Microsoft announced the Surface GO 2 Windows planet for $ 399. And a new laptop and headphones

Surface Go 2 tablet

Microsoft introduced the new Surface Go 2 tablet. It will replace the smallest planet of Surface Go, which was released in August 2018 . The main difference between the new model is an enlarged display with a diagonal of 10.5 inches (instead of 10 inches in the original version). The dimensions of the tablet remained the same, but the frames became smaller, notes The Verge. In addition, the company increased the battery battery life from 9 to 10 hours.

The base model of the tablet received the Intel Pentium Gold processor, 4 gigabytes of RAM and an EMMC memory card for 64 gigabytes. The cost of the device is 399 dollars. At this price, the tablet will begin to be sold on May 12 in 21 countries (Russia is not one of them), and in the next months - in the rest of the world. A model with the same processor, 8 gigabytes of RAM and SSD for 128 gigabytes costs $ 549.

The Surface GO 2 model with the eighth generation processor Core M3, 8 gigabytes of RAM and SSD for 128 gigabytes is also available. This version of the tablet costs $ 629. A similar LTE model costs $ 729, and $ 879 from SSD for 256 gigabytes. Covers with a built -in Type Cover keyboard are sold separately and cost from $ 99.

Surface Book 3 laptop

Microsoft also announced the output of the Surface Book 3 laptop, which the company calls its most powerful laptop. Its performance is 50% higher than that of Surface Book 2, released in November 2017, and the battery life, according to the manufacturer, reaches 17.5 hours. Two options are available: 13.5- and 15-inch models. In the design of the laptop, nothing has changed, as in the previous version, the display can work separately from the keyboard as a tablet. The laptop is equipped with a tenth -generation Intel Core four -core processor: the younger model is Core i5, the older one has Core i7. The price for them is 1599 and 2299 dollars, respectively.

The base 13.5-inch model of the laptop received an integrated Intel Iris Plus video card. There is also a version with the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q video card for 1999 dollars. The base 15-inch laptop has a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TI video card, and a version with a more powerful NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 card costs $ 3499. This model is intended “for designers and professionals who need power,” Robin Seyler said The Verge Microsoft Verge. In the USA and Canada, sales will start on May 21, in the next weeks - in other markets.

As well as new headphones

The company also announced the start date of sales of Surface Earbuds wireless headphones with sensory controls, which are obviously designed to compete with Apple Airpods . These headphones were supposed to appear at the end of 2019, but the start of their sales was postponed. The headphones are integrated with the Microsoft Office 365 software. For example, you can use them to dictate texts in Microsoft Word or reproduce letters in the Outlook Mobile application for iOS. Surface Earbuds cost $ 199, which is less than the initially declared $ 249, they will begin to sell them on May 12.

In addition, Microsoft introduced the Bluetooth handbags Surface Headphones 2 black. The design remained the same, but, as the company notes, the outskirts got the opportunity to turn 180 degrees, which could be convenient if you wear headphones on the neck. Also increased by battery life - from 15 to 20 hours, and, as certified in the company, you can get almost an hour of work after a five -minute charging. Like original headphones, Surface Headphones 2 have 13 noise reduction levels. In addition, the headphones have integration with Microsoft Office 365. The price of the device is $ 249. Surface Headphones 2 will also begin on May 12.

Alexander Baklanov