Microsoft Surface Pro 7: what we want to see

Microsoft has been persistently designing a few of the greatest Windows tablets and 2-in-1 laptops for years with its Surface lineup. When the Surface Pro 6 launched nonetheless, again in October 2018, there have been comparatively few enhancements over the 2017 mannequin. So, we have been beginning to surprise if we have been going to see extra impactful enhancements to the Surface Pro formulation. 

Enter the Surface Pro 7. We’re now beginning to see every kind of patents for the brand new Surface Pro popping out of the woodwork that will simply change how we use Microsoft’s tablets.

For occasion, there’s a brand new USB-C magnetic Surface charger, which we actually hope comes to fruition. Couple that with Intel’s new Ice Lake processors that ought to launch someday this 12 months, that’s if Microsoft doesn’t pack it with new ARM processors, and the Surface Pro 7 might find yourself being probably the most highly effective mannequin but. 

However, as a result of nothing has been confirmed, that is all knowledgeable hypothesis. Still, we will replace this text with any new data that surfaces.

Cut to the chase

• What is it? The subsequent Surface Pro pill
• When is it out? Late 2019 on the earliest
• What will it price? Probably round $899 (£879, AU$1,349) to begin.

Surface Pro 7 launch date

Because the Surface Pro 6 solely got here out just a few months in the past, it’s unlikely that we’ll see the subsequent one any time quickly in 2019.

The Surface Pro 4 and Surface Pro 6 each launched in October 2015 and 2018, respectively. However, the Surface Pro 2017 did see a June launch date. It’s attainable that the Surface Pro 7 will launch in October 2019, however the launch cadence for Surface Pro units seems to be roughly each 16 to 18 months.

In different phrases, we would possibly see the Surface Pro 7 till Spring or Summer 2020. We might see it hit the streets in October, if Microsoft desires to goal that annualized launch, however we’ll consider that when we see it.

Don’t fear, as we’ll replace this text simply as quickly as we hear any phrase – official or in any other case – on the Microsoft Surface Pro 7 launch date. 

Surface Pro 7 value

The Surface Pro 6 launched at $899 (£879, AU$1,349) for the bottom mannequin, a noticeable enhance in value over the Surface Pro 2017, the bottom mannequin of which was $799 (£799, AU$1,199). So, the pricing of the Surface Pro 7 might go considered one of two methods: both it will get one other value enhance of $100, or it could simply keep the identical value. We doubt the value will drop once more, although.

If the value does go up by one other $100, and begin at $999 (about £770, AU$1,380), it’ll put the Surface Pro 7 in the identical league as units just like the Dell XPS 13 and the HP Spectre x360 – not to point out the brand new iPad Pro.

Much like anything right here, we gained’t know the precise pricing of the Surface Pro 7 till Microsoft is prepared to share it. But, we’ll replace this text as quickly as that occurs.  

What we want to see

Because the Surface Pro 7 is thus far out proper now, it’s onerous to predict what precisely can be within the subsequent Surface system. However, primarily based on all of the patents…