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Surface Pro 5

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Key Features
What's new
  • New Design It now has clean lines and rounded edges.
  • Better performance It’s now 2.5x times faster than Surface Pro 3.
  • Better Battery It has 50% more battery life than Surface Pro 4 up to 13.5 hours.
  • Better Inking It supports a new Surface Pen with 4,096 pressure sensitivity and tilt sensing.
  • More Fanless on Core m3 and i5 models, new deeper 165-degree hinge, on-screen Surface Dial capability.
AvailabilitySurface Pro 5
Released2017
Release Info
  • Introduced: May 23, 2017
  • Pre-ordered: May 23, 2017
  • Released: June 15, 2017
PricingStarting at 799$
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DisplaySurface Pro 5
Size12.3 Inches
Info
  • Resolution: 2736 x 1824 (5M Pixels)
  • Density: 267 PPI
  • PixelSense™ Display
  • Aspect ratio: 3:2
  • Inking: designed together with Surface Pen
  • Touch: 10 points multi-touch
  • Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4
  • 10nm Oleophobic Coating
ExteriorSurface Pro 5
Dimensions11.50” x 7.9” x 0.33” (292 mm x 201 mm x 8.5 mm)
Width: 11.50” (292 mm)
Height: 7.9” (201 mm)
Thickness: 0.33” (8.5 mm)
Weight
  • Intel Core m3: 1.69 lbs (768 g)
  • Intel Core i5: 1.7 lbs (770 g)
  • Intel Core i7: 1.73 lbs (784 g)
Colors
Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Surface Type Cover
    • Not included
    • Weight: 0.68 lb (310 g)
    • Dimension: 11.61 x 8.54 x 0.19 inches (295 mm x 216 mm x 5mm)
  • Keyboard:
    • Activation: Moving (mechanical) keys
    • Layout: QWERTY, full row of function keys (F1-F12)
    • 4 directional keys; Windows, Brightness and Media Controls Keys;
    • LED backlighting
  • Trackpad:
    • Precision glass trackpad.
    • Trackpad size: 4 x 2 inches (101.6 mm x 50.8 mm)
    • Supports a five-finger multitouch gesture.
Ports
  • 1 x Full-size USB 3.0
  • 1 x Mini DisplayPort
  • 1 x Surface Connect™
    Supports charging and docking station.
  • 1 x Headset jack
  • 1 x microSD™ card reader
  • 1 x Type Cover port
Internal SpecsSurface Pro 5
Processor
  • 7th Gen Intel® Core™ m3-7Y30
    2 cores, 4 threads, 1.00 → 2.60 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 4.5W
  • 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U
    2 cores, 4 threads, 2.60 → 3.50 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W
  • 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7660U
    2 cores, 4 threads, 2.50 → 4.00 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics
  • 7th Gen Intel® Core™ m3-7Y30
    Intel® HD Graphics 615
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 900 MHz
  • 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U
    Intel® HD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  • 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7660U
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 640
    48 Execution Units with 64 MB eDRAM side cache, 300 → 1100 MHz
Memory
4GB 8GB 16GB
1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM
Storage
128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
PCIe NVMe SSD
Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Price
Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Tablet PC, 12.3" Touchscreen (2736 X 1824) Tablet, Intel Core i5-7300U 2.6GHz-3.5GHz, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, No Keyboard, Camera, Windows 11 Pro (Renewed)
 Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Tablet PC, 12.3" Touchscreen (2736 X 1824) Tablet, Intel Core i5-7300U 2.6GHz-3.5GHz, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, No Keyboard, Camera, Windows 11 Pro (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$250.53
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Microsoft Surface Pro (5th Gen, 1796) Intel Core M 4GB RAM / 128GB, 2017 model (Renewed)
 Microsoft Surface Pro (5th Gen, 1796) Intel Core M 4GB RAM / 128GB, 2017 model (Renewed)
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$142.29
$899.99 84% OFF
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Microsoft Surface Pro 5 12.3" Tablet 256GB WiFi 2.6GHz, Platinum (Renewed)
 Microsoft Surface Pro 5 12.3" Tablet 256GB WiFi 2.6GHz, Platinum (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$219.99
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ConnectivitySurface Pro 5
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth Wireless 4.1 technology
BatterySurface Pro 5
Size45 Wh
Battery LifeUp to 13.5 hours of video playback
Power Supply
  • 44W power supply
    • USB-A output: 5W
    • Surface Connect: 39W
SoftwareSurface Pro 5
OSWindows 10 Pro (Creators Update)
Built-in AppsMicrosoft Office 365 30-days trial
Camera & AudioSurface Pro 5
Camera
  • Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing)
  • 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video
  • 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD video
Audio
  • Dual microphones
  • 1.6W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium
MiscSurface Pro 5
InkingSupports Surface Pen
4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
Paper feel
0.1mm precision
magnetic storage
Sensors
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Accelerometer
  • Gyroscope
Security
  • HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box
  • Surface Pro (5th Gen)
  • Power supply
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Safety and warranty documents
Warranty
  • One-year limited hardware warranty
  • Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement
More
  • Mechanical features: Signature unibody magnesium design with hidden perimeter venting
  • Kickstand with a full-friction multiposition hinge to 165 degrees
  • Magnetic attach for keyboard fold stability
  • Physical buttons: volumes, power

