Microsoft’s Surface Pro 5 to offer minor upgrades over its predecessor: Report

Surface Pro 5 will not change the Surface Connect power connector, I was just told. Kaby Lake, nothing dramatic.

— Paul Thurrott (@thurrott) April 6, 2017

The upcoming premium laptop-tablet hybrid will take advantage of Intel’s ‘Kaby Lake’ processors. The Surface Pro 4, in contrast, uses Intel’s last-generation Skylake processors. If this information is true, then the Microsoft is planning to give the Surface Pro 5 a minor refresh.

Also read: Microsoft Surface Pro 4 review blog: Not a tablet, this is a laptop replacement

First unveiled in September 2015, the Surface Pro 4’s hardware now look a bit dated. Initially, it was believed that Microsoft would announce the fifth-generation Surface Pro in October 2016. As it turned out, there was no mention of the Surface Pro 5. Instead, we saw the announcement related to the Surface all-in-one (AIO) and a Surface Book with Performance Base, a minor upgrade over the original . In fact, both the Surface Pro and Surface Book lineup are already due for a major update.

Microsoft is expected to hold a Surface hardware event in a matter of few weeks at which the Surface Pro 5 appears to be making an appearance. However, if ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley is to be believed, the Surface Book 2 might not get a refreshed version at the event.