As we expected, yesterday was a most interesting day, with not one but two new Windows professional tablets, Microsoft y Huawei: the news Surface Pro y MateBook E. We already had the opportunity to give you all the details regarding technical specifications, but now we can also show you on video.
Surface Pro: first hands on video
Despite that Microsoft he has not wanted to give the 5 to his new Surface Pro because they do not consider it revolutionary enough, do not think that it comes without an interesting portion of news and although one of the most important you cannot appreciate in a video contact like this (we are referring, of course, to the processors Intel seventh generation) there are others that do.
And the fact is that although there are no major changes in terms of the general design lines, there are a few details that are worth paying attention to, such as the case of the new hinge that has been introduced in its iconic rear mount, which has increased the degree of inclination in which it can be placed up to 165 degrees, as in the Surface Studio.
The accessories can also be seen in this new video, and they have also received a good part of the improvements, especially the Surface Pen, which we already told you yesterday that it now has more pressure levels, is more responsive and has new functions when it is tilted. But we can't stop mentioning the new ones Keyboards, arriving with Microsoft's new favorite stuff, Alcantara, which we've seen on the Surface Laptop as well.
MateBook E: first hands on video
In the case of the event of Huawei, the star of the event was the MateBook X, which is more properly a competitor for the MacBook or the Surface Laptop, but the one that really interests us is the MateBook E, which will not be available with an Intel Core i7 processor, but which has all the virtues from the point of view of the experience of using the tablet format.
Again, the great improvement that we find in this model compared to the previous one is that we already have Kaby Lake processorsWhile what can be appreciated more with a look to the outside, especially the design, it seems that it has not changed much. It must be said that we are not going to complain much about it either, because that means that it is still extraordinarily light, thin and stylized for a professional Windows tablet.
Even more than in the case of the Surface Pro, the most interesting news in this regard are in the accessories and, more specifically, in the folio keyboard, which is, in fact, what most attention is paid to at the beginning of the video: although the docking system has also been improved (making it incompatible with last year's model, unfortunately), what we really liked is all the introduction of a new hinge that allows us to choose the degree of inclination with more freedom.
Surface Pro and MateBook E: which is your favorite?
Without being revolutionary, it must be recognized that both the Surface Pro and MateBook E They have left us improvements over their predecessors that are very welcome, and it is also true that a renewal in the performance section with the latest Intel processors was imperative in order to compete with the others Windows professional tablets that have been presented in recent months.
The fact that there have not been too profound changes in either of them makes, on the other hand, that both have kept their personalities quite intact, each with their own weaknesses and virtues. It is difficult to choose a definitive winner because we still do not know what the price of the MateBook E, an always important factor, and it is possible that the Surface Pro It ends up gaining ground simply because it will hit stores a little earlier (June 15).
In any case, if you have problems deciding which one is our favorite, we hope that this comparison with the main characteristics and technical specifications of each of them, together with the videos that we have just shown you and that allow us to better appreciate its design, It can serve as a basis to identify which of the two best suits what you are looking for and thus see whether or not it may be worth waiting for you to have more details on the launch of the Huawei tablet.
