New Tablets from Microsoft

Big day for Microsoft. Today they announced the new Surface tablet lineup the Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2. The event was held by MS Vice President Panos Panay.

Surface 2 Pro

Also known as the tablet for the professional use. Compared to it's predecessor it brings 50% better graphics and color accuracy thanks to Intel Haswell(core i5). Overall performances is 20% increased. Screen is ClearType HD(1080p). Battery life is 75% better then it was with the last Surface Pro. This was the biggest complaint on the last tablet, short battery life. Panos Panay said that Surface Pro 2 is faster then 95% laptops that are currently on the market. It brings 3 USB 2.0 ports and one USB 3.0 port. Screen size is 10.6 inches with the resolution 1920x1080 Full HD. Surface 2 Pro runs the full version Windows 8.

Surface 2 Pro will cost you $899, you can preorder it from 24 September and becomes available at October 22.

Surface 2

There is no more RT in the title of the tablet. Good call on that one. Design is very similar to the Surface RT, except it's easier and thinner. The screen is now Full HD same as the Pro version. The operating system is RT version of the Windows 8.1. Battery life is increased by 25% and it's 4 to 5 times faster then Surface RT.

This isn't surprising considering it comes equipped with Nvidia Tegra 4 chip. Two cameras are included, the front one for Skype calls and the back one for taking photos and videos.

If you buy the Surface 2 you will get a year of Best of Skype service, witch includes free international calls and ability to make calls over wifi. Buyers will also get a 200GB SkyDrive  free for two years. Microsoft is going all out on this one. It looks like they don't want the Surface 2 to have the same fate as the Surface RT.

Price of the Surface 2 is $449.

What would the Surface tablets be without Type Cover. During this event Panos Panay introduced the new Type Cover 2. Witch is 1 mm thinner then the last version, backlit, silent keyboard and comes on multiple of colors. It's going to be available during next year.