Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Release Date, Specs, Price: Is The Device Worth Waiting For? Find Out Here

It seems that Microsoft is not ready to reveal anything about the highly anticipated Surface Pro 5, yet. However, rumors about the release date, specs and price of the next gen laptop-tablet hybrid are piling up more and more.

The Microsoft Surface Pro 4, which was released in October last year, suffered from a couple of issues which made it unpopular among tech enthusiasts. Users complained of the laptop-tablet hybrid's poor battery performance as well as issues with its stylus.

It is expected that Microsoft will do away with all the issues in the upcoming Surface Pro 5 when it gets released next year. Rumor mills have it the software giant is delaying the release of the next gen laptop-tablet hybrid to make sure that everything falls in the right place.

In fact, rumors are that the next line of hybrid devices will include Intel's latest Kaby Lake processing chip, reported MNRDaily. Use of Kaby Lake chip is expected to double the efficiency of Microsoft next generation Surface Pro tablet. The current Surface Pro 4 lineup is powered by Intel's latest Skylake processors.

Moreover, it is rumored that the upcoming Surface Pro tablet will come preloaded with the latest-generation Windows 10 update, dubbed "Redstone 2." The update in question isn't completely ready yet and is reportedly still under development. It is expected that the update, which is rumored to be rolled out by spring of next year, will bring with it a host of brand-new features and enhancements that will surely be welcomed by users.

Past rumors suggested that the Microsoft Surface Pro 5 might get rolled out in 2K as well as 4K display models. The Surface Pro 5 is expected to boast a massive 16 GB of RAM, AMD's latest Polaris-based graphics processing units (GPUs), a 16MP rear camera and an 8MP front camera. It is reported that the laptop-tablet hybrid will sport a USB 3.1 Type-C port that will double the speed of data transfer between devices. Thunderbolt 3 is also rumored for the device.

Talking about the Microsoft Surface Pro 5 price, the tablet is expected to come with a price tag of $899 for the Core i5 variant, $999 for the Intel Core i7 variant, and $1,599 for the i7 Extreme variant. Readers are advised to take the information with a grain of salt a nothing yet about Microsoft Surface Pro 5 release date, specs or price has been announced. Stay tuned in SWR for more Microsoft Surface Pro 5 release date, specs and price updates.