Microsoft to launch a new ARM-based Surface this fall

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  • Microsoft will reportedly launch a new Surface Pro X ARM tablet/laptop this fall alongside a cheaper Surface Laptop.
  • The new ARM device will rival Apple’s rumored ARM MacBook that is also expected to launch this fall.
  • The Surface Pro X 2 will be based on Qualcomm’s upgraded Snapdragon 8cx platform for Windows 10 and support 64-bit app emulation.

ARM laptops will be all the rage this fall if rumors are to be believed. Apple is expected to launch a 12-inch notebook powered by a variation of the A14 Bionic chip it just announced, after confirming earlier this year the plan to transition its Macs from Intel to Apple Silicon. Apple is hardly the first laptop maker to look at ARM chips for its devices. Some may even say that it’s a few years late to the party. We’ve seen similar devices running on various Qualcomm platforms for a few years now, culminating with Microsoft’s first ARM Surface. But Apple is in a unique position to control the hardware and software of these ARM MacBooks, which should give it an edge over Windows 10 based machines. Not to mention that Apple Silicon Macs will run all the iPhone apps natively.

Microsoft is reportedly ready to launch its own Surface Pro X sequel, a device that saw mixed reviews last year on account of the problem I hinted at before. The Windows 10 experience on ARM devices isn’t complete because the Surface Pro can’t run all the apps you’d expect to use on a Windows machine. Things will hopefully improve with the second-generation version of the laptop, which could launch even before the ARM MacBook is unveiled.

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