Microsoft will soon launch the Surface 2, the successor to the plagued Surface RT. This particular 10.6" model will boast NVIDIA's Tegra 4 SoC and will run Windows 8.1 RT. The screen has gotten an upgrade to a nice 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution. The unit will only get 2GB RAM though. it will also receive one USB 3.0 port, a 3.5MP front camera and a 5MP rear camera.

The Surface 2 will be a hint thinner than its predecessor weighs only 630g. Microsoft claims Surface 2 runs "three to four times" faster than its predecessor - while the battery life has been extended to up to ten hours when playing video.

Surface 2 will be available in 32GB and 64GB models starting October 22nd for 429EUR ($449) and 529EUR ($549), respectively.