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by, you would be dead wrong.As of right now, there is no Surface Pro 5, as Microsoft Surface lead Panos Panay confirmed last May, though he
change beyond the removal of a numerical value.And, as Windows 10 Redstone 4, or the Spring Creators Update is coming sometime in the next
few weeks, we could see an announcement of the next Surface Pro very soon.Just like the 2017 Surface Pro emerged in June 2017, the next
And though the new and improved 2017 Surface Pro brought us a better battery life and a Surface Pen capable of 4,096 levels of pressure
As much hearsay that had reached our offices at the time, you would have expected a full-fledged Surface Pro 4 sequel, but instead what we
received was more of refresh.At a Microsoft event that took place in Shanghai, China, the Surface Pro was unveiled in front of the whole
In other words, the spec boost was nice, but not as nice as it would have been to get a pair of Thunderbolt 3 ports or two for external
2013Surface Pro 2: October 22, 2013Surface Pro 3: June 20, 2014Surface Pro 4: October 26, 2015Surface Pro (2017): June 15, 2017We doubt the
Surface Pro 5 will look terribly different from the previousSurface Pro 5 priceHistorically, Surface pricing rarely fluctuates with each new
for the entry-level model.If the Surface Pro 5 is indeed the Surface Pro, then we now know for sure what the price will be
For the price of the next Surface Pro to differ from its predecessors, it would have to offer some serious advantages over its last-gen
Considering Apple offers both a 10.5-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro, it would make sense for the Surface Pro 5 to get with the program and
introduce a smaller option as well.Image Credit: Patently MobileSurface Pro 5 specsAs it stands right now, the Surface Pro has some major
catching up to do when it comes to specs
Just two months after it released, Intel announced its 8th-generation Ultrabook processors, which are quad-core at the most affordable
for an Intel Core i7-8550U
But now that Intel has announced a wide range of Coffee Lake U-series CPUs, we would much rather see the Surface Pro 5 come to the current
That said, this is bound to change given that the Surface Book 2 does offer native support for USB-C.Surface Pro 5 designAhead of its
As it turns out, that was only half true
These designs ended up representing the Surface Pro rather than a true Surface Pro 5.Those who were hoping for an intense overhaul of the
This would come in handy for those users who desire the creative benefits of the Surface Pen, but would prefer not to shell out the cash for
a physical keyboard.Of course, Microsoft also has the Surface Dial in its clasp
The designer-focused, puck-like accessory was briefly mentioned in a slideshow presentation in December, with ZDNet having picked up the
slides itself for use in a news story
make it into the new Surface Pro itself, there is an optional Type Cover that includes this functionality
With that in mind, we can surmise that, if or when a Surface Pro 5 is announced, it will also support fingerprint recognition.Microsoft's
Panos Panay revealing the Surface Pro 3 in May 2014What we want to seeAs much as we've been impressed by the Surface Pro 4 and its follow-up
(That would be the case even if it had earned our Editor's Choice award.) From the screen size and resolution to the hardware found inside,
we have a few ideas for how Microsoft could craft an even better Windows 10 tablet.Longer battery lifeThis is a bit of low-hanging fruit,
We rated the device for five hours and 15 minutes of local video playback.That's well below Microsoft's promise of nine hours of video
Our video playback figure is in line with the average laptop, though it's a far cry from what its nemesis, the MacBook, can achieve.Ideally,
and realistically, we'd like to see at least seven hours of battery life reliably from the next Surface Pro tablet
That would put it closer in line with the MacBooks as well as competing tablets, like the iPad Pro
screenWith the Surface Pro 4 and the subsequent Surface Pro, Microsoft managed to outrank countless rivals in both the laptop and tablet
spaces when it comes to screen resolution
With a razor-sharp 267 ppi (pixels per inch) already at 2,736 x 1,824 pixels within a 12.3-inch screen, it's not as if the Surface Pro 5
needs to be much sharper.However, if the next Surface Pro were equipped with, say, a 4K (3,840 pixels wide at the very least) screen, that
would rip its productivity and entertainment capabilities wide open
Film and photo editors could work at the native resolution that's increasingly becoming the norm, while average Joe's (teehee) could finally
watch Netflix in 4K on a tablet.That said, the realm of super sharp resolutions might be reserved for the Surface Book range at this point
So, why not up its size a bitThe Surface Pro 4 is big enough for almost all tasks, but it's still not the established default size for most
Then again, doing so may cannibalize Microsoft's market by negating the need for the Surface Book 2.On the other hand, maybe the iPad Pro is
onto something with its 12.9-inch display
Assuming the resolution doesn't bump up too much alongside a size increase, the extra space could allow for a battery life boost.Now,
imagine if the next Surface rocked USB-CIt might finally be time for USB-CAt this point, no Windows device is complete without implementing
USB Type-C, the reversible, versatile port that can deliver power, audio and video while also transferring data at rates of up to 40Gbps
Book 2 gradually makes its way to eager consumers, perhaps Microsoft will start to realize the potential of its USB Type-C port
The current Surface Pro requires a dongle for USB-C connections at the present, a sentence that those familiar with the criticisms of the
natively meet the system requirements for its own Windows Mixed Reality headsets
If the company wants to lead the pack in the business of affordable virtual reality solutions, it's a no-brainer to make the Surface Pro 5
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