

We’ve heard such claims before, but they don’t always pan out, but I’ll get to that in a minute. Microsoft is aiming for full sRGB coverage on all Surface Pro 4 models with each one being calibrated at the factory.

You really would have a hard time discerning individual pixels on this panel but if you did they would look like this:ĭespite the increase in resolution, Microsoft has stuck with a standard RGB stripe which is important because if they had gone with PenTile RGBW it is unlikely they would be able to achieve their other goals for this display. It doesn’t look like a huge change, but the new panel has almost two million more pixels and the pixel density jumped up to 267 PPI. The Surface Pro x1440, and for Surface Pro 4 that has jumped up to 2736x1824. The most obvious change is that the new display has a much higher resolution. So what changes do we have in store over the Surface Pro 3 display with a new panel? In fact Microsoft has consistently improved on their displays, starting with their zero air gap laminated displays on the older Surface Pro models. But what the form factor hides is all of the work that has gone into improving the display at both the panel level and the overall display stack. Yes, the new model is slightly larger at 12.3-inches but has the same 3:2 aspect ratio as the 12-inch display in the Surface Pro 3. From the outside, the Surface Pro 3 and Surface Pro 4 displays are deceptively similar.
