Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Rumor Round Up! Release Date, Features, Specs, Leaks

Rumors regarding Microsoft Surface Pro 5 are catching pace again from all corners, despite the lack of an official announcement from the tech giant. Here is a rumor round up on recently surfaced shreds of information about the highly anticipated 2-in-1 hybrid.

If rumors are running rampant online is anything to go by, Microsoft is hard at works on what many deem as the most powerful Surface Pro yet, the Surface Pro 5. The highly anticipated successor to the Surface Pro 4 is expected to pack robust hardware under the hood and sport an uber-detailed screen along with the latest Windows 10 software.

Not too long, FreePatentsOnline, noted by Express, has bounced into a new Microsoft patent, which reveals a bunch of details regarding the Surface Pro 5. Let's explore straight into them.

Windows-focused blogger Paul Thurrott claims that the Microsoft Surface Pro 5 will be powered by Intel's Kaby Lake processors. He also claims that there's nothing much to shout about the new Surface Pro 5. The Surface Pro 4 uses Intel's last-generation Skylake processors.

The current generation Microsoft Surface Pro 5 comes with a special Microsoft-made Surface Connector, which is capable of magnetically connecting to the device and ensures that the wire is not pulled out haphazardly. While several devices have USB-C charging ports and cables that users can share between different devices, Microsoft's own unit can only be used with its Surface Pro device, as per Korea Portal.

There is also a possibility that Microsoft might opt to switch its DisplayPort on the next Surface Pro 5 to a USB-C connection. Microsoft ensured that Surface Pro 3 Type Covers, docking stations, and power adapters are well-matched with the Surface Pro 4, so it is hardly surprising that the company might retain its Surface power connector, TheVerge reported.

Apparently, tech enthusiasts are hoping to see radical overhauls in the design may be in for a huge disappointment. However, if the Microsoft Surface Pro 5 turns out to be just like the Surface Pro 4, that's not a bad thing at all. The Surface Pro 4 is a quite well-designed 2-in-1 hybrid.