It would be nice to see Microsoft use Surface as a line to drive HDR adoption, but apparently, we’re not quite there yet. If you want an accurate display in the PC space, only Microsoft calibrates every device they sell, and the 12.3-inch display on the Pro lineup offers everything you’d expect in a premium PC, with high resolution, accurate colors, and full sRGB coverage. It’s just as accurate as ever, but now offers a noticeable bump in contrast ratio. Microsoft has also taken the opportunity to improve the already class-leading display in the Surface Pro 6. ![]() The lack of an Intel Iris GPU option was unavoidable, since it no longer exists in the 15-Watt range, but even so, the Iris in last year’s Surface Pro was restricted by the low TDP anyway, and as such didn’t always offer the expected performance boost. The big change with Surface Pro 6 is the move to Kaby Lake Refresh, and the doubling of the CPU cores that entails, and unsurprisingly the performance of this model is much better than all previous versions. Surface Pro 2017 (left) in Platinum vs Surface Pro 6 (right) in Blackīut after using the device for the last couple of days, there’s more than meets the eye. There’s still not a USB-C port on Surface Pro, and for no really good reason. The alcantara type covers were introduced last year, and once again carry over to this model. ![]() ![]() The pen was immensely improved just last year, and carries over. ![]() The exterior is more or less identical to the outgoing 2017 model, albeit with a new color option to sit beside the platinum that we’ve seen on all Surface devices for the last couple of years. At the launch event in NYC on October 2nd, the Surface Pro 6 seemed like a mild refresh of an already established line, and that’s not even necessarily a bad thing.
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