What Is A Surface Tablet?

Juniya Sankara

February 27, 2019

2019 Surface Features

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Today we will bring you a quick guide and breakdown on what is this so called “Surface”. What is a Surface Tablet? Lets go ahead and start from the beginning where it all began with Microsoft.

What Is A Surface Tablet?

Microsoft Surface is a series of Windows-based tablet computers, laplets and interactive whiteboards designed and manufactured by Microsoft under its hardware division, part of the Windows and Devices group. The first generation of tablets was introduced, on June 18, 2012. The most recent models, the Surface Pro 3 and the Surface 3, were released on June 20, 2014, and May 5, 2015, respectively.

The Surface tablet family consists of two lines: the Surface line designed for budget-oriented consumers and educational users, and the Surface Pro line, designed for professional users. Surface Hub, an interactive whiteboard, is an offshoot of the Surface tablet. All devices ship with Microsoft’s own Windows operating system. Some models can also run other operating systems not supported by Microsoft. Surface tablets are notable for their sliding out kickstand, which supports the tablet while it stands at an angle, and optional detachable magnetic keyboards which also double as a protective screen cover.

With the release of the Surface 3, Surface devices (3rd generation forth) and all Surface Pro devices use Intel processors and run the Windows 10 OS.

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Surface Tablet Features

For the latest features of a Surface tablet, we will use the Surface 3 specs and once the Surface 4 is released, we will then update this page accordingly.

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Size	10.52″ x 7.36″ x 0.34″ (267 mm x 187 mm x 8.7 mm)
Weight	1.41 lb. (641g)
Display	10.8” ClearType Full HD Plus Display Resolution: 1920 x 1280 Aspect ratio: 3:2 Touch: 10 point multi-touch Surface Pen support
Battery life	Up to 10 hours of video playback¹
RAM/storage²	2GB RAM with 64GB storage 4GB RAM with 128GB storage
Processor	Intel^® Quad Core Atom processor
Network (wireless)	Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Bluetooth^® 4.0
Ports	Full-size USB 3.0 Mini DisplayPort³ microSD^™ card reader Micro USB charging port Headset jack Cover port Nano SIM card slot (Surface 3 [4G-LTE] only)
Software	Windows 10
Cameras, video, and audio	3.5 megapixel front-facing camera 8.0 megapixel rear-facing camera with autofocus Microphone Stereo speakers with Dolby^® audio
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer
What’s in the box	Surface 3 Micro USB power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents