Samsung to build Windows-powered tablet inspired by Microsoft Surface Pro

Following the success of the Microsoft Surface tablet, Samsung may launch a Windows-based tablet soon and it may be named Samsung Galaxy TabPro S. Samsung is known for Android-based smartphones and tablets, but the company may now focus on the Windows tablet market.

According to the leaks from Evan Blass (evleaks), Samsung is planning to launch a new Windows-based Samsung tablet, with a removable keyboard following the current trend. Blass didn’t give any specifications, but the images he posted clearly shows that the device will come with a thin profile, rear camera, a full keyboard and trackpad accessory. Blass pointed out that the device will be named Galaxy TabPro S.

The new Samsung device is expected to take on the Microsoft Surface Pro 4, which runs on Windows 10. The Surface Pro 4 comes with an Intel core i7 processor and 16GB of RAM. The lowest specs variant of the device has Intel Core M3 i5 with 4GB of RAM. Surface Pro 4 includes 1TB of SSD storage and features a 2,736 x 1,824-pixel resolution display.

Samsung has been naming its products associated with Galaxy for its Android line, noted The Verge.

It is worth noting that Samsung and Microsoft’s Android royalty dispute came to an end over a year ago. The Verge claims that Samsung might take Microsoft’s efforts a little more seriously with Windows 10.

The Redmond-based company dragged Samsung back to court in August 2015. Microsoft was looking to seal a deal with Samsung over Android royalty payments, and Microsoft has been receiving per-device royalties from Samsung for every Android product it sells. The court case revealed that Microsoft received US$1 billion (AU$1.4 billion) from Samsung in the form of patent-licensing royalties in 2013, according to The Verge.

Samsung has not made any announcements so far about the Samsung tablet that may be unveiled in the CES 2016 event.

Samsung’s CES 2016 event starts at 5 p.m. ET (2 p.m. PT) on January 5th, and fans are eager to learn about this mysterious Windows-powered tablet.