On the occasion of the consumer electronics fair CES 1824, Microsoft has a new edition of the 12, 3-inch Surface Pro 7 tablets presented. The Surface Pro 7+ differs only marginally from its predecessor by name, but comes with some useful improvements in the equipment in the previous aluminum case.

The heart of the Surface Pro 7+ is Intel’s current processor series Tiger Lake-U instead of Ice Lake-U – from the dual core Core i3 – 1115 G4 via the four-core Core i5 – 1135 G7 up to the Core i7- 1165 G7 with more cache and higher clock frequency. Together with a larger battery, Microsoft wants to significantly improve the battery life: We are talking about up to 15 Hours for “typical use” instead of previously 10,5 hours. Thanks to Fast Charge, the battery can be charged to percent in less than an hour

Removable SSD The built-in SSD module is no longer firmly soldered, but as a tiny M.2 card (M 2230, maximum 30 mm long), so can be exchanged if necessary. So far, this only worked with the Surface Laptop 3 and the Surface Pro X. Buyers also have the option of having an LTE module installed for cellular communications. That last happened with the 5 generation and the Surface Pro X.

For the SSD in the Surface Pro 7 + it is a 30 mm short M.2 card, that can be exchanged.

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Anyone who uses the tablet for video conferences or talks can look forward to an improved camera and new microphones. For the 10, 3 inch “PixelSense” touchscreen display with 2736 × 1824 Pixels in the high 3: 2 aspect ratio, everything remains the same, as does the manageable connections, including two USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 GBit / s). The weight is just under 800 grams without a dockable keyboard.

Officially for business customers Microsoft officially sells the Surface Pro 7+ exclusively to corporate customers. Experience has shown that German retailers also sell the business models to private buyers – including the previous 7 series models, which can be found in the price comparison.

The prices of the Surface Pro 7+ range from 1030 Euro with Core i3 – 1115 G4, 8 GByte LPDDR4X-RAM, 128 – GByte SSD and Windows 10 Pro to 3150 Euro for the Core i7 – 1165 G7, 32 GByte RAM and one 1 TByte large SSD. The cheapest LTE version appears with Core i5 – 1135 G7, 8 GByte RAM and 128 – GByte SSD for 1330 Euro. Delivery is to begin in mid-January 2021.

(mma)