[Abstract] After many rumors and bounce tickets, we now have more expectations for Microsoft's Surface Pro 5 and are now getting closer to this new tablet. Tencent Digital (Compiler: Human) Microsoft's Surface Pro 4 is arguably the most successful Surface Pro product to date, and it takes full advantage of the new features of Windows 10. Many times we can use it as a Tablet PC. , or as a portable notebook after connecting the keyboard. At present, the form of this hybrid tablet has begun to be adopted by more manufacturers, and the Surface Pro series is also equipped with top processors including the i7, rather than the Core M processor, which is too pursuing to be portable and the performance is greatly reduced. Now to discuss the Surface Pro 5, what news needs to be understood? Release date ◠Surface Pro: February 2013; ◠Surface Pro 2: October 2013; ◠Surface Pro 3: June 2014; ◠Surface Pro 4: October 2015; Surface Pro appeared as a more powerful enhanced version of the Surface tablet in 2013. From the current point of view, it seems that Microsoft did not have obvious rules on the release time of Surface Pro. It was previously thought that Surface Pro 5 was the earliest in June 2016. Will appear, after all, there was such a precedent in the Surface Pro 3. However, one obvious problem is that if it is released in June, Surface Pro 5 and Pro 4 use the same Intel Skylake processor, so it seems that there is no need for new products. Therefore, Microsoft is unlikely to release a new generation of products without significant performance increase or higher efficiency. However, from the actual situation, the Surface Pro 5 still does not meet with us. And now there is a latest saying that Microsoft will release Surface Pro 5 with the next big update of Windows 10 system, which is Windows 10 RedStone 2, and this time has been postponed until early 2017. At present, on Microsoft’s AOL’s God page, Microsoft has stopped selling Surface Pro 3, and the UK store has also been marked as “out of stock†status, and the outside world sees this as Microsoft’s roadmap for Microsoft’s launch of Surface Pro 5. price There is currently some discussion on the price of Surface Pro 5 on the Internet, but we can only look at it at most. There are claims that the Surface Pro 5 starts at $899, and the highest meeting costs $1,799, of course, the Intel i7 processor version. However, we should know that the price of each generation of Surface Pro should not be too much after listing, and don't forget that it has a Surface Book above it, so the price of Surface Pro 5 should be higher than Surface Book. Since Surface Pro is a hybrid tablet of Microsoft's flagship, it will continue to have a certain level of configuration, so we have seen these messages regarding the hardware features of Surface Pro 5. screen Currently Surface Pro 5's screen resolution is 2736 × 1824 pixels IPS LCD display, pixel density of 267ppi. At present, the screen of Surface Pro 4 is excellent enough in display effect, and this pixel density is slightly higher than Apple's 12.9-inch iPad Pro, so if you do not have a special demand for 4K screen, add the right battery. In terms of endurance, 4K resolution is not an upgrade that Surface Pro 5 must have. On the other hand, for a common 4K/UHD resolution of 3840×2160, a screen with a 16:9 aspect ratio like the Surface Pro is awkward, so Microsoft does not seem to use the standard 4K resolution. . However, there were precedents with 4K resolution. For example, Panasonic's Toughpad 4K was equipped with Ultra HD resolution in 2014, but this is a professional field device, and the price is as high as 4,000 pounds, so it does not have much reference value. In addition, the significant increase in resolution has also added a burden to life, and has also increased potential hardware costs. So in terms of performance and endurance, we don't think Surface Pro 5 needs to be upgraded to 4K Ultra HD. At the same time, there are arguments that Surface Pro 5 will increase the screen size to 13.3 inches, but this raises another problem, that is Surface Book. Microsoft seems to want to distinguish between the two devices by screen size, so Surface Pro 5 is likely to maintain the current 12.3-inch display. Kaby Lake processor? The performance of the Surface Pro 5 will be greatly improved, and perhaps the answer will be somewhat disappointing. Microsoft has launched the top performance Surface Book, so don't expect Surface Pro 5 to have a particularly large increase. The current concern is whether Intel's Kaby Lake processor can appear on the Surface Pro 5. In the second half of last year, Intel has released the latest Kaby Lake processor with faster clock speed and more powerful performance, and has been upgraded to 14nm process manufacturing. In addition, the graphics core processing capabilities have also improved. It is reported that Intel is currently developing the Cannonlake architecture and will debut in the second half of 2017, but it is unlikely that the Surface Pro 5 will be released until the second half of the year. After all, Microsoft can maintain the same rhythm with Intel, but also have to see the product planning of the two companies. USB-C interface Currently, it is safe to say that Surface Pro 5 will join the USB-C interface. On the Surface Pro 4, we only saw one USB 3.0 interface and one Mini DisplayPort interface. Since Intel Skylake does not support the USB 3.1 standard, we did not see USB-C in Surface Pro 4. Although some computer manufacturers have added support for additional USB 3.1, they have not been able to take full advantage of the new standard. The current true standards for the USB-C interface have not yet been introduced, so the market is a bit confusing. As a future development trend, the USB-C interface will surely appear on the Surface Pro 5. At the same time, we can experience the ultra-high-speed experience of 10Gbps download or 1250MB/s upload on the Surface Pro 5. More powerful stylus The biggest feature of the Surface Pro series is the stylus, and on the Surface Pro 5, we will see the Surface Pen further improved in function. For a long time in the past, the Surface Pen was built with non-rechargeable batteries. Although the battery life was praised quite well, this design always means that you need to buy a brand new battery replacement at some point. The emergence of new patents shows that Microsoft is working to eliminate the need for Surface Pen replacement batteries. In January of this year, we saw a new Microsoft patent on stylus pens. From a patent point of view, Microsoft has incorporated new features for the next generation of Surface Pens. The first and most obvious is to join the charging function, connect to the Surface device for charging, and Microsoft has specially designed a dedicated charging base. . The Surface Pen digital pen will have a power switch button on the side, a built-in rechargeable battery, and an indicator light to let the user know the power status. At the same time, the Surface Pen will use some form of cradle for charging, it looks like a magnetic connection, but this pedestal will not be used as a stand-alone device because it also seems to need to be connected to another device. But the great thing is that the Surface Pen can finally be charged and simply connected to the Surface tablet. Lifetime If there is no major system architecture change, Surface Pro 5 should not have much improved endurance. This is a potential issue, the endurance of the Surface Pro 4 itself has caused many users to complain, and as a Windows device, the 5-hour video viewing time is indeed not satisfactory. At the same time, even if the Surface Pro 5 upgrades the hardware to support 10-bit HEVC and VP9 encoding, the ability to improve endurance is also very limited. Source:trustedreviews