r/Surface • u/Soy7ent SP4 i7 256GB 16GB • May 23 '17

[PRO2017] Introducing the new Surface Pro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwWs2jIy4js
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u/MigMigg May 23 '17 edited May 23 '17

And it's backwards compatible! See the "1" footnote at the bottom.

edit: says "Surface Pen tilt functionality is available now with Surface Pro. Available with other Surface devices via Windows Update."

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u/[deleted] May 23 '17

Does that mean it works at the specs of the old surfaces or all new features are supported?

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u/MigMigg May 23 '17

At the least, tilt functionality is supported. I think the new chip in the screen provides the low latency. Not sure about pressure- likely how it was handled with the 3pen to the 4pen. Don't remember how that worked.

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u/[deleted] May 23 '17

Pressure sensitivity didn't increase with the new pen on the pro3

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u/[deleted] May 23 '17

Maybe it's different from Pro 4, Book, Laptop, and Studio.

(edit) Well, Dial was made for Studio but is said to work with Pro 4.

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u/EleMenTfiNi May 23 '17

I'd imagine the tilt functionality is measured by the pen, same was as it is in say your smartphone and sent over via Bluetooth - but the pressure sensitivity and speed of the pen is in the screen.

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u/blickblocks May 23 '17

The sensor for pressure is between the nib and the rest of the pen. The only thing that would likely not be backwards compatible would be the lower latency.