Surface Dial

Surface Dial is a completely new way to interact with technology and create in the most natural, immersive way. Store, customize, access, navigate, and reimagine physical tools in the digital world – from concept to creation.

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Surface Dial

Simplify actions Partners with Pen Use directly on screen

Make everyday tasks simple and fun. Adjust the volume on your favorite Groove track. Scroll through news articles without touching your keyboard or mouse. Fly through your local city in Windows Maps.

With Surface Dial in one hand and Surface Pen in the other, you can unlock your creativity with easy access to shortcuts, controls, drawing tools, and more.

When used with Surface Studio, Surface Pro, and Surface Book 2, Surface Dial allows you to reimagine the way you design. Place it directly on the screen and watch as a color picker or ruler magically appears on your digital drafting table.

Feel your work

Haptic feedback provides helpful vibrations through the aluminum body into your fingertips, to help you stay in the moment and feel totally in touch with your work.

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An integral part of the Surface family

Many of the innovative things Surface Dial can do with Surface Studio, Surface Pro, and Surface Book 2 can also be done with Surface Book, Surface Laptop, and Surface Pro 4.

Surface Arc Mouse

Slim, light and ready to travel, Surface Arc Mouse is designed to conform to your hand and snaps flat to fit easily in your bag. Connects via Bluetooth.

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Surface Pen

Write and draw naturally, with precision ink on one end and a rubber eraser on the other. Sketch, shade, and paint with artistic precision — the 4,096 pressure points respond to the lightest touch.

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Surface Studio

Turn your desk into a Studio. Surface Studio is a whole new class of device featuring a floating 28” PixelSense Display that’s designed for the creative process.

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Surface Book 2

Experience up to 4 times more power than before and up to 17 hours¹ of battery life. Blazing graphics now come in two sizes: a new 15” or a 13.5” PixelSense™ Display.

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Surface Pro

The new Surface Pro gives you a best-in-class laptop, plus the versatility of a studio and tablet — while the refined design includes improved battery life and desktop performance to help keep you productive all day long.

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[1] Sold separately.

Tech specs

Exterior	Casing: Aluminum Color: Magnesium
Dimensions	Dial: 2.32 x 1.18 in (59 x 30 mm) (D x H) Base: 2.12 x 0.15 in (54 x 4 mm) (D x H)
Weight	145 g with batteries (2)
Battery life	12 months typical (4-hour daily use)
Wireless	Bluetooth Low Energy Frequency: 2.40 GHz Range: 2 meters Capacitive-touchscreen detectable (Studio only)
Power	2 AAA alkaline batteries (included)
Features	Compatibility: All Windows 10 devices Press and hold: For menu Rotate: Freely/continuously (both directions); 0.30 N-cm resistance torque Click: Activates a momentary switch with 300g force; Rotate detection functional in up and down button positions Dynamic feedback: Provides tactile feedback in software adjustable increments On-screen detection: Touch digitizer reports the onscreen location through a capacitive pattern (Studio only)
Warranty	1 year
Apps	Bluebeam (Revu) Drawboard (Drawboard PDF) Mental Canvas (Mental Canvas Player) Silicon Benders (Sketchable) Smith Micro (Moho 12) Spotify (Spotify) Staffpad (StaffPad) Windows (All) Word, PPT, Excel (Office Win32) OneNote (UWP version) Windows Maps Plumbago Sketchpad Groove Music PewPew Shooter Microsoft Photos Paint

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Reviewed ByChristopher

4/18/2019

Review title of ChristopherA disapointment

So much potential with the hardware but it just doesn't do anything worth while on the software side. It would be perfect it could at least scroll on things your mouse pointed to but it just scrolls random sections of programs. It also pretty much can only map keyboard shortcuts. Would be nice to map scrolling horizontal and other functions. I most likely will return it.

Microsoft Team responded on 5/15/2019

Hi Christopher, Thanks for the feedback about your experience with Surface Dial. Our goal is for our products to always provide the best experience possible for our customers, and we’re sorry yours missed the mark. We’ll be sure to share your experience with the rest of our team to help improve on our products in the future. Kindly, Heather Surface Customer Care

26 out of 35 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByFahad

2/8/2018

Review title of FahadGreat potential, but needs a built-in touchpad to pan.

It has great potential. I would love if it had a multitouch touchpad on the top to pan across images in Photoshop or artboards in Adobe XD. This can be a great tool to complement mice.

