The Surface Pro was announced in May 2017 at a public event held in Shanghai, China.

The new Kaby Lake chips also feature improved Speed Shift technology, allowing the processor to transition between CPU states quicker.

Alongside the 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi radio, Bluetooth 4.1 Low Energy, there will now also be the option to purchase the Surface Pro with an LTE Advanced modem for cellular connectivity.

Windows 10 comes pre-installed with Mail, Calendar, People, Xbox (app), Photos, Movies and TV, Groove, and Microsoft Edge.

[15] An updated version of the Surface Pen has also been introduced, including up to 4096 levels of pressure and tilt support.

[15] There was a Surface Pro issue where it had been prone to randomly hibernate and resume shortly afterwards without warning.