Given the ideal cohort of technology and timing, it was regrettable to see the Surface RT fail spectacularly due in equal parts to a restrictive system and middling performance. Touting excellent graphics performance for its time, the Nvidia’s Tegra 3 chipset was a perfect candidate for the Surface RT.

Its idea was sound: ARM chipsets were renowned for their power efficiency, which provided longer battery life. Back then, Microsoft was hell-bent on creating a tablet experience and, more importantly, its Windows Store to contend against Apple’s iPad dominance. At its centre was the ARM-based Nvidia Tegra 3 chip. In October 2012, Microsoft officially initiated the Surface series with the Surface RT as a vanguard device. This is in stark contrast to Microsoft’s initial take on an ARM-powered Surface in 2012. Make no mistake, the Surface Pro X can handle the full desktop version of Windows 10 Pro and is also compatible with desktop applications. So what’s the secret behind their investment? Feels like the first time The SQ1 is the birthchild of a multi-year relationship between Microsoft and Qualcomm.

Its release marked the first time in seven years that an ARM processor has appeared in a Surface device. 5, is supported by the Microsoft SQ1 system-on-chip (SoC).

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