Microsoft recently announced the Surface Laptop Go, a toned-down variation for the masses. Now, the company is expected to place such powerful and upgraded processors inside the Windows-tablet ‘Surface Pro’ lineup. Now, European retailers have already listed the Surface Pro 8 along with storage versions suggesting an imminent launch.
According to an exclusive report by winfuture.de, the upcoming Microsoft Surface Pro 8 tablet will have a Wi-Fi-only and Wi-Fi + LTE version. You can take a look at the processor variants and their RAM, storage configurations respectively below:
Wi-Fi + LTE, i5 version
- LTE i5 8GB/128GB
- LTE i5 8GB/256GB
- LTE i5 16GB/256GB
Wi-Fi only, i5 version
- i5 8GB/128GB
- i5 8GB/256GB
- i5 16GB/256GB
Wi-Fi only, i7 version
- i7 16GB/ 256GB
- i7 16GB/ 512GB
- i7 16GB/1TB
- i7 32GB/1TB
Note: Here i5, i7 denote Intel® Core™ multi-core processors; According to the report, it is likely to be the latest 11th gen processors. Storage mentioned – SSD.
That said, the report says the Surface 8 Pro, apart from the above different variants, will include Surface Pen and the Surface Type Cover. Besides, as you can see above, the i7 models reportedly don’t have the LTE version. As for colors, the new tablet will likely have a Black, and Platinum Gray options.
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However, the LTE version doesn’t reportedly come in the Black color. And as the above names suggest, LTE will maximum support network up to 4G. This means 5G enthusiasts will have to wait a bit considering it isn’t officially rolled out in many countries. Still, as per the report, the tablet in Europe will have a wireless module, and antennas integrated directly from the factory.
The LTE version will have a maximum of 16GB RAM, while the Wi-Fi version has up to 32GB memory. Also, the previous leak indicates that the RAM would be clocked at 4267MHz. Although i7 users have limited scope with Wi-Fi only version, report says the it will be a high-end model with Core i7-1165G7 quad-core CPU, Max. 32GB RAM, and 1TB USD at €3000 ($3,650).
Further, the Surface Pro 8 will reportedly include a 12.3-inch FHD+ display with a 3:2 aspect ratio and a 2736 x 1824 resolution. The new tablet will launch alongside the new Surface Laptops(likely 4th Gen Surface Laptop) in early 2021. While the pricing is still a mystery, don’t be surprised if Microsoft manages to also launch an AMD version with very little change from the outside.
