Microsoft Surface Pro 11 OLED Review - Snapdragon CoPilot+ PC

[@cpufrost]

It's good hardware and priced accordingly. My biggest gripe is the outrageously priced keyboard/pen combo! $450 USD!!! YIKES!

[@christianr.5868]

At least you can use old cheaper keyboards, unlike the iPad Pro m4

[@marijuana_smoker]

Buy logitech one 😂 probably next month will be available

[@Sp12er]

Just use older keyboards or heck even third party options.

[@NoNameToHave]

Waiting for Logi’s substitute.

[@MrAdhiSuryana]

Overpriced to me, have you seen last gen intel/amd prices? Spectre and Yoga can give you 10hrs battery life too

[@NoNameToHave]

Lisa, the best of the best for more than 15 years!

[@abrahamroberts2040]

The only review I've been waiting on for this and care about!! You are a star! Thank you!

[@P-s-y-duck]

Just watched your videos after a long time. Your hair looks so good on you, Lisa! Been a follower since 2013

[@boltvanderhuge8711]

By default, HDR is effectively disabled even if you enable it; you need to turn off all auto brightness settings, turn off a power saving setting that silently disables HDR when on battery, and run the HDR calibration tool.

[@57tomstubbs]

As always, great review. Hit the key notes, note the issues and wrap up with great, balanced evaluation. I have both the SP 11 and the latest iPad Pro and, while I love the iPad pencil, I actually find the Surface Pro Pen easier and better to use. You say potato, I say … . The t-shirts alone are worth subscribing. The awesome reviews are the cherry on top. Thanks so much.

[@UltraKryptonian]

Well, my wife wanted the Surface Pro 11 w/ Snapdragon Plus processor. So, I got her one in Sapphire blue, matching keyboard, and a Surface Pen 2 for a Christmas present. Yes, it’s expensive, but I spent more than that on Apple stuff, earlier this year. 😬 Oh, and my Surface Pro 4 is still working like a champ!

[@ErronKebabb]

Looking good! Love tablet PCs' versatility and freedom, I think Surface hardware has always been pinnacle, though Surface X's ARM worried me, your news here is great to hear :D Thank you! 🤗

[@DT-vc7hd]

I find your tshirt exception-al

[@aokaze-minotaur]

Possible Zbrush tablet?

[@craigmnelson86]

Been waiting for this review

[@zackdemundo]

Always love the side discussions of digital art!

[@consumertechwarehouse]

yeah glad to hear your opinion on the pen. I'm not an artist, but I also noticed that the iPad's pencil just feels better than the surface pen when messing around with both

[@-The-Golden-God-]

As an artist, that holds no love for Apple, I have to admit that the Apple Pencil is much nicer to use.

[@mongoose3800]

Nice honest review. I bought the elite version as my Samsung S9 Ultra is just too big. I'm struggling with the OLED display on The Surface Pro...There is absolutely an issue with the screen door effect. Once you see it you can't unsee it. The whole display looks grainy and can be demonstrated side by side with another OLED device such as the Tab S9 Ultra. You must not have the best new glasses or a there are different screens 😀 Battery life is a welcome improvement.

[@RunForPeace-hk1cu]

Apple Tandem OLED cannot be beaten

[@williammaverick]

​@@RunForPeace-hk1cu It's not freakin Apple tech.. it's LG's tech and its already in cars years ago and now in Dell's XPS 13. Stop drinking that Apple koolaid and see what's real for once.

[@chapbot2023]

Whenever I'm thinking about buying a new computer I always hunt you down on KZbin lol! Lo and behold you uploaded this only 20 hours ago!

[@Robbie-mw5uu]

>"whenever I'm thinking about buying a new computer, I always hunt you down" >mobile tech reviewer 🤔

[@DaveM-FFB]

I've been happily using a Yoga laptop for years plus my Surface Pro 8 for travel has been fine. But frankly my Galaxy tablet tends to be more than adequate as a travel companion for email, surfing, and streaming now that I'm retired. Thx for the review.

[@mattbrown4833]

Now that the software is suitably mature, I'd really love to see them having another crack at the ~10" form factor (e.g. Surface/RT/Go) with an ARM chip. I have a Go 3 and it's great, but it would be a perfect candidate for ARM.

