A snapshot of the anticipated Microsoft Surface Pro 4
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 release was reportedly pushed back in October and the sudden increase in Surface tablets sales.
According to Microsoft's latest earnings report, Surface tablet revenues grew by 117 percent or $888 million thanks to Surface Pro 3 and Surface 3 tablet that were launch in June 2014 and May 2015, respectively.
Executive vice president and chief financial officer Amy Hood, the aforementioned tablets were popular among people in the educational sector. She said that the success of the tablet is attributed to its uniqueness and the company's improved discipline and execution of the device.
"Surface is clearly a product where we've gotten the formula right, earned fans, and can apply this formula to other parts of our hardware portfolio," Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said.
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 release is now speculated to happen in October. It will run with Windows 10 operating system. If rumors proved to be true, the laplet will battle head on with Apple's iPad Pro. Other reports stated that the new generation of laplet will be announced next year. However, Microsoft has not revealed the official specs and features of the device until now.
Some of the purported features of the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 are: 12-inch screen display with 2K pixel resolution, Intel Skylake processor, stylus, and USB Type-C port. Other rumored features are keyboard accessory, Type Cover 3 and Docking Station. Other purported features of the tablet are 16GB RAM and up to 1TB internal storage.
IT Pro reported that Microsoft Surface Pro 4 will be released alongside a Surface Mini. The screen size of the miniature tablet remained undisclosed. However, based on the market, it will be around 8 inches. There is no official confirmation yet whether Microsoft will venture in miniature tablets.
