Microsoft is planning to release a 12-inch version of Surface Pro and Surface Laptop with the lower-end Snapdragon X ...

The company had already been reported to be working on a smaller Surface Pro last year, but plans for that seemingly fell through, as the Surface Pro 11 launched in the same 13-inch size as always.

Bowden cites unnamed sources who say that the smaller Surface Pro is meant to compete with Apple’s iPad Pro (which is 11 inches), not just on screen size and portability but also on refresh rate ...