[@hiwrenhere]

It's been so long since I watched any tech videos and wow the new haircut looks awesome Lisa!!!

[@GaryJohnWalker1]

Bluetooth on the keyboard's a godsend - there are times it's good to have a surface pro (like this 7) in portrait mode propped on its 90 degree out stand, but even better if the keyboard still worked.

[@MagnuzMaximuz]

Lisa and Surface Tablet review, name a more iconic duo

[@cmarley69]

I have been watching you for years, you are a pioneer in the reviewing game.

[@mcvccr15]

I bought the 11 OLED after watching this review and many others. Slick hardware overall, but I have to agree with the concerns regarding the screen, and being able to see the digitizer layer or some sort of other screening effect that makes anything with a white or off-white background look muddy. I also have the Lenovo Slim 7x which has an OLED and an iPad Pro OLED, and I do not get nearly the same effect with either of those. I wonder if the issue only affects some Pro 11 OLED units? I'm going to reach out to Microsoft, but imagine I may end up returning it because I find it so distracting if they don't offer a replacement.

[@EpisodeAnon27]

This review is all I need!

[@yuyaku1270]

Did you activate the new haircut in the dev options? Looks great. Thanks for the great review, as always. Have been watching you since Nokia N91 :)

[@mervintrimillos9280]

Nice to see you again with your reviews. Keep it up and God bless.

[@vin.k.k]

The smile at the end .....

[@JonasPerssonPhoto]

Tried it out for one day and Lightroom lagged! It all depends on the file sizes and resolution of your camera. I have 61 megapixels and files are around 80mb big. Heavy delays when dragging the sliders. Might be easier for smaller files. Surface Pro 11 is great for surfing the web and Netflix. On the other hand, why would anyone waste so much money for that?

[@MrMopbucket]

I kept mistaking the Developer Mode Enabled as an overlay...oops!

[@deebzeal8204]

You're right Lisa. The prices of accessories are getting more ridiculous nowadays!! And I'm talking about from all major manufacturers... Btw, I'm just wondering. Won't you review Xiaomi tablets? Like the Pad 6?

[@bmc1222]

I used one in Best Buy and noticed the digitizer immediately. For $1,400 I don’t want to see it lol. It’s not visible on Apple tablets, nor on Samsung OLED tablets. Microsoft should have done better. It impacts the clarity of the screen especially on lighter color images.

[@cnfusd]

Cool stuff coming from Qualcomm and Microsoft 👍🏻

[@eljeffe58]

I always get confused on where exactly to turn off HDR and turn on SRGB. I get lost in Windows settings. Can you point me to how to do this? Wonderful video, as always! Thank you!

[@xBINARYGODx]

settings app has search - type HDR in it, and/or type SRGB

[@onlysublime]

right-click on your desktop and choose display settings. i'm going to give my recommended settings. turn off hdr first. set color profile to Vivid. click on brightness and turn off "change brightness automatically". turn off "change brightness based on content". turn off adaptive color.

[@ultramegax]

Windows Key + Alt + B is the button combination to turn HDR on and off without wading through menus.

[@emregunal1468]

What is the windows start up time? I have all ready set up my new snapdragon x elite 16 gb ram. (No app / program and documents loaded) Takes min 30 sec. to windows pin screen. Is ıt normal? What s yours?

[@heinekenhenni]

Beautiful Lisa….beautiful review as always….the lady knows her stuff!!!!

[@rramnel]

Thanks for the review, is the OLED display a 10-bit display?

[@TheRealMafoo]

Hello! Subscribed in 2013 and have loved all your videos! You are one of my favourite tech KZbinrs! My PC monitor is a 42" LG 4K OLED, and when you zoomed in on the screen, I could see the digitizer screen door effect. So, yea, it's there. I would need to see it in person, to really know if it's something that would be too distracting to want to purchase. I hope you get the ASUS ProArt PZ13, when it becomes available. I would like to see a comparison :)

[@mobiletechreview]

Be mindful that you're not looking at the display directly in person. Cameras introduce moire patterns as do video compression twice over (export compression and then KZbin compression) alter what you're seeing. Best to check one out in person.

