Microsoft has not yet confirmed the Surface Pro 5 specs or its existence itself but speculations and rumors are still spreading like wildfire with the latest one pertaining to the Kaby Lake processor.
The Redmond-based tech giant's rumored Surface Pro 5 is already being expected by many fans due to the success of its predecessor. However, no confirmation has been given so far by Microsoft but it is not stopping leaks from coming out.
Microsoft is reportedly using the i7 Kaby Lake processor for the Surface Pro 5 tablet which is claimed to have up to 20 percent in performance improvements compared to the Skylake processor also from Intel, International Business Times has learned. One improvement is its better use of the Overboost and Turbo Boost feature of the architecture which obviously gives more power for the tablet.
Since the Surface Pro 5 will inevitably be used for watching videos, customers will be glad to know that the new Kaby Lake processor is able to stream 4K video at a smooth 60 frames per second. In addition, the new HEVC Main10 video encoders will be beneficial for those who use such codecs for their video needs.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 5 release date is expected to be around 2017 although the company is also rumored to launch a separate tablet in 2016, PC Advisor UK reported. One leaked photo shows a Surface device and the 2016 in text which suggests an impending release from Microsoft.
There are also three more devices spotted in the photo with 2017 written on them. One of them could be the Surface Pro 5 but the images on the wall themselves cannot determine whether which devices will be released soon.
Speculations and rumors in the past few months have claimed that the Surface Pro 5 will be unveiled in May and released in June 2016. The Surface Pro 4 was also released in October 2015 which highly suggests that it would not be launched at least until the month has passed.
Microsoft will still need to announce the Surface Pro 5 release date and specs in an upcoming event. Fans should just not get their hopes up as the device is not expected to be rolled out until 2017.