Alleged Surface Pro 8 leak shows a device with a larger screen, Thunderbolt ports, and a 120Hz screen. (credit: Twitter/Shadow_Leak )
Just days ahead of Microsoft’s next Surface hardware event, Twitter user @Shadlow_Leak has posted what appears to be a leaked retail listing showing some key specs of a new Surface Pro device (via The Verge ). According to the listing, the new convertible tablet appears to ditch USB-C and USB-A ports in favor of a pair of Thunderbolt 4 ports, and it also adds 11th-gen Intel Core processors, the 13″ screen with a 120Hz refresh rate, and a user-replaceable SSD like the ones in some other current Surface devices .
The renders show a Surface with a design similar to the current Surface Pro 7, just with a new notably larger screen and smaller bezels than the current Surface area Pro 7. Take this with a larger grain of salt—the “screens” in these press renders are often superimposed on the devices after the fact, and they’ve been known to get the screen size wrong . Still, a larger display with smaller bezels lines up with other Surface Pro 8 rumors that have been circulating, as well as general style trends in the PC industry.
A larger display screen for the Surface Pro 8 would make this the biggest overhaul of the hardware since 2014’s Surface Professional 3 . Microsoft has been intentionally conservative about updating the device’s design over the years within order to maintain compatibility with existing chargers, keyboard covers, plus accessories. 2019’s Surface Pro X introduced a refined design, but that tablet is only available with ARM processors rather than x86 chips from Intel or AMD, limiting compatibility and performance for many existing Windows apps.
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