7 surprising announcements from Microsoft at the 2019 Surface hardware event last night

Here are 7 surprising announcements from Microsoft at its annual Surface hardware event last night (October 2).

Surface Duo

This dual-screen Surface Duo phone running Android is the biggest surprise of Microsoft at this event.

For details on this Microsoft smartphone, see the article 'Microsoft unexpectedly launched Surface Duo, a dual-screen phone running Android'.

New Windows 10X operating system

Windows 10X is a brand new version of Windows 10 designed by Microsoft specifically for devices with multiple monitors. Windows 10X can run all applications as it is on the original Windows 10.

The arrival of Windows 10X promises the arrival of multi-screen devices in the near future.

Surface Neo

Surface Neo, Microsoft's new dual-screen Surface tablet will be available by the end of 2020. The two screens of the device are 9 inches in size, which are assembled together by a 360-degree rotating hinge.

The Surface Neo also comes with a new keyboard model, which can be neatly placed on one of the two monitors. The keyboard can be "attached" to the screen by a magnetic magnet. The keyboard does not cover the entire screen, the excess screen will automatically display some useful tools and features.

When users swipe the screen below the keyboard towards the hinge, on the screen will appear a touchpad (trackpad), allowing mouse cursor control on the remaining screen.

Surface Neo runs Windows 10X operating system.

1. Surface Neo, a unique dual-screen device from Microsoft, runs Windows 10X

Surface Pro X

This is a high-end 2-in-1 "hybrid" tablet mode using an entirely new ARM chip.

For details on this product, please follow along in the article 'Microsoft launches Surface Pro X, ARM SQ SQ1 Chip, thin, beautiful, priced from $ 999'.

1. Compare Microsoft Surface Pro X with iPad Pro

Surface Earbuds, "true wireless" wireless headphones

The Surface Earbuds are equipped with polyphonic audio and directional dual array microphones that support active noise cancellation technology.

The Microsoft headset is integrated into the Microsoft Office office toolkit, allowing users to perform some operations with Office with headphones such as real-time voice notes while giving presentations, transferring slides in software. PowerPoint presentation.

The Surface Earbuds also support standard music controls, just like any other headset.

Microsoft wireless headphones can play music continuously for 8 hours, the charging box provides a total use time up to 24 hours continuously.

The Surface Earbuds are priced at $ 249 (about VND 5.8 million, excluding VAT) and are expected to ship by the end of this year.

Surface Pro 7

The Surface Pro 7 still has a 12.3-inch screen, Intel's latest 10th-generation processor, with i3, i5 or i7 options, charging via USB-C instead of the Surface Connector. It has 4 GB RAM and 128 GB storage, users can also choose the 16 GB RAM version and storage up to 1 TB.

The Surface Pro 7 supports Microsoft's Surface Pen, but to own it, users have to pay an extra amount.

Surface Pro 7 lowest version costs $ 749 (about 17.4 million, excluding VAT).

Surface Laptop 3 new generation

The new Surface Laptop 3 has two screen sizes of 13 and 15 inches.

Powered by the 10th generation Intel Core 4 processor (Ice Lake), Surface Laptop 3 has 2 times faster processing speed than the previous version and is 3 times stronger than Apple's latest MacBook Air.

Surface Laptop 3 15-inch screen version is equipped with Ryzen processor customized version designed by Microsoft and AMD, providing "fastest graphics performance" than any laptop in its segment.

The size of the mouse pad (trackpad) in Surface Laptop 3 is 20% larger than that of the Surface Laptop 2.

To make the device easier to repair, Microsoft will offer a Surface Laptop 3 version without Alcantara fabric lining the keyboard armrest.

13-inch Surface Laptop 3 starts at $ 999 (about 23.2 million excluding VAT). The 15-inch version costs $ 1,199 (about 27.9 million VND excluding VAT).