Table of Contents

Tips and tricks

Discover how to get the most out of your Surface Pro 5 with our tips and tricks. Our comprehensive guide will help you optimize battery life, enhance performance, boost productivity, and troubleshoot effectively.

Basic

Battery and power
  1. How to optimize Surface Pro 5 battery life
  2. How to enable the hibernation power option
  3. How to protect your Surface Pro 5 battery with Battery Limit mode
  4. How to access your Surface Pro 5 battery report

Troubleshooting
  1. How to configure Surface Pro UEFI/BIOS
  2. How to download and install the latest Surface Pro 5 drivers and firmware
  3. How to download the recovery image for Surface Pro 5
  4. How to reset a Surface with a USB recovery drive
  5. How to boot a Surface Pro 5 from a USB drive
  6. How to disable secure boot on a Surface Pro 5
  7. How to remove the red bar from the Surface Pro 5 boot screen
  8. How to fix a Surface Pro 5 that won’t turn on
  9. How to set or clear an asset tag on Surface Pro 5

Productivity
  1. How to take a screenshot on Surface Pro
  2. How to configure Surface Pro 5 as a secondary monitor
  3. How to set a custom screen resolution on a Surface Pro 5

Accessories
  1. How to pair a Surface Pen
  2. How to pair a Bluetooth mouse

Buying guide
  1. Best accessories for Surface Pro 5
  2. Best cases and covers for Surface Pro 5
  3. Best bags for Surface Pro 5
  4. Best chargers for Surface Pro 5
  5. Best USB hubs for Surface Pro 5
  6. Best portable external power packs for Surface Pro 5
  7. Best wireless mice for Surface Pro 5
  8. Best gaming controllers for Surface Pro
  9. Active Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter
  10. Active Mini DisplayPort to DVI adapter
  11. Active Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort cable

Official pages
  1. Surface website
  2. Surface Twitter account
  3. Surface Youtube channel
  4. Surface Facebook page
  5. Surface blog

Communities
  1. Surface subreddit
  2. Surface Gaming subreddit
  3. Surface Linux subreddit

FAQs

Before making a purchase decision, it’s essential to have a good understanding of the device you’re interested in. That’s why we’ve compiled a comprehensive Microsoft Surface Pro 5 FAQ to answer all your questions. The following FAQ covers all aspects of the new Surface Pro, including its display, battery life, performance, software, and design.

FAQ
  1. Can you charge Surface Pro 5 via USB?
  2. Can you upgrade RAM on Surface Pro 5?
  3. Can you upgrade SSD on Surface Pro 5?
  4. Does Surface Pro 5 have HDMI port?
  5. Does Surface Pro 5 have SD Card Slot?
  6. Is Surface Pro 5 fanless?
  7. What is the weight of Surface Pro 5 with and without keyboard?
  8. What’s ports on Microsoft Surface Pro 5?

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