Microsoft's surface devices in the recent times have seen a certain impact in the creative and professional work industry. This has been possible due to their unique and impressive designs alongside different options for different purposes.
Their Surface Pro devices meant for portability but with no compromise in industry grade hardware have been preferred by many. Likewise, the Surface Pro 4 which is now the current generation of their 'pro' hardware in the Surface portable devices segment is due for an upgrade.
It is likely some of the latest generation of chipsets and graphics. However, the new generation of some hardware are yet to be introduced into the consumer markets.
Here's a roundup of five impeccable features to expect from the 2-in-1 tablet in 2017.
Lighter Weight
The portability factor for the 'pro' devices makes it easy for professionals to carry their work around without any hassles, Microsoft would want to design the potential Surface Pro 5 to be more lighter in weight.
4K Display
The display on the current generation Surface Pro 4 is without a doubt one of the best out there. But a probable 4K display on the Surface Pro 5 would make it even more interesting in terms of better quality visuals. In turn, the battery too would need an increase in capacity.
Kaby Lake Processors
Skylake processors are already inside the Surface Pro 4. Now that Intel's seventh generation Kaby Lake processors have already been rumoured to be launched early 2017, the release for Surface Pro 5 would likely be pushed further down to possibly February or March. But some people believe it would go as late until spring.
Now, a generation of processors would result in better in-built graphics. Even in spite of the same, there's no point terming a hardware 'Pro' variant without adding dedicated graphics. Taking note of this, users would definitely expect the Surface Pro 5 to be out with a dedicated graphics chip irrespective of the manufacturer which would really benefit users in their professional work.
Surface Pen
The surface pen, Microsoft' stylus for their Surface Pro hardware is also likely seeing an upgrade in terms of both hardware and its functionality. If anything is to be expected in the new upgrade, it would mostly be more pressure sensitive and respond better than the previous ones.
USB-C Ports
Another much-needed introduction to make it 'future-proof' would be the addition of thunderbolt capacity USB-C ports. Nowadays with more hardware migrating to the USB-C port thanks to its primary functionality of cable reversibility alongside gigabytes of transfer speeds, that would be revolutionary for the new device that is Microsoft Surface Pro 5.
