Rather than sticking with the 10-inch ceiling that's been the norm for most mainstream tablets, the new device stretches to a 12-inch panel, giving users the kind of screen real estate that's closer to a regular laptop than a mobile device. Optimized for use with the Surface Pro 3 pen, the display has a 3:2 aspect ratio that makes the screen feel more like real stationery when writing and drawing on the panel. While the display went bigger, everything else went slimmer and lighter, measuring just 9mm thick and weighing 800g.
The Surface Pro 3 runs on a 4th-generation Ivy Bridge processor, with up to 8GB of RAM and up to 512GB of onboard storage. Features include a 12-inch ClearType display, dual 5.0 megapixel cameras, stereo speakers with Dolby Sound, dual mics, WiFi, Bluetooth, an onboard battery rated at up to 9 hours of web browsing, a full size USB 3.0 port, a Mini-DisplayPort, and a microSD card slot.











