The October and upcoming aren’t just about new smartphones many vendors do concentrate their holiday product releases on these two months of the year. The companies like iPhone, Pixel, OnePlus and Huawei are going to unveil their flagships.
The upcoming weeks of fall will also bring us new laptops and tablets. Microsoft scheduled a press event on 2 October.
Apple is supposed to launch its Mac and iPad keynote for next month as well. Both companies are expected to introduce updates to their existing product lines, including devices they have never made before. And Microsoft might just surprise audiences with a Surface gadget that would have no rival.
This October 2nd we're showing the world what's next for Surface & Microsoft…and we're doing it live. Tune in at https://t.co/gL1bQ1Wmas at 10am EDT. #MicrosoftEvent #GetReady #Pumped pic.twitter.com/opDaJOsLGf
— Panos Panay (@panos_panay) September 12, 2019
The Surface Pro 7 is the most anticipated product coming out of Microsoft’s event but both ZDNet and The Verge report that Microsoft’s 2019 Surface lineup might include a Surface Pro with a USB-C port, a Surface Laptop powered by AMD chips and a Surface with Qualcomm’s PC platform inside.
Rumors of Microsoft developing AMD and ARM Surface hardware comes few day back which is a first for the Surface line.
Microsoft could also unveil the dual-screen Surface laptop that’s also in the works and which was shown to employees a few months back. However, that device might not be ready for mass consumption for at least another year.
The company might also debut a Surface-branded smart speaker that could target enterprise consumers, and integrate Microsoft Team group-chat support. Microsoft might officially introduce Windows Lite OS at the show, which is a version of Windows 10 that will run on dual-screen and foldable laptops.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will make an appearance at the show, which signals that something may be afoot here. Last time we saw Nadella on stage was during Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 event in early August when he helped the Korean giant introduce an ARM-based Samsung Windows 10 laptop.
Apple is also expected to drop new Pro tablets this October, although the highlights of the unannounced press event would be the rumored 16-inch MacBook Pro, as well as the Mac Pro.