Microsoft is not giving up on the hardware product market yet and last night it announced three new and quite exciting products in the Surface line that it has been cultivating in recent years without much success so far, but if we look at the products from last night - the success will definitely come.
Surface Duo 2, Photo: Microsoft
The first and most interesting product for me from last night's event is the smartphone with the folding screen,
Surface Duo 2
, which is equipped with two 5.8-inch AMOLED screens that open to one 8.3-inch screen with a resolution of 2688x1892 with HDR support, 90Hz refresh rate and gorilla protection. Glass Victus.
The device runs an Android operating system and it comes with a SnapDragon 888 processor from Qualcomm and with a memory array that includes 8GB of RAM and the option to choose between 3 different storage volumes: 128 - 256 - 512 GB.
The device weighs 284 grams and its photo array includes 3 sensors on the back of the device (12MP standard lens, 12MP telephoto lens with 2 dual optical zoom and a 110-degree wide-angle lens).
The device will hit shelves on October 21 and will be priced at
$ 1,500.
The Surface Laptop Studio
is the company's flagship computer and it comes with a 14.4-inch touch screen with a resolution of 2400x1600 and a refresh rate of 120Hz.
The computer is equipped with 11th generation Intel processors and you can choose between the i5 11300H and the i7 11370H.
The computer's memory array includes SSD storage ranging in size from 256GB to 2TB and with 16GB or 32GB of LPDDR4x RAM.
The computer weighs about 1.7 kg and its battery should provide it with up to 18-19 hours of use depending on the type of processor. The starting computer price will be
$ 1,600
and it
will hit the
shelves on October 5th.
The latest product introduced by Microsoft is the
Surface Pro 8
- a 2on1 tablet that comes with a 13.3-inch touch screen and a refresh rate of 120Hz.
This is the most significant upgrade since the model that preceded it was the Surface Pro 3 that was first introduced in 2014 when it comes to Intel processor-based devices.
Surface Pro 8, Photo: Microsoft
The screen in the device has a resolution of 2880x1920 and it supports the Dolby Vision format and it runs Windows 11 in the Home version.
This device also supports the new stylus pen introduced by the company and it comes with a total memory array between 128GB and up to a total version of 1TB of storage.
The RAM will range from 8GB to 32GB of RAM.
Surface Pro 8,
The tablet weighs 890 grams and its battery should provide it with about 16 consecutive hours of standard use.
In terms of connections - the device includes 2 USB-C connections, a 3.5 mm headphone jack and a dedicated connection that will suit future devices. You will even find stereo speakers that include Dolby Atmos there. This device will also go on sale on October 5 and will be priced at
$ 1,099.