[@-The-Golden-God-]

I'm looking for a tablet to use solely for illustration and browser based web design. I'm a Windows and Android user and I generally loathe Apple. I tested both devices today at the mall, having never used a Surface or iPad before. Unfortunately, I have to tip my hat to Apple; I felt that the iPad Pro screen is extremely impressive, particularly the etched glass version. I noticed the digitizer on the Surface straight away. The Apple Pen and keyboard also feel like they're much higher quality. I was all set to purchase the Surface 11, but now I'm utterly conflicted.

[@reflectionrecon]

Great Video Lias, I got the OLED version. I didnt notice as bad PWM in this OLED. What do you think?

[@mobiletechreview]

Indeed, PWM seems well controlled here, usually our camera picks it up (and shows a rolling pattern across the display). None of that here.

[@Dablakadaberri]

Can you provide the link of all the Windows on Arm software site that you presented? Thanks in advance

[@mobiletechreview]

You can see the URL at the top, it's: armrepo.ver.lt/

[@Dablakadaberri]

Thank you! Loved the review

[@digitalnomadtrader]

Closing in on 1 million subs 😮

[@AnkushNarula]

I’ve been using this machine for a week. My main takeaway: Windows is still a very clunky and non-uniform user experience, especially in tablet mode. The user needs to fiddle with too many settings to optimally take advantage of the hardware.

[@RunForPeace-hk1cu]

Hence windows on a tablet sucks 😂 and why macOS on iPad will never happen

[@AnkushNarula]

@@RunForPeace-hk1cu macOS on a tablet is the dream of nerds and dorks who fetishize poorly conceived possibilities but will never take full advantage of any of them

[@parkay8616]

Hi Lisa, pleased tell us your experience of using Premiere Pro on this 🙏 (And preferably a video :)))

[@zynan]

Hi Lisa. I watched part of your video three times, and then I double-checked on the Surface website to make sure. I want to ask you about the Surface Connect port. In your B-roll, it shows the power cord connecting to the Surface Connect port, and the location is just above the middle of the right side of the display. My question is, did you find this to be annoying, or get in the way, when it's just used for power supply? Second question, when you have a dock connected to the port, then you're more firmly anchored to your desk, and you need the cord plugged in to stay connected to storage drives or other things, you can still move the screen to different angles, but does it start to get in your line of sight and be annoying? Wouldn't it be better to have the port at the bottom edge of one side of the screen (in landscape)? (Compare this to the iPad with the Apple keyboard case, you can plug in to power and docks using the USB C port in the hinge of the keyboard rather than the USB C port on the edge of the display). :: Yes I know I'm being OCD about this, but did you find the cord getting in the way or the cord being visually distracting while using the screen? Thanks for your help! :)

[@thomasskytte4855]

Could you please post the link to the website with apps supported by Windows On Arm?

[@xChinky123x]

Love the t-shirt

[@seans93]

I wish it had an anti reflecting coating

[@JesusFriedChickenBadly]

What is the type and size of the upgradable storage?

[@francescamoscianese2193]

Compared to the Oled Display on Ipad Pro M4? I've had some setious problems into my eyes in the past and I' m looking for the best Oled Display on the market. I' m also considering Samsung S9 Plus. Please consuder I' m mainly working in a dimly lit ambient. Thanks in advance.

[@roundsjr]

Try Lightroom Classic on this? Ouch. Granted, it’s all new and Adobe has some catching up to do, but I use it every day for biz… and had to go back to the Mac until things are sorted.☹

[@mobiletechreview]

Only Lightroom CC (Classic isn't native on ARM yet).

[@bharat5194]

Thanks for your review

[@proautoscan]

I wonder if it is possible to have a snapdragon laptop with a dedicated GPU in the future? Was this even mentioned by any manufacturer ?

[@mistershopper7752]

Will I be able to connect my Wacom Mobilestudio pro 16 to this via Usb C?

[@darthenx2585]

Lisa why didnt you review the Laptop 7?

[@CF542]

I find it somewhat disappointing that battery life is around 8 hours. Better than old Surface but still not amazingly good for the new ARM processors.

