Next SurfaceRT To Come With Qualcomm Snapdragon 800, LTE

recoiledsnake writes "Following up on our previous discussion of Microsoft selling discounted SurfaceRT tablets to schools (which fueled speculation about the future of Surface RT), Bloomberg is now reporting that Microsoft is fast at work on the next Surface RT which will replace the current Tegra 3 with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chip which has stellar benchmarks against the likes of the upcoming Tegra 4, Apple A6X, and Exynos processors, especially in the GPU and graphics department. Since the SoC comes with 3g/LTE, this might be the first Surface to support integrated cellular data. There are also indications that there could be an 8" version, and that the new versions might be revealed alongside the Windows 8.1 preview bits at the upcoming BUILD conference, starting on June 26."

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Re:This is great

[Anonymous Coward]

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High user number, low post count, all of which praise MS in some way.

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Re:This is great

[ArcadeMan]

I'm not a big fan of Microsoft, but SurfaceRT has always inspired me.

Possible Microsoft shill detected.

I think it's great that they're getting these in the stores!

Microsoft shill confirmed.

After all, they are both stronger and better performing than iPads or Android tablets.

Microsoft FUD detected, presenting false data as facts.

They also come with many advanced features compared to those two.

More Microsoft FUD detected.

And don't forget about it - developer integration is well formed and ready for any (big or indie) publisher right out of the box with your latest Visual Studio version.

Obvious shill is totally obvious.