Microsoft Surface Pro 12 (2026) vs HP OmniBook X Flip 14” (2026)

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Display 2196 x 1464
Battery 38 Wh
CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Microsoft Surface Pro 12 (2026) and HP OmniBook X Flip 14” (2026) important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
89.1
(Very good)
Value Index
50.8
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Pro 12 (2026)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 90 versus 60 Hz
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 720 grams less (around 1.59 lbs)
  • Around 14% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • 36% sharper screen – 220 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Much smaller footprint: 24% more compact case (80.8 vs 106 square inches)
  • Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Advantages of the HP OmniBook X Flip 14” (2026)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Features a much bigger (~55%) battery – 59 against 38 watt-hours
  • Can run popular games at about 10-14% higher FPS

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 0.68 kg (1.5 lbs) 1.4 kg (3.09 lbs)
Dimensions 274 x 190 x 7.8 mm
10.79 x 7.48 x 0.31 inches
313 x 218.5 x 14.5 mm
12.32 x 8.6 x 0.57 inches
Area 521 cm2 (80.7 inches2) 684 cm2 (106 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~82.4% ~83.1%
Side bezels 10.2 mm 5.8 mm
Colors Silver, Blue, Purple Gray, Blue, Brown
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer Yes Yes
Opening angle 360° 360°
Kensington lock No No
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Passive Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans - 1
Noise level (max. load) - 43.3 dB

Display

Size 12 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-90 Hz) No
PPI 220 ppi 162 ppi
Aspect ratio 3:2 16:10
Resolution 2196 x 1464 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes Yes
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Screen space comparison
OmniBook X Flip 14” (2026)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
Surface Pro 12 (2026)
12″ (3:2 ratio) = 66.5 in2
~32% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1400:1 -
sRGB color space 97.7% 62.5%
Adobe RGB profile 72.4% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 72% -
Response time 31 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes (50% in 45 min)
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 45 W Yes
Charging port position Right Left, Right
Charge power 45 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter 171 grams 162 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 4.04 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo frequency - 4.5 GHz
Cores 6 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 6 8
L3 Cache 6 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Adreno X2-45 Intel Xe3 Graphics
Fabrication process 3 nm 2 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP - 25 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 3 nm 3 nm
GPU base clock 500 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 910 MHz 2450 MHz
FLOPS 2.1 TFLOPS 2.5 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory bus 128 bit -
Memory speed 9.52 Gbps 8.53 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1152 512
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 72 32
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 36 16
GPU performance 2.1 TFLOPS 2.5 TFLOPS

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 9523 MHz 8533 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus Custom PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
Storage type - SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots - 1
NVMe No Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W -
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness ~86.5 dB ~43.3 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v6.0
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 -
Ports
USB-A No 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No Thunderbolt 4
HDMI No 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) No Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type - Island
Numpad - No
Backlight - Yes
Touchpad
Size - 12.5 x 8.0 cm
Surface - Glass
Windows Precision - Yes
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