Microsoft Now Allegedly Set To Release Surface Pro 4 in July: Is Apple Running Scared?

There have been so many back and forth rumors about when the Surface Pro 4 will be officially released that it’s hard to keep count. However, several sites are now claiming that it will be released in July, the same time Windows 10 will be released. Here is what Master Herald has to say.

“Now that May is almost over, it is unlikely that Microsoft would still pull off a surprise and launch the Surface Pro 4. It is thus very likely that Microsoft would be launching the latest iteration to its hybrid device in July, which happens to be the same month that the company will be launching its Window 10 desktop and mobile operating system.”

Vine Report insists that the Surface Pro 4 will have an Intel Core M Broadwell chip, ditching the original plan to ship it with the more powerful Intel Core i5 or even the Intel Core i7 processors. Several people on the internet have cast doubt about this rumor, which appears to be part of the internet echo chamber without any actual confirmation.

According to BGR, the Surface Pro 4 will get rid of the fan like the new MacBook, but they don’t think that automatically means it will pack a slower Intel Core M processor. They also believe that that the Surface Pro 4 is expected to feature a 12-inch display with 2160 x 1440 pixels of resolution, which is the same as the Surface Pro 3. However, other sources claim the Surface Pro 4 will have a 4K screen.

The Surface Pro’s main competitor with be the iPad Pro, which doesn’t have a specific release date. According to some sources, the iPad Pro will have a 13-inch screen and run a variant of Apple’s current OS X operating system. It will also have a pressure-sensitive stylus. MacRumors believes the device will be released in late 2015 and compared it to previous iPads.

“While rumors on the larger iPad are somewhat scarce, it’s believed the tablet will closely resemble the iPad Air 2 and the iPad mini 3, offering a thin chassis and slim bezels.”

The article also notes that iPad Pro may measure 7mm and it could include several iPad Air 2 features like 2GB of RAM and Touch ID. Even though MacRumors is the best when it comes to rumor accuracy, they seem to be basing their assumptions on other reports as well.

The release of both Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4 and Apple’s iPad Pro should really give the tablet industry a desperately needed kick. Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 was a groundbreaking laptop/tablet hybrid and it has not only influenced Microsoft to expand on its flagship tablet, but other companies as well.

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