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Surface hardware environmental test results

Surface devices are built to withstand rigorous conditions that help ensure optimal reliability and lower cost of ownership. Recent Surface devices meet United States Military standards for ruggedness and durability of equipment under various environmental conditions including temperature, humidity, shock, vibration, and other stressors.

Surface device family

The MIL-STD-810 test standards, maintained by the US Department of Defense, help organizations evaluate how devices perform in the field. The testing program outlines multiple test methods across a range of environmental stress conditions. This is designed to test equipment limits in various conditions where it's expected to be used (environment) or transported (shocks). An independent third-party laboratory has tested the Surface devices listed below using recommended test methods.

MIL-STD-810 test results

Operational tests pass if the unit remained operational during the entire test, and non-operational tests pass if a functional verification was performed immediately after the test exposure. Tests were conducted in accordance with the MIL-STD-810 standards effective at the time of product release. Surface commercial devices, including Surface Pro 10, Surface Laptop 6, Surface Laptop Go 3, Surface Laptop Studio 2, Surface Go 4, Surface Pro 9, Surface Pro 9 with 5G, Surface Laptop 5, and Surface Laptop Go 2 meet the current standard, MIL-STD-810H. Earlier devices were tested under the previous standard, MIL-STD-810G.

Current standard: MIL-STD-810H

Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6.

Test Surface Pro 10 Surface Laptop 6 Surface Laptop Go 3 Surface Laptop Studio 2 Surface Go 4 Surface Pro 9 Surface Pro 9 with 5G Surface Laptop Go 2
Altitude Operating Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Altitude Storage Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Bench Handling Shock Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Blowing Dust Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Blowing Sand Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Crash Safety Shock Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Explosive Atmosphere Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Freeze/Thaw Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Functional Shock Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
High Temperature Operating Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
High Temperature Storage Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Humidity Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Low Temperature Operating Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Low Temperature Storage Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Temperature Shock Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Transit Drop Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Vibration (Category 24) Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Vibration (Category 4) Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

Earlier standard: MIL-STD-810G

Surface Laptop family

Surface Laptop Studio.

Test Surface Laptop Studio Surface Laptop 4 13” AMD Surface Laptop 4 13” Intel Surface Laptop 4 15” AMD Surface Laptop SE Surface Laptop Go Surface Laptop 4 15” Intel
Bench Handling Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Blowing Dust Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Blowing Sand Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Crash Safety Shock Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Explosive Atmosphere Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Freeze/Thaw Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Function Shock Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
High Altitude Operation Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
High Altitude Storage Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
High Temperature Operating (Constant) Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
High Temperature Storage (Constant) Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
High Temperature Storage (cyclic) Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Humidity Pass Pass N/A Pass Pass Pass Pass
Low Temperature Operating Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Low Temperature Storage Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Thermal Shock Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Transit Drop Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Vibration Ground Vehicle Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Vibration Minimum Integrity Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

Surface Pro family

Surface Pro

Test Surface Pro X SQ2 Surface Pro 8 Surface Pro 7+
Bench Handling Pass Pass Pass
Blowing Dust Pass Pass Pass
Blowing Sand Pass Pass Pass
Crash Safety Shock Pass Pass Pass
Explosive Atmosphere Pass Pass Pass
Freeze/Thaw Pass Pass Pass
Function Shock Pass Pass Pass
High Altitude Operation Pass Pass Pass
High Altitude Storage Pass Pass Pass
High Temperature Operating (Constant) Pass Pass Pass
High Temperature Storage (Constant) Pass Pass Pass
High Temperature Storage (cyclic) Pass Pass Pass
Humidity Pass Pass Pass
Low Temperature Operating Pass Pass Pass
Low Temperature Storage Pass Pass Pass
Thermal Shock Pass Pass Pass
Transit Drop Pass Pass Pass
Vibration Ground Vehicle Pass Pass Pass
Vibration Minimum Integrity Pass Pass Pass

Surface Book family

Surface Book 3

Test Surface Book 3 Surface Book 2
Bench Handling Pass Pass
Blowing Dust Pass Pass
Blowing Sand N/A N/A
Crash Safety Shock Pass Pass
Explosive Atmosphere Pass Pass
Freeze/Thaw Pass Pass
Function Shock Pass Pass
High Altitude Operation Pass Pass
High Altitude Storage Pass Pass
High Temperature Operating (Constant) Pass Pass
High Temperature Storage (Constant) Pass Pass
High Temperature Storage (cyclic) Pass Pass
Humidity Pass Pass
Low Temperature Operating Pass Pass
Low Temperature Storage Pass Pass
Thermal Shock N/A N/A
Transit Drop Pass Pass
Vibration Ground Vehicle Pass Pass
Vibration Minimum Integrity Pass Pass

Surface Go family

Surface Go 3

Test Surface Go 3 Surface Go 2 Surface Go 2 (LTE)
Bench Handling Pass Pass Pass
Blowing Dust Pass Pass Pass
Blowing Sand Pass N/A Pass
Crash Safety Shock Pass Pass Pass
Explosive Atmosphere Pass Pass Pass
Freeze/Thaw Pass Pass Pass
Function Shock Pass Pass Pass
High Altitude Operation Pass Pass Pass
High Altitude Storage Pass Pass Pass
High Temperature Operating (Constant) Pass Pass Pass
High Temperature Storage (Constant) Pass Pass Pass
High Temperature Storage (cyclic) Pass Pass Pass
Humidity Pass Pass Pass
Low Temperature Operating Pass Pass Pass
Low Temperature Storage Pass Pass Pass
Temperature Shock n/a Pass Pass
Thermal Shock Pass Pass Pass
Transit Drop Pass Pass Pass
Vibration Ground Vehicle Pass Pass Pass
Vibration Minimum Integrity Pass Pass Pass

Surface Duo

Surface Duo 2

Test Surface Duo 2
Bench Handling Pass
Blowing Dust Pass
Blowing Sand Pass
Crash Safety Shock Pass
Explosive Atmosphere Pass
Freeze/Thaw Pass
Function Shock Pass
High Altitude Operation Pass
High Altitude Storage Pass
High Temperature Operating (Constant) Pass
High Temperature Storage (Constant) Pass
High Temperature Storage (cyclic) Pass
Humidity Pass
Low Temperature Operating Pass
Low Temperature Storage Pass
Thermal Shock Pass
Transit Drop Pass
Vibration Ground Vehicle Pass
Vibration Minimum Integrity Pass

Note

Lab tests simulate but don't duplicate real-world environmental stresses. A device that passes lab tests may not withstand real-world field conditions.