A bumper Microsoft event held on 22 September saw the unveiling of five Surface products, namely the Surface Pro 8, Duo 2, Laptop Studio, Go 3, and Pro X. And now, the Redmond-based company has given an official release date for the Microsoft Surface Pro 8 with LTE Advanced – it will be made available sometime in 2022.

The LTE variant comes with both removable SIM and eSIM support (via: MSPoweruser). The 4G is handled by the Qualcomm Snapdragon X20 LTE Modem, which supports an array of bands.

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Microsoft has described the device as the most ‘the most significant leap forward since the Pro 3’. And from a design perspective, that does hold true. The display has seen the most significant upgrade with its size being increased from 12.3-inches to 13-inches. It has also gained 120Hz refresh rate support paired with a new resolution of 2880×1920, although the aspect ratio remains at 3:2.

However, the reduction in the size of the bezels means that the device has a size that is more or less the same as its predecessor, despite the increase in screen size.

Under the hood, the Surface Pro 8 is powered by Intel’s latest Tiger Lake processors – 11th Gen Intel Core i5 or 11th Gen Intel Core i7. An AMD variant was rumored as well, but that clearly hasn’t materialized yet.

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The camera setup comprises a 5MP front-facing camera with support for 1080p full HD video recording and a 10MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p HD and 4K video. The audio is handled by 2W stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos.

Microsoft is yet to provide precise battery numbers, but the Pro 8 will last up to 16 hours on a single charge, up from the Pro 7’s 10 hours. You can also charge from 0 to 80 percent in just over an hour.

The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 Wi-Fi model starts at $1099 and we expect the LTE Advanced model to be slightly pricier than that.

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