Volume set to 40% and the Bluetooth A2DP profile was used. Playlist consisted of 44 songs using SBC encoding.

Testing conducted by Microsoft on August 2020 using Surface Earbuds with firmware update 3.0.0.6 paired with Surface Laptop 3, Surface Pro 7 and Surface Duo.

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Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing eight popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilising Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. Testing conducted by Microsoft in August 2022 using preproduction software and preproduction 15” Intel® Core™ i7, 256GB, 8GB RAM device. Up to 17 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage on Surface Laptop 5 15”

Testing conducted by Microsoft in August 2022 using preproduction software and preproduction 13.5” Intel® Core™ i5, 256GB, 8GB RAM device. Up to 18 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage on Surface Laptop 5 13.5” Available colours, sizes, finishes and processors may vary by store, market and configuration. Colours available on selected models only.

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