<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Surface	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
8	O
is	O
a	O
2-in-1	B-Device
detachable	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
to	O
supersede	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
combines	O
the	O
form	O
factor	O
and	O
exterior	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
X	I-Device
with	O
internal	O
Intel-based	O
hardware	O
of	O
the	O
Pro	O
7+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2021	O
alongside	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Go	I-Device
3	I-Device
,	O
updated	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
X	I-Device
models	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
Surface	B-Device
Laptop	I-Device
Studio	I-Device
,	O
Surface	B-Device
Duo	O
2	O
,	O
Surface	B-Device
Slim	O
Pen	O
2	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
other	O
accessories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tablet	B-Device
is	O
powered	O
by	O
the	O
new	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
4	O
Feb	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
the	O
general	O
availability	O
for	O
organisations	O
across	O
industries	O
in	O
the	O
UAE	O
of	O
its	O
Surface	B-Device
Laptop	I-Device
Studio	I-Device
and	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
8	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
8	I-Device
is	O
the	O
10th	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
lineup	O
preceded	O
by	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
7+	I-Device
and	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
X	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
design	O
that	O
aligns	O
closer	O
to	O
the	O
previously	O
launched	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
X	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
models	O
,	O
a	O
microSD	O
card	O
slot	O
is	O
not	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
to	O
include	O
two	O
USB-C	O
ports	O
with	O
Thunderbolt	B-Protocol
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
8	I-Device
is	O
powered	O
by	O
the	O
new	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
Home	I-Application
operating	O
system	O
(	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
or	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
for	O
business	O
models	O
)	O
with	O
a	O
30-day	O
trial	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
