#SurfacePro5 #Laptop – Surface Pro 5 – specifications, release date and pricing: Will Microsoft reveal Surface Pro 5 in October? : Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4 hybrid hit the shelves late last year, drawing both positive reviews and impressive sales figures. The device helped Microsoft’s Surface Pro range shift 275,000 units in the first quarter of 2016 – outselling the 107,000 notched up by Apple’s iPad Pro series.
Yet, despite these strong figures, the Pro 4 was plagued with battery life and sleep mode issues that threatened to undermine other impressive features of the popular hybrid devices. Microsoft did release a firmware fix that corrected the problems – but the Redmond giant will want to steer clear of any similar issues for the next iteration.
Despite the Pro 4’s relatively recent October 2015 release, rumours have already been doing the rounds for some time regarding its much-speculated fifth generation follow-up, the Surface Pro 5. Reports to date have suggested the inclusion of Intel’s next-generation Kaby Lake processor, Windows 10 Redstone 2 Update and various hardware improvements.
Microsoft is yet to officially reveal anything about the Surface Pro 5 so, with an announcement now not expected until late 2016 at the earliest, we take a look at some of the rumours and suggestions below.
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23/09/2016:
October announcement for new Surface devices?
The Surface Pro 5 and Surface Book 2 are expected to be unveiled in October, according to the latest reports. TNH Online says Microsoft’s new devices will be announced at an event that has been scheduled for next month – with a possible additional unveiling of the upcoming Surface Phone.
Previous rumours had pointed towards a late 2016 release for the Surface Pro 5 and Surface Book 2. However, the website reasons that there is “very little chance of that actually happening” due to an October announcement not leaving enough time for a release this year.
This latest speculation again keeps in line with previous suggestions that Microsoft were holding off on the release in order to equip the new devices with Intel’s new Kaby Lake processor chips (expected to be released later this year).
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