Microsoft Surface 3 with 10.8-inch HD display, Intel Atom x7 processor announced, starts at $499


Microsoft just announced Surface 3, an affordable variant of the the Surface Pro 3 tablet 

 that was announced last year. This is powered by quad-core Intel Atom x7 (Cherry Trail) 

 processor, has a 10.8-inch HD screen with 3:2 aspect ratio and runs on 64-bit Windows 8.1 

 OS, which is updradable to Windows 10 once available. It is slightly thinner at 8.7mm and 

 lighter at 622g compared to the Surface Pro 3 with a 12-inch screen. Microsoft says that it is 

 the thinnest and lightest Surface the company has ever shipped. It also comes with LTE 

 variant with built-in nano SIM slot. As usual it comes with one-year subscription to Office 

 365.

It also supports Pen input, similar to the Surface Pro 3, but you have to purchase the pen 

 separately at $50 each in silver, blue, black and red colors. It also sell Type Cover in a range 

 of colors separately for $130 and the Docking Station is also available separately. Microsoft 

 says that the display would offer incredibly accurate colors and clarity from multiple 

 viewing angle. The rear camera has been bumped to 8-megapixel from 5-megapixel on the 

 Surface Pro 3 and this also has a 3.5-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has a kickstand 

 that supports three discrete settings.

Microsoft Surface 3 specifications

  • 10.8-inch (1920 x 1280 pixels) 3:2 ClearType Full HD Plus 10-point multi-touch Display 

  • with Pen input

  • 1.6 Quad-core Intel Atom x7-Z8700 processor (up to 2.4 GHz)

  • 2GB RAM with 64 GB storage / 4GB RAM with 128 GB storage, microSD reader

  • Windows 8.1 OS

  • 8MP auto focus rear camera, 1080p video recording

  • 3.5MP front-facing camera, 1080p video recording

  • Dimensions: 267 x 187 x 8.7mm; Weight: 622g

  • Microphone, Stereo speakers with Dolby Audio-enhanced sound

  • LTE (Optional), Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac), Bluetooth 4.0 LE, Full USB 3.0, Mini Display 

  • port, Micro USB charging port, GPS (LTE model only)

  • Battery life of up to 10 hours with video-playback

 The Microsoft Surface 3 starts at $499 for the 2GB RAM with 64GB storage version. 4GB 

 RAM with 128GB storage costs $599. Surface 3 with LTE costs $599 for the 2GB RAM + 

 64GB variant and $699 for the 4GB RAM + 128GB version. It will be available though 

 Microsoft Stores, microsoftstore.com and select retailers, beginning May 5 and goes on sale 

 in 26 markets worldwide by May 7. The LTE variants will be ship by June 26th.

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