"Microsoft could not release their latest Surface Pro 5 laptop this year. Reportedly, the company was waiting for a few components likely to be available for the laptop. Consequently, the newest, state of the art Surface Book model that Microsoft launched earlier to compete against new Apple MacBook Pro isn’t truly a Surface Book 2 generation. Hence, hardcore surface pro fans have reasons to cheer about 2017, since the New Year will bring them Surface pro upgrade they were waiting for.

The latest Surface Pro model which will be launched by the tech giant will have greater storage, greater RAM and additionally the next-generation Intel Kaby Lake processors; the latest CPU’s which will be available in the tech market only next year.

According to sources at The Bitbag, the Surface Pro 5 will be equipped with at least 512GB of storage space which will be sufficient enough for an average user, it will provide the user with superior performance and better battery life than the previous versions of the surface pro laptop.

Moreover, sources confirmed that the Surface Pro 5 will definitely get an enhanced Surface Pen stylus, which will be charged through wireless charging powers transmitted through the magnetic dock built in the laptop.

Other upgrades which are likely to be included in the laptop are USB Type-C ports and Thunderbolt 3 support. While sources say nothing is confirmed just yet, as there might be an element of surprise it is very likely that the Surface Pro 5 family of 2-in-1 laptops may receive a better display as compared to other laptops of the family. Another feature to be included will be a fingerprint sensor embedded in the screen.

Lastly, The Bitbag confirms that the laptop should run the latest Windows 10 Redstone 3. However The Bitbag has not yet disclosed from where they got the information. As far as marketing campaigns are concerned, it has been anti-apple and Microsoft has compared their surface pro laptop to the iPad MacBook Air. As far as tablets are concerned, surface pro 5 tablet might be the MacBook Air competitor you are looking for. If Microsoft comes up with a surface book 2 which shares a few features of surface pro 5 which would be more exciting idea for the windows 10 fans worldwide.

The details about pricing of the surface pro 5 have not been revealed yet. The surface pro 5 is likely to be launched in spring this year. There’s a lot of time to go before Microsoft announces anything about the surface pro 5 officially."