Microsoft Team responded on 2/13/2018

Hi Fahad, We appreciate your insight on the Surface Dial and where you think the overall design can improve! We’ve made sure to share your feedback with our team, and thank you for your honesty. Kindly, Victoria Surface Customer Care

12 out of 19 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByDarron

1/9/2017

Review title of DarronGreat product with great potential!

The only thing I would add is the ability to program this to any app that is in focus. So you would link it to the .exe of the program running that you wanted to use it with i.e. Adobe Lightroom, then if I wanted to use it to rate or change the white balance. Lots of potential

Microsoft Store Team responded on 1/10/2017

Hi Darron, Thanks for the feedback! We're always working on ways to make the Surface Dial (and all our Surface products) even better and we appreciate your input.

39 out of 73 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByM Davis

7/24/2018

Review title of M DavisCrucial Support Missing

Very promising device so far, but would Love support from Adobe's Creative Suites to take full advantage of what the Surface Dial has to offer.

8 out of 12 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByJoshua

10/13/2018

Review title of JoshuaGood device, still needs wider support

I use the dial with a surface book 2. It has a pleasant feel, turns smoothly (with or without haptic feedback) and is great for a few applications. When it works and the software supports it, I find it great to use. However, I have a few issues with it: (1) pairing is slow --- when I first start using it, I often have to click it 3 - 5 times and spend maybe a minute getting it to wake up and connect to my surface book. In contrast, the surface ergonomic keyboard and precision mouse and nearly always instant (1-2 seconds, tops). (2) A lot of apps and software do not really support the surface dial. I can understand this from a developer perspective as probably not many people have one. However, it really limits how broadly useful the dial is. Even many Microsoft apps have limited support turning it into a glorified scroll wheel for most applications.

19 out of 34 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByRotornut69

12/24/2016

Review title of Rotornut69Good Start - Needs More Support by/for Apps/Progs

I'm already enjoying my Surface Dial but find in-app support for Windows Wheel devices frustratingly limited so far. Since I use quite a few Autodesk products on a daily basis for both business and personal endeavors, and those products tend to focus on design of three-dimensional objects, having those products support the Wheel interface would make orbiting models much easier. There are also many other tasks which are less intuitive using a mouse that would benefit from supporting a Wheel device. However, at the same time, it would be nice to see Microsoft add more ability to customize by providing for application-specific custom tools. For example, I would like to add my own custom tool to the Surface Dial menu for when I'm working in a program which allows me to rotate objects, even though the program may not yet directly support the Surface Dial; if I know how to invoke the command through the keyboard or mouse, I ought to be able to add that command to a custom tool on the Surface Dial which becomes available when the associated program is active. Note that this would be a relatively easy software improvement and does not affect the overall functionality of the hardware. Still, it's a fascinating new way to interact with the computer. I hope to see additional development to support the Surface Dial across the board.

Microsoft Store Team responded on 12/26/2016

Hi Rotornut69, Thank you for your feedback. We’re always seeking to improve the experience, and we’d love additional input, so feel free to email us at SurfaceCustomerCare@microsoft.com. Also, have you checked out https://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-us/support/touch-mouse-and-search/change-surface-dial-settings to learn more about the customization options?

21 out of 41 people found this helpful.

Reviewed By856854651fd

12/16/2016

Review title of 856854651fdgoooood

goooooood very goood

25 out of 51 people found this helpful.

Reviewed Byparkerpusher

1/24/2017

Review title of parkerpusherEven Better Than Expected!

Received my Dial ahead of the published schedule from Microsoft. Great surprise! Pairs immediately with my Surface Pro. I am using my Pro with 2 external monitors and it seamlessly transitions between screens / commands for different programs open. I.E. Drawboard open to review submittals ZOOM and web browser on the other screen to SCROLL. Besides, it's fun to use and makes the Fruit Computer fanboy in the office jealous. Well worth the asking price, it's both PRODUCTIVE and FUN!!!

21 out of 42 people found this helpful.

Reviewed Byhortonwl

2/6/2017

Review title of hortonwlI am not able to get it to work

I am not able to get it to work with my surface pro at all

Microsoft Store Team responded on 2/7/2017

Hi hortonwl, Thanks for letting us know you're having issues with your Surface Dial. We'd love to help! Please contact our answer desk at https://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-us/support/contact-us so we can get this resolved as quickly as possible. Best, Microsoft Store Team

17 out of 35 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByThomas

7/28/2018

Review title of ThomasGreat promise, but not enough support from MS

I love the physical device - well made and had great promise. Microsoft seems to have dropped it. It should be completely configurable - what I do when spinning, clicking, etc. is limited (which is frustrating).

9 out of 18 people found this helpful.

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