At the annual in New York today, Microsoft announced five new products for the upcoming holiday season and two new dual-screen devices, Surface Neo and Surface Duo, coming in later next year. The company three new devices in the Surface line up with the announcement of Surface Laptop 3, Surface Pro 7 and Surface Pro X. Also, the company announced truly wireless earbuds.
Surface Laptop 3
Surface Laptop 3 is available in two sizes — 13.5-inch and 15-inch. The laptop is sleek, lightweight comes with a choice of two keyboard finishes, a new color option, and a vibrant PixelSense Display.
Surface Laptop 3 13.5-inch
- Display: 13.5-inch(2256 x 1504p) PixelSense Touchscreen, 3:2 aspect ratio, 10-point multitouch Surface Pen-enabled
- Processor: Quad-core 10th Generation Intel Core i5-1035G7 10th Gen Intel Core i7- 1065G7
- GPU: Iris Plus graphics 950
- RAM:8GB/16GB LPDDR4X, 3733MHz
- Storage: 128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB SSD
- Security: TPM 2.0 chip, Windows Hello face sign-in
- OS: Windows 10 Home (Consumer)/ Windows 10 Pro (Commercial)/ Microsoft Office 30-day trial
- Network: Wi-Fi: 802.11ax, Bluetooth 5.0
- Battery: Up to 11.5 hours, Fast charging – up to 80% in 1 hour
- Camera: HD camera, f/2.0 aperture
- Audio: Omnisonic Speakers with Dolby Audio Premium, Dual far-field Studio Mics
- Ports: USB-C and USB-A, 3.5mm headphone jack, Surface Connect port
- Ambient light sensor
- Colors: Matte Black, Cobalt Blue, and Platinum
Price: Starts at $999 (INR 71,153 approx.)
Surface Laptop 3 15-inch
- Display: 15-inch(2496 x 1664p) PixelSense Touchscreen, 3:2 aspect ratio, 10-point multitouch Surface Pen-enabled
- Processor and GPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3580U Mobile Processor with Radeon Vega 9 Graphics Microsoft Surface Edition/ AMD Ryzen 7 3780U Mobile Processor with Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics Microsoft Surface Edition or 10th Gen Intel Core i5-1035G7 / i7-1065G7 with Iris Plus graphics 950
- RAM: Intel – 8GB/16GB LPDDR4X, 3733MHz and AMD – 8GB/16GB/32GB DDR4, 2400MHz
- Storage: 128GB/256GB/512GB SSD
- Security: TPM 2.0 chip, Windows Hello face sign-in
- OS: Windows 10 Home (Consumer)/ Windows 10 Pro (Commercial)/ Microsoft Office 30-day trial
- Network: Wi-Fi: 802.11ax, Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi 802.11ac 2×2 MIMO(AMD)
- Battery: Up to 11.5 hours, Fast charging – up to 80% in 1 hour
- Camera: HD camera, f/2.0 aperture
- Audio: Omnisonic Speakers with Dolby Audio Premium, Dual far-field Studio Mics
- Ports: USB-C and USB-A, 3.5mm headphone jack, Surface Connect port
- Ambient light sensor
- Colors: Matte Black, Platinum
Price: Starts at $1,199(INR 85,398 approx.)
Surface Pro 7
- Display: 12.3-inch(: 2736 x 1824p) PixelSense Touchscreen, 3:2 aspect ratio, 10-point multitouch Surface Pen-enabled
- Processor and GPU: Up to 10th Generation Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics
- RAM: Intel – 4GB/8GB/16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4x
- Storage: 128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB SSD
- Security: TPM 2.0 chip, Windows Hello face sign-in
- OS: Windows 10 Home (Consumer)/ Windows 10 Pro (Commercial)/ Microsoft Office 30-day trial
- Network: Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Bluetooth 5.0 LE
- Battery: Up to 10.5 hours, Fast charging – up to 80% in 1 hour
- Camera: 5MP front-facing camera and 8MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080 full HD video
- Audio: Dual far-field Studio Mics, 1.6W stereo speakers with Dolby Audio Premium
- Ports: USB-C and USB-A, 3.5mm headphone jack, Surface Connect port, Mini Display port, Surface Type Cover Port, MicroSDXC card reader
- Sensors: Ambient light sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Magnetometer
- Colors: Matte Black, Platinum
Price: Starts at $749(INR 85,398 53,337approx.)
Surface Pro X
- Display: 13-inch( 2880 x 1920p) PixelSense Touchscreen, 3:2 aspect ratio, 10-point multitouch Surface Pen-enabled
- Processor and GPU: Microsoft SQ1, Adreno 685 iGPU
- RAM: Intel – 8GB/16GB LPDDR4x RAM
- Storage: SSD 128/256/512 SSD
- Security: Firmware TPM, Windows Hello face sign-in
- OS: Windows 10 Home (Consumer)/ Windows 10 Pro (Commercial)/ Microsoft Office 30-day trial
- Network: Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.0, Qualcomm Snapdragon X24 LTE modem, Up to Gigabit LTE Advanced Pro5 with nanoSIM and eSIM support, A-GPS and GLONASS support
- Battery: Up to 13 hours, Fast charging – up to 80% in 1 hour
- Camera: 5MP front-facing camera and 10MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080 full HD video/4K video
- Audio: Dual far-field Studio Mics, 2W stereo speakers with Dolby Audio Premium
- Ports: 2XUSB-C, Surface Connect, Surface Keyboard connector port, 1 x nano SIM
- Sensors: Ambient light sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Magnetometer
- Colors: Matte Black
- Weight: 774 g
Price: Starts at $999 (INR 71,153 approx.)
Microsoft Surface Neo
Neo is a device from Microsoft that comes with a dual 9-inch display with a 360-degree hinge. When opened, it is a 13-inch display. The device is built for productivity and runs on Windows 10X OS, the new OS for dual-screen devices from the company. The Surface Neo is compatible with wireless keyboard, mouse and also supports Misrosoft Surface Pen. The company did not announce any other specifications or the price of the Neo.
Microsoft Surface Duo
Unlike the Surface Neo, which runs on Windows 10X, the Surface Duo comes runs on Android OS. The Duo comes with dual 5.6-inch displays that turns to an 8.3-inch display when opened. It comes with a 360-degree hinge. One can make a call, text, watch videos on the device just like the other Android devices. The Duo comes with Google Play Store and uses Microsoft launched by default. Just like the Neo, Duo will also be available later next year.
The teaser video mainly showcases the ability to multitask with several apps including Skype, Outlook, Google Maps, and much more. One can also see the secondary screen being used as a virtual keyboard and also a gamepad. The company did not announce any other specifications or the price of the Duo.
Surface Earbuds
- Truly Wireless Earbuds
- Weight: earbud – 7.2 g, case: 40 g
- Frequency response: 20 –20 kHz
- Microphone: Two microphones per earbud
- Office 365 integration
- Speaker: 13.6mm driver
- Battery: Up to 24 hours battery with case, up to 8 hours with buds, A 10mins charge=up to one hour of battery life
- Cord: USB-A to USB-C
- Audio codecs: SBC and aptX
- Waterproof rating IPX4
- Compatibility: Windows 10, Android 4.4, iPhone 5, iOS9, Bluetooth 4.1/4.2
- Controls: Touch, tap, swipe, voice
- Color: Glacier
Price: $249(INR 17,731 approx.)
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