4. Microsoft Surface Pro 9 review: PortsĮach Surface Pro 9 model features a different set of ports.

While I don’t particularly care for anything beyond the Platinum color option, I think it’s great that the Surface Pro 9 features a slew of different colors. As before, the Surface Pro 9 is small and light enough to carry around wherever you go.Ĭolor options include Platinum, Graphite, Sapphire and Forest, with the latter three colors only available on Wi-Fi models. They feature an anodized aluminum body, with a kickstand on the back of the device and a magnetic attach for the keyboard. (Image credit: Tom's Guide)īoth Surface Pro 9 models (with and without 5G) measure 11.3 x 8.2 x 0.37 inches and weigh 1.94 pounds. The Microsoft Surface 9 retains the same overall design of its predecessor.
