The public reaction towards the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 is very favourable and in fact, the powerful hybrid makes it to Time Magazine's Top 25 Inventions of 2014. This warm reception towards Surface Pro 3 invites speculations on the specs and features of Surface Pro 4 despite the most recent release of the company by the more affordable version of Surface Pro 3, the Surface 3.
Here are some of the key areas of comparison between Microsoft Surface 3 and the upcoming Surface Pro 4.
Surface 3 is graced with a 10.8-inch display packed with 1,920 x 1,280 pixels resolution and the model is powered by a quad-core Intel Atom x7 SoC. Surface Pro 4 on the other hand which comes on 2 variants are powered by a new Intel chip. More particularly, the 14-inch variant houses a state-of-the-art high-grade hybrid of Intel i5 and i7 processors. The Surface Pro 4 is also fanless. Speculations also point that the newer Surface model comes with a striking 2K resolution of 2,160 x 1,440 pixels.
When it comes to design, Surface Pro 4 retains most of the refined and sleek design of its predecessors although it is reported to be slimmer. In addition to this, it is worthy to consider that Microsoft in recent times purchased N-Trig, the company that designed and manufactured Surface Pro 3's stylus. With this development it is not difficult to project that the company aims to improve considerably on Surface Pro 4's stylus.
Surface 3 comes with 2 GB or 4GB of RAM configuration and 64 GB or 128 GB of built-in storage while Surface Pro 4 is reported to arrive with a whooping 16 GB of RAM and up to 1 TB of built-in storage. As per its introduction, Surface 3 runs on the full version of Windows 8.1 while Surface Pro 4 on the other hand runs on Windows 10.
Microsoft has yet to release any confirmation on Surface Pro 4's price but many speculate that low-end models start at $889 and the high-powered ones at $2,372. Surface 3 is slated at $499 for the 64 GB model. Finally, rumors have it that Surface 3 is set for release by May 5 while Surface Pro 4 by July this year.
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