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Best Performance mode except explicitly named alternative noise modes. Matching 16 GB / 512 GB X2 Plus review unit. Review unit is the Jade German consumer configuration. Published US adapter bundle is kept separate.","battery_runtime_measured":"Battery Runtime: 18h 53min Wi-Fi at 150 nits and 8h 42min Wi-Fi at maximum brightness. Converted from minutes to hours, rounded to four decimals. Maximum brightness not replaced by invented calibrated nits. Best Performance mode except explicitly named alternative noise modes. Matching 16 GB / 512 GB X2 Plus review unit. Review unit is the Jade German consumer configuration. Published US adapter bundle is kept separate. Maker web claim uses twelve popular sites and is 16 hours. The independent review uses its Wi-Fi web test. Browser/version are not stated in this article, so the two workloads are not treated as identical.","fan_noise_measured":"Earthworks M23R / Arta, 15 cm distance, ambient 25.1 dB(A). Idle equals ambient floor. Gaming is Cyberpunk Ultra. Maximum-load rows use the published modes. Best Performance mode except explicitly named alternative noise modes. Matching 16 GB / 512 GB X2 Plus review unit. Review unit is the Jade German consumer configuration. Published US adapter bundle is kept separate.","game_fps_measured":"Final game table: published resolution, preset and AA kept. Cyberpunk explicitly has FSR off. Unstated ray tracing and frame generation omitted. Driver 32.0.147.10. Best Performance mode. Review unit is the Jade German consumer configuration. Published US adapter bundle is kept separate.","windows_hello_ir":"Matching consumer X2 Plus review Specifications: 1080p with IR. Case and Connectivity also explicitly says webcam with IR.","keyboard_backlight":"Matching review X2P-64-100, 16 GB, 512 GB, 13.8-inch 2304 x 1536 120 Hz. Additional features explicitly Keyboard Light yes and input section illuminated keyboard. Type and colour not stated, so no white or RGB inference. Jade review finish does not change the US Platinum reference.","predecessor":"Notebookcheck's review of the 13.8-inch Surface Laptop 8th Edition says the chassis is unchanged from the previous model and the previous generation Surface Laptop."}},{"url":"https://www.qualcomm.com/content/dam/qcomm-martech/dm-assets/documents/Snapdragon-X2-Plus-Product-Brief.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["process_node_nm","cpu_clusters"],"notes":{"process_node_nm":"Specs and Features: both published Snapdragon X2 Plus variants use the 3 nm process. The represented Microsoft configuration explicitly uses the 10-core X2 Plus. Chip maximum memory or PCIe capabilities are not substituted for laptop configuration.","cpu_clusters":"Qualcomm MCN 87-96323-1 Rev B, page 2 exact X2P-64-100 column: six Prime cores at 4.0 GHz multi-core maximum, four Performance cores at 3.4 GHz multi-core maximum. No base clocks invented. Prime cores use the prime core type. Maker Performance naming retained without relabelling it as an efficiency role. Chip ratings, not measured sustained laptop clocks."}},{"url":"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/service-guides/surface-laptop-8-business/surface-laptop-8-business-device-information-and-service-parts","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["model_numbers","speaker_count"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Supported Models explicitly binds 2036 and 2138 to eighth-edition Snapdragon 13.8-inch consumer hardware, Platinum/Black/Jade/Dune. These are chassis IDs, not exact regional retail SKU numbers. Intel 2107/2135 and 15-inch 2037/2139 excluded.","speaker_count":"Original service page separately lists Snapdragon 13.8-inch hardware and its Right Speaker and Left Speaker as shared assemblies. Exact size references are EP2-29870 right and EP2-29869 left. Two physical speakers, not inferred from stereo channels. Intel performance specifications are not transferred."}},{"url":"https://www.qualcomm.com/wi-fi/products/fastconnect/fastconnect-7800","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["wifi_bands"],"notes":{"wifi_bands":"Installed FastConnect 7800 independently identified by matching 16 GB/512 GB review. Component maker Features and Spectral Bands explicitly 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz. Radio support, with OS, router and local regulatory restrictions. No optional chip cellular feature transferred."}},{"url":"https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/battery/surface-battery-testing-and-estimated-performance","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["battery_life_claimed"],"notes":{"battery_life_claimed":"Surface Laptop (8th Edition) (Snapdragon), 13.8-inch web test explicitly up to 16 hours. Microsoft May 2026 preproduction software/hardware: Snapdragon X2 Plus, 16 GB/512 GB. Full discharge accessing twelve popular websites over multiple open browser tabs, 150 nits, automatic brightness off, Wi-Fi connected, all other settings default. This correct explicit test configuration resolves the store footnote X2 Elite Plus typo. The video claim is separately bound to the store footnote with correct 512 GB, rather than this article video row typo 512B. Actual runtime varies with use and settings. Direct English article read in Chrome via the maker linked battery-performance redirect."}}],"fields_filled":96,"updated":"2026-10-23"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}