I’ve put aside my iPad Pro and used Microsoft’s brand-new Surface Pro 12 (2025) - but can it compete with Apple's finest?

The cameras on board the Surface Pro 9 are good. There are two of them, but you should only ever use one of them. The front-facing camera is rock solid for video calls and Teams meetings ...

Thankfully, the Surface Pro 9 features a fairly crisp 1080p front-facing camera that will help you look good on calls. It also packs a decent 10MP camera on the rear if you’re inclined to take ...

so it is less sexy on the design front but is still fully capable of things like pen support and face unlock. It even has an integrated kickstand like the Surface Pro 9 and an optional keyboard ...

Microsoft's new Surface Pro 9 merges the best of the Pro 8 and Pro ... Bluetooth 5.1 Camera Front-facing 1080p, IR camera, rear-facing 10MP (4K video) Front-facing 1080p (Windows Studio Effects ...

Like the Surface Pro 8, the Surface Pro 9 ships with cameras on front and back. Up front you get a 1080p 5MP camera that supports Windows Hello (so you can log in with your face), and on the back ...

Microsoft’s displays have been great for years now, so it’s unlikely to rock the boat on that front ... Surface Pro 10 when we get our hands on it, as we’ve been big fans of the Pro 9 ...

two adjectives that don't belong in any conversation about Bluetooth audio unless you put an "un-" in front of them. Anyway. Bluetooth audio in the Surface Pro 9 seems no better or worse than it ...

And while the 5MP front-facing camera is the same module ... Both versions of the Surface Pro 9 have a groove on the edge, but only the Intel model has cutouts for its fan. The other big change ...

There's not much new to the Surface Pro 9 on the outside ... speakers, Wi-Fi module, front and rear cameras, and side buttons. Most notably, the battery is now screwed down instead of held ...

The standard Surface Pro 9 is a modest upgrade from last year's ... of battery life Up to 19 hours of battery life Camera 1080p front camera with Windows Hello face authentication, 10MP rear ...

The Surface Pro 9 has a couple things going for it ... which make room for a Windows Hello-compatible 1080p front-facing camera and a dual-microphone array for video calls and recording.