MICROSOFT LAUNCHES SURFACE PRO 4

Microsoft India has launched its Surface hardware in the Indian market.

The technology giant launched the Surface Pro, which, it claims, is a tablet  that can replace the laptop. The Surface Pro 4 comes with a 12.3 -inch  display, but in the size of the 12-inch Surface Pro 3, owing to the reduced  bezel. It has a 2,736 x 1,824 pixel resolution with 267 ppi and Gorilla Glass
4 protection. It measures 8.4 mm in thickness and packs in full-size USB  por ts. Surface Pro 4 is powered by Intel’s sixth generation processor  and runs on the Windows 10 operating system. It will have 4 GB to  8 GB of RAM. Depending on the variant, the internal storage, too,  will var y from 128 GB onwards. The company claims it to be  40 per cent faster than the Surface Pro 3. Late last year,
Microsoft had launched Cor tana for India with suppor t  for Indian English. The Surface Pro 4 has an 8 MP  rear camera and a 5 MP front-facing camera.

Microsoft has designed a st ylus Pen for  the Surface Pro 4, which suppor ts 1,024  pressure points, a tail eraser and an  all-year batter y life. The Pen will  come bundled with the Surface  Pro 4. The keyboard that  turns this tablet into a  powerful laptop is  back-lit, well-spaced, with a five-point, ulti-touch track  pad. However, it is not par t  of the box and will have to be  purchased separately for `13,000.


The Surface Pro 4 will be available at a  star ting price of `89,990 for the machine  powered by Intel i5 processor, 4 GB of RAM  and 128 GB storage. The one powered by the i5  processor, 256 GB storage and 8 GB RAM is priced at  `1,20,990. The top version, powered by the i7 processor  with 256 GB storage and 8 GB RAM, will be available for  `1,44,990.

Microsoft has also launched the Surface Pro 3 for consumers, not  for businesses, at a star ting price of `73,990 powered by Intel i3  Processor, 4 GB RAM and 128 GB storage. The Pen will have to be
purchased separately for `5,990. However, the Surface Pro 3 does not  support the keyboard.
Microsoft plans to bring the Surface for commercial consumers, too.  The company has tied up with HCL as an exclusive distributor for Surface  in India.