Microsoft’s long-awaited Surface Pro 10 is reportedly only weeks away, but don’t get too excited،
We don't know exactly who copy took inspiration from who, but in an unusual turn of events, Apple and Microsoft failed to upgrade their flagship tablets last year. This is obviously unlikely to happen again this year, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that speculation is ramping up about both the next generation iPad Pro and a largely mysterious Surface Pro 10 (at least until Today).
Believe it or not, this latest Windows-based powerhouse is set to see the light of day as early as March 21 from not one but two different and equally trusted tech publications, at least in a “commercial” variant featuring “minor changes to the specifications” compared to 2022. Surface
Pro 9.
In this case, the term commercial doesn't actually mean what you might think, referring to a user-friendly model that will be largely inaccessible to “regular” users. Ordinary consumers will have to wait a little longer for a more radically improved Surface Pro 10 edition with a new high-quality OLED display, as well as an ultra-wide-angle front camera and a built-in NFC reader. .
Perhaps more importantly, the consumer-targeted Surface Pro 10 is likely to feature unspecified ARM processors, achieving “true all-day battery life” while allegedly improving on the performance of the ARM-powered Pro 9. Intel.
This sounds like an absolutely dreamy possible value proposition, but if
The Verge's internal sources are correct, we may have to wait until June to see this version become a commercial reality. Unless of course,
Windows Central is proving more accurate in its predictions of a March 21 announcement for Surface Pro 10 Intel and ARM variants aimed at professional and consumer retail channels, respectively.
Overall, there's clearly still a lot of confusion surrounding Microsoft's tablet release plans this year, so instead of going further down the gossip rabbit hole, the wise thing is probably to give the company two more weeks to announce… something. .
That something will almost certainly include a Surface Laptop 6 with its own ARM and Intel versions, which sounds just as intriguing even if you're not really a fan of traditional laptops.
The Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 are also virtually guaranteed to leverage the cutting-edge AI capabilities that Microsoft is expected to add to Windows 11 later this year, so that's definitely another thing to get excited about while you take a look. Check out our list of the best tablets available today… and quickly understand that now is not the ideal time to buy anything on said list.
