Switching out Chrome for Microsoft’s Edge browser extended the battery by about an hour but that is still shorter than its predecessor. That’s with only a few tabs open in Chrome, using the Typora text editor and Evernote.
Used for light work with recommended power settings and 70% screen brightness, it lasts only four hours.
Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardianīattery life is poor.
Fully charging the tablet with the included 24W Surface Connect charger took more than three hours, reaching 50% in about an hour, which is slower than its predecessor.
