Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is reportedly hitting the market in July 2015. While there is still no confirmation from the Redmondian company regarding the release of its combo laptop and tablet, the company is said to be preparing an event anytime soon where it will be launching the device.
Should reports about its new and innovative features are true, it is likely that the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 will become the most interesting tablet to be launched this 2015 unless Apple comes out with really something spectacular with its rumored iPad Pro towards the end of the year.
According to initial speculations, the laptop/tablet combo from Microsoft will come in two size variants – the 12-inch display model and the 14-inch screen variant.
Both versions however shall have a 2160 x 1440–pixel resolution, which is just a tad lower than the resolution of the new Apple MacBook launched on March 9 featuring a 2304 x 1440-pixel resolution.
Traded energy for performance
Reports also indicate that Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is more energy efficient compared to Surface Pro 3 but the trade off is that it is weaker in performance than the latter, notes KDrama Stars.
Accordingly, the Surface Pro 4 has dropped the Haswell Dual-Core i5 and i7 Intel processors in favor of the new Intel Core M Broadwell chip, which is the same processor used by the new Apple MacBook and several other ultra-slim and fan-less laptops.
Despite being new, the Intel Core M Broadwell chip is obviously less powerful when compared to the Haswell Dual-Core i5 or i7 processors, which the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 uses.
However, the positive uptake on the Broadwell processor is that it is more energy efficient than the i5 or i7 chips and is quantified to have a 30% energy efficiency.
A mini version
Latest reports also hinted that Microsoft is probably working on a new Surface Pro 4 mini model which reportedly will be powered by an Intel Atom 64-bit processor.
The processor will be referred to as Cherry Trail and shall focus on the battery management, graphics quality, and performance of the smaller version of the Surface Pro 4. No other detail has been made available regarding the reported device, although it is possible that Microsoft could launch it simultaneously with the Surface Pro 4 in July.
Accordingly, Microsoft Surface Pro 4 will come out with the Windows 10 built in to it already and shall become the American company’s first flagship device for the laptop/tablet build of the new operating system and will become the perfect example for Microsoft’s term called ‘Continuum.’
But then, if the program launching for Windows 10 does not proceed according to plan, the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 could actually come out with a built-in Windows 8.1 for OS and will just have a free upgrade to Windows 10.