Surface Mini

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Surface Mini
Developer
MP
rear
Connectivity
Wi-Fi
802.11 a/b/g/n

Bluetooth 4.0

PowerBuilt-in rechargeable
Xbox Video
Dimensions8 in (200 mm) (h)
5.5 in (140 mm) (w)
0.35 in (8.9 mm) (d)
Mass0.8 lb (360 g)
RelatedSurface Pro 3
Microsoft Surface

Accessories

  • Surface Pen
  • Covers
  • Dial
  • Dock
  • Earbuds
  • Headphones
  • Keyboard
  • Mouse

Surface Mini is an unreleased

Windows Store
.

Rumors of the development of a seven-inch tablet computer were reported in April 2013 when Microsoft was preparing to develop a device in response to competitors' tablet computers with a similar

Wired Magazine
. Despite its cancellation, Windows Central obtained the unreleased device and published its specifications and images of the tablet.

History

In April 2013,

Surface RT tablets. The inclusion of Snapdragon 800 processor added LTE connectivity, which allows the device to be equipped with mobile broadband, which Mike Angiulo, Microsoft's chief of ecosystem and planning, hinted at as a possibility of future connected devices in early 2013.[3]

During the

4:3 for easier to use in portrait mode.[6]

According to

Panos Panay about the possibility of a mini tablet computer for its Surface line, he refused to answer but hinted at the possibility of multiple form factors and screen sizes in its future Surface line.[6]

Cancellation

While several media including The Verge and Engadget[9] anticipated the device would be announced at the 2014 Surface event, according to Bloomberg, Microsoft had canceled the product a few weeks before the event.[10] The Surface Mini tablet was not revealed during the 2014 Surface event; the Surface Pro 3 was shown instead.[9]

Several signs of the Surface Mini's existence include mentions of the device in the Surface Pro 3 user manual and Microsoft's earnings reports in 2014.[11][12] On October 26, 2015, during an interview with Panos Panay in Wired Magazine, Panos showed off the Surface Book and the canceled Surface Mini, saying he loved the tablet his team built but never shipped officially. He also stated the device's design felt like that of a Moleskine notebook.[13]

Despite the cancellation of Surface Mini, Windows Central obtained the unreleased device and published several images of it in June 2017.[14] Windows Central published its review of the Surface Mini in October 2019, and gave a favorable review, awarding it four stars out of five and saying it would be better if the Surface Mini was updated with better specs and equipped with Windows 10. Windows Central said the Surface Mini was canceled because devices running Windows RT were excluded from upgrading to Windows 10 and because Windows 10 for ARM was unavailable at that time.[1]

Features

Software

Main article: Windows RT

The Surface Mini shipped with

Xbox Video apps.[15]

There is no upgrade path for Surface Mini to run Windows 10, hence the device remains running Windows RT[16] until the end of support on January 10, 2023.[17]

Hardware

The exterior of the Surface Mini is a combination of metal, glass and

microSD card slot.[1] The weight of the Surface Mini is 0.8 lb (360 g),[18] and it measured 8x5.5x0.35 in (215.9×139.7×8.89 mm).[1]

The Surface Mini has a Qualcomm

Bluetooth 4.0, and has a front-facing 2.1 MP camera and a rear-facing 5 MP camera.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Bowden, Zac (2019-10-01). "Microsoft Surface Mini review: A teeny Windows