Microsoft Corporate Vice President Panos Panay introduces a new tablet titled the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 at a media event for new Microsoft products on October 6, 2015 in New York City. (Photo : Getty Images/Andrew Burton)
Fresh speculations suggest the Microsoft Surface Pro 5 that would be arriving next year would feature a maximum of 512 GB storage along with Intel Kaby Lake processor.
The rumor mill has started talking about the upcoming features of the Surface Pro 5. Here is are specs that can be expected from Surface Pro 4 successor:
Increased Storage
The Surface Pro 4 was released in October 2015 with highest configuration of Intel Skylake chipset, 16 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage. The Surface Pro 5 is expected to arrive with a maximum SSD storage of 512 GB, The BitBag reported.
Intel Kaby Lake
It will be powered by the Intel Kaby Lake chipset. The inclusion of the new chipset will help in resolving the battery performance associated with Surface Pro 4.
4K Display
The Intel Kaby Lake chipset comes with inbuilt support for 4K video. Hence, it is likely that the Surface Pro 5 will be arriving with a 4K display.
Fingerprint Sensor
Four years ago, Microsoft had filed a patent for incorporating fingerprint scanning through PixelSense display. Rumors suggest instead of upgrading to a 4K display, Microsoft may simply upgrade the screen on Surface Pro 5 by adding a fingerprint sensor to it.
Improved Surface Pen
The Surface Pen stylus is rumored to come with support for wireless charging. It is also expected to be available with a magnetic charging dock.
Other Enhancements
The Surface Pro 4 was launched without a USB Type-C port. The SP5 is expected to come with USB Type-C and Thunderbolt 3 ports.
Windows 10 Redstone 3
Microsoft is expected to release Windows 10 Redstone 2 in spring 2017 and Redstone 3 in fall 2017. The Redstone 3 is expected to deliver better unified experience across all the devices running on Windows 10. It will also include support for HoloLens VR device, Phone Arena reported.
The Surface Pro 5 is now pegged to come with Windows 10 Redstone 3 update which indicates that the Surface Pro 5 release date may happen in October 2017. If the 2-in-1 device is to come with Redstone 2, it may release in March 2017.
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Here is a reivew of the Microsoft Surface Pro 4:
