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# Microsoft Surface Gets Better Viewing Angles, Battery Boost

June 15, 2017 by Tushar Imade / 0

Microsoft is updating its Surface Pro tablet with faster processors and longer battery life. The new 5th-generation gadget, basically named as Surface Pro, will not feel or look drastically separate from its precursor. But Microsoft is hopeful that its under-the-hood enhancements will assist it battle with newer tablet-laptop crossbreeds from Samsung and various other firms. We cannot overlook the iPad Proof Apple as well.

The company declared it this week in Shanghai, China, in its initial Surface introduction outside the U.S. It is an indication of the expectations of the company regarding the growth among the people that awards best gadgets from American trademarks.

Back in 2012, Microsoft prepared tablet-laptop crossbreeds, also called as 2-in-1s, with the unique Surface. A tablet is turned into a laptop by just a keyboard cover. But novelty has caught up since 2014, when the Surface Pro 3 got a completely changeable kickstand to provide the screen a wider range of viewing angles, much alike to traditional laptops. Earlier, the kickstand was restricted to just 2 angles. In the meantime, other firms have prepared their own 2-in-1 gadgets operating Windows 10 of Microsoft. That achievement made up to a 26% decline in the revenue of Surface business in the current quarter. And we cannot ignore the fact that rivalry is rising; Samsung rolled out a new Galaxy Book prototype this week.

The stylus of the Surface will now imitate pencil shading when slanted, similar to the Apple iPad Pro tablets’ Pencil. In addition to this, Microsoft plans updates to its well-known Office software with new features similar to the ones offered by Pencil. Microsoft will trade the stylus individually with a price tag of $100. The new Pro device will begin with a price tag of $800 and will be accessible from June 15 in about two 12 countries, including China, the U.S., South Korea, Japan, and most of the Europe. The keyboard cover starts with a price tag of $130 and $170.

Microsoft will launch another variant with cellular abilities in this summer. Samsung previously has one out via Verizon in the U.S. for a sum of $1,300.

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