
Given that the chassis is otherwise identical in size, we're not sure why this would need to be removed, and it's certainly bad news for wired headphone fans.

It also has a SIM tray to support its 5G connectivity.Īll variants of the Surface Pro 9, for some reason, have ditched the 3.5mm headphone socket.

The ARM model has the same IO, but its USB-C ports are only capable of USB 3.2 connectivity. Microsoft has introduced an ARM-powered 5G model with this generation, which we'll explore in more depth later in this article. Well, that's true of the Intel-based models, at least. Both of which support Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4.0, as they did on the Surface Pro 8. Amazon. The IO is mostly the same, consisting of Microsoft's proprietary Surface Connect port and two USB-C ports.