[@BlindMansRevenge2002]

16 GB of RAM at the base model. Apple forces you to get a one terabyte hard drive to get that much ram on an iPad.

[@MrAdhiSuryana]

Even for me who mostly use Ms Office apps, the price is crazy especially the keyboard I saw last gen for almost half the price too, hard to recommend this 😢

[@malch2843]

At least you can use the last gen keyboard still, it did irk me that when I bought the new iPad pro i had to get a new keyboard and pencil. There are third party keyboards available too.

[@devon6039]

😮 I almost thought they skipped Surface Pro 10 (SP10) because I haven't seen an SP10 video from you 😅

[@orangeofmars2835]

It will be interesting to see this model compared to the Lunar Lake one which I sure expect this winter.

[@christianr.5868]

Lunar lake seems really interesting tbh

[@dons1643]

I guess if you get it as a combo deal, the prices aren’t so bad

[@bishalshrestha5405]

Can this run the application like photoshop and illustrator ??

[@shadowfallenable]

Yep. Its on the list.

[@gambolputtyofulm]

Does Clip Studio Paint run on this? I keep seeing widly different answers when I ask Reddit.

[@Qoozord]

i bought 8840u tablet for 1k with 32gb and 1tb storage... Microsoft sells similar specs for 2400

[@robertogerber]

I love surface products, but the price on the keyboard is just crazy, plus, I haven't had "great" experience with the keyboards in terms of durability. The light color ones tend to get dirty and stain easily, and all of them, despite the color, star breaking on the corners... I just don't know if they are worth it anymore =S

[@oscarjeong9438]

Can you test Adobe apps with it?

[@christianr.5868]

Photoshop and fresco are native apps right now and they run great. After effects and premiere are getting native ports this summer

[@christianr.5868]

Photoshop and fresco are native apps right now and they run great. After effects and premiere are getting native ports this summer

[@anderbeau]

I don’t understand what’s gonna happen to Intel & AMD if everyone is switching to ARM 🤔

[@mrsmilescam1550]

Nothing. It’s all a matter of choice of hardware for us consumers.

[@mad23151]

Will you review the LAPTOP?

[@Jaylikescar]

Almost to 1 million :D

[@xpusostomos]

Is the Surface all snapdragon going forward, or will there also be Intel versions?

[@mobiletechreview]

Looks like ARM unless Microsoft changes their mind in the future.

[@andyH_England]

They will have Surface Pro for business with Intel chips as ARM is unlikely to be adopted by businesses and Enterprise yet due to legacy app issues.

[@billymania11]

The fine lady is unaware that Microsoft has the Surface Pro 10 series with the Intel processor. I use the Surface Pro 9 and because I do enterprise development work, I will stay on the Intel processor.

[@xpusostomos]

@@billymania11 sure... But when you're talking about '10" and the new model is "11", it sounds like 10 is just a legacy model that maybe well never be updated. (?)

[@mobiletechreview]

@@billymania11 MS sells a refreshed Intel Surface Pro via business channel. It is simply a CPU-refreshed Surface Pro 9. They have not announced new development for Intel based platforms at this time.

[@davidemesina3909]

Great review! From italy 🇮🇹😎

[@Maximusgauche]

2-0

[@ExMuslimAman]

Respected Gigs pleas let me know can we install mt4 and run on surface pro 11 snapdragon

[@user-sk4gj3ji3o]

Detachable screen ?

[@francoreque]

Cool tshirt!

[@Mutio86]

Wish they‘d use the same glass Samsung uses on the S24 Ultra. The reflexions are killing the OLED advantage.

[@SusanAmberBruce]

what's amazing for art these days in the form of something like this surface?

[@juno1597]

It's a bummer seeing X86 get such a bad rep because Intel is behind TSMC in power efficiency and Intel still has a large market lead over AMD in the mobile space.

[@JesusFriedChickenBadly]

Why not review the business models with the Intel processors?

[@NeonVisual]

It's unfortunate that Windows has turned into shareware, adware and spyware, and as such for the first time in my life I'm considering a macbook next, and if that works out I'll switch the desktop workstation too. I just don't trust MS at all anymore.

[@lucasn0tch]

Never forget what personal sacrifices Snowden took to shed light on Micro$oft's complacency with the NSA

[@aiahmani6572]

😂😂😂

[@xBINARYGODx]

bye - have a wonderful time!

[@williammaverick]

Cause going with a non-Windows OS while still using the same apps & going to the same websites will be any different huh. You really think Facebook, Google, Walmart & Amazon don't spy on you and track everything on your PC? Boy, you're in for a surprise.

[@RidwanGosal]

I think it's way overblown. Every tech companies track your activities in manner that you aren't aware of, but only one succeeded in making everyone believe they don't track you at all.

[@simongentry]

did you get a tan !?! you look amazing !!!

[@mobiletechreview]

Summertime is tan time!

[@EdwardBartel]

For $2100 it's a bit disappointing that the "Elite" processor is only their 3rd best. Imagine how competitive this Surface would be if it had one of their 3.8Ghz processors with better GPU performance on board.

[@thedduck]

Bruh for a split second there I thought unknowingly I have enabled the developer mode on my phone somehow 😂 that's a good one 👌

[@salazarian]

Lisa I hope that Buddha statue is getting a royalty check at this point 😭🤣

[@newfnshow031]

the m3 MacBook air is currently 849 I would never in my life buy a windows machine for more than that

[@GudieveNing]

T shirt fools my brain into thinking the dialog box is a real time AR projection!

[@bfish9700]

x86 performance is "acceptable enough." Personally zero interest in these. I think the market share cap for X elite is 5%ish. AMD's AI 370 is going to crush these in most everything.

[@gizzmoguy.]

Olen consumes more power? Strange.

[@PeterdaPanda]

Yes, when displaying white or bright content compared to LCD. OLED uses less power than LCD only when displaying black or dark content because the individual pixels are dimmed or turned off (each OLED pixel generates their own light, unlike LCD that has a separate backlight array).

[@williammaverick]

​@@PeterdaPanda The difference in their power consumption between bright and dark colors is even disproportional as OLED consumes far more with bright colors and only a little less with dark ones compared to LCD. It is only with actual black that OLED really saves power more. Source: Notebookcheck's test on Razer Blade OLED.

[@Dave--gp1qx]

WiFi 7 !😊

[@ByrdRecords]

Ok thks is great... but ill wait for Wacom to drop a snapdragon fablet 😊

[@ZachChen1996]

Bad HDR performance is a deal breaker for me, Microsoft has a long ways of catching up to Apple in this regard.

[@DonaldHawk]

Can you supply more power or recharge faster on USB-C versus their connector?

[@mobiletechreview]

Both max at 65 watts. You can use a higher wattage charger but it will regulate down to 65 watts.

[@DonaldHawk]

Some other videos mentioned a 39W Microsoft charger but that may be for lower end configurations

[@mobiletechreview]

@@DonaldHawk Right, it comes with a 39 watt charger, but supports fast charging with a 65 watt charger (either via the Surface Connector or USB-C).

[@MzuMzu-nx1em]

Oh Hi Lisa , Jhonny loves you very very much 😂😂🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣😅

[@osawereao]

Lisa is not on TikTok.... Please Lisa

[@BR0KK85]

Way to go fr M$ callimg tjeir Translation layer PRISM .. 😂🎉😅 Guess the partnership with the 3 letter agiencies left its mark

[@Ninja_Samurai-dd3kq]

At least they can make it fanless and with the half price they quoted now.

[@benjamina6915]

As impressive as all of this may be, the Surface Pro still has one huge bottleneck, the pen. It's such a let down. Perhaps Microsoft should start considering dropping it's own pen protocol in favor of something better.

[@elmalloc]

Need taht shirt! lol

[@jbt8922]

Way overpriced for no keyboard included.

[@balelitas]

🙌

[@rnoerachmad]

windows arm64 still having issue with other app and stick to macbook pro better than move to this ecosystem. Snapdragon fail for preparing compability and performance with Windows

[@wveerallday20]

Might still be KZbin processing, but there is no audio.

[@MauriceMay]

It has audio now. Enjoy 😊

[@ArthropodSpidey]

Maybe you need hearing aids. Exciting times!

[@jebaker2]

Mine is fine

[@BR0KK85]

These are throw away pcs like apple does them ... I dont like that. I dont like windows and the recall stuff to

[@kipa_chu]

Keyboard and Pen is expensive. Kind of scam TBH, hard pass.