Microsoft introduces Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2

Microsoft introduces the Surface 2 and the Surface Pro 2. In the New York event Microsoft showed the two Surface tablets the Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2. The company claims that the two new tablets are very strong competitors to all the new laptops and people will think twice of buying any laptop instead of the Surface tablets. Both the tablets are massively sized and are more portable than any laptop. Microsoft said "Re-inventing the wheel is not the goal, making it better is". Other than the size there is a lot inside the devices. Let's see some other features of the devices:

First off talking about the display both the tablets are built around on a 10.6 inches touchscreen and has full HD resolution of 1920 x 1080 that's a pixel density of 207ppi. But Microsoft showed how the tablets processed 6K footage using the latest Haswell Processor from Intel. Microsoft also told that using the Ultra-fast processors both the tablets are super-fast and Surface Pro 2 is faster than 95% of the laptops.

 

 Both the tablets have a strong resemblance to their predecessors but these are thicker, lighter and faster all thanks to the magnesium build. This Generation's surface tablets consume less power while working as their battery performance is significantly improved from previous generations. Using a faster chipset the Wifi and memory are also lightning fast. The Surface 2 runs on the Windows 8.1 while the Surface Pro 2 is skinned with Windows 8.1 RT. Microsoft says that the accuracy of the ClearType display is increase by 45 times. The devices also come with an improved Kickstand.

The 5MP camera at the back is enough for shooting crystal clear videos, while the front facing camera got some class. Using a 1/3" sensor, the 3.5MP front cam gives you incredible details of the images you capture. Along with the 2GB RAM the Surface 2 uses Tegra 4 chipset which is just enough for continuous multi-tasking. Using the Dolby Sound enhancement the tablet has two speakers, one on each side. 

The Surface Pro 2 uses a dual-core 1.6GHz Processor along with fourth generation Intel Core i5 4200U chipset, 4GB RAM and Intel HD 4400 graphics. Along with the Micro SD card slot the Surface Pro 2 offers 200GB free Skydrive storage for two years. The beautifully designed Surface Pro 2 costs $899 for the 64GB variant, $999 for the 128GB model, $1299 for the 256GB model and $1799 for the 512GB one. I think these prices are for the 4GB variants while the 8GB models will costs $100 more. The 32GB model of the Surface 2 is priced at $450 along with the free 200GB skydrive storage for two years. 

Microsoft will ship the devices from 22nd October. Both the tablets are beautiful and sleek and their speed is appreciable. The specifications and the price tags they carry are reasonable. When lighting fast chips meet ultra-responsive display processing becomes smooth. So both the tablets have got reasonable amount of attention are very strong competitors to most of the laptops.