The victory continued Microsoft’s success in the category, after the Surface Pro 3 won the same award during the 2015 MWC event. Redmond’s flagship hardware product beat out significant competition, including the market leading iPad Mini 4 and iPad Pro, while also overcoming the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 and Sony Xperia Z4. Those are all fantastic slates in their own right, but the Surface Pro 4 with its high end appeal, near laptop like experience, and full Windows 10 PC software was enough to sway judges. The Surface Pro 4 is arguably the most complete tablet on the market, although many would probably class it as a laptop (it is actually a hybrid), so perhaps its inclusion in this award category is controversial. Regardless, the device is proving to be a solid seller for Microsoft, relative to its quite costly price tag at least. Launched last year, the Surface Pro 4 sports a 12.3-inch display with a crisp resolution of 2160 x 1440 for a pixel density of 267ppi. The accompanying stylus can detect 1024 different levels of pressure and is ideal for nipping through the Windows 10 interface with ease. — GSMA (@GSMA) February 22, 2016 Other key specs of the Surface Pro 4 include Intel’s latest Core M chipsets capable of sending out 4K video at a solid 60 frames per second. RAM and storage options are configurable right up to 16GB of memory and 1TB of native space. SOURCE: GSMA
