Microsoft Surface Pro 8 and Surface Pro 7+ have been launched in India. The sale of both will start in India from February 15, although the Surface Pro 7 Plus has been available in the country since February last year, but it was introduced only for people related to commercial and education. Talking about the Surface Pro 8, it was introduced at the company’s hardware-focused event on September 2021. It is the successor of Surface Pro 7. The company says that the new device will deliver great performance compared to its previous version. The Surface Pro 8 is powered by Microsoft’s most powerful Intel Evo Certified Pro tablet, powered by an 11th Gen Intel Core processor. It works on Windows 11 and has a battery life of up to 16 hours.
Microsoft Surface Pro 8, Surface Pro 7+ price in India, availability
Microsoft Surface Pro 8 The Wi-Fi only variant costs Rs 1,04,499, while its LTE model is available for Rs 1,27,599. The sale of the tablet will start from February 15. These can be purchased through authorized resellers and e-commerce websites such as Amazon and Reliance Digital. Surface Pro Signature keyboard that turns a tablet into a 2-in-1 PC. It can also be purchased through select partners.
Microsoft Surface Pro 7+ While the Wi-Fi only variant costs Rs 83,999, its LTE model is available for Rs 1,09,499. The sale of the tablet will start from February 15. Surface Pro 8 pre-bookings will start from today through select retailers and online partners.
Microsoft Surface Pro 8 specifications
Microsoft Surface Pro 8 tablet is powered by 11th Gen Intel Core processor, which is built on Intel Evo platform for ultra-slim devices. According to the company, the Surface Pro 8 Tab is twice as fast as the Surface Pro 7 and has two Thunderbolt 4 ports. The Surface Pro 8 Wi-Fi model has up to 32 GB of RAM and up to 1 TB of storage. It will also be available in LTE models that will sport up to 17GB of RAM and up to 256GB of storage.
Surface Pro 8 sports a 13-inch (2880×1920 pixels) PixelSense touch display with a refresh rate of 120Hz. For photography, it has a 10-megapixel rear camera, which supports 4K video. The Surface Pro 8 also supports the Surface Pro Signature keyboard, which also includes the Surface Slim Pen 2. Battery life of up to 16 hours is available in this tab. For connectivity, Wi-Fi variants have Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1 and two Thunderbolt 4 ports. SIM-card slot is given in LTE version.
Microsoft Surface Pro 7+ specifications
Customers who do not want to take the company’s most powerful Surface Pro model can take Microsoft’s Surface Pro 7+. The tablet is powered by an 11th Gen Intel Core processor, with up to 32GB of RAM in the Wi-Fi model and 16GB of RAM in the LTE model. Surface Pro 7 Plus was launched with the Core i3 model, which has Intel UHD graphics. While the Core i5 and Core i7 models have Intel Iris Xe graphics.
The Surface Pro 7 Plus sports a 12.3-inch (2,736×1,824 pixels) PixelSense touch display with a pixel density of 267ppi. In this, 1 TB removable SSD storage is available in the Wi-Fi only model, while 256 GB storage has been given in the LTE variant. The Surface Pro 7 Plus sports a 5-megapixel rear camera that supports full-HD quality video calls, along with an 8-megapixel rear camera that supports 1080p full-HD video recording . For connectivity, it has Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.0, USB Type-C and USB Type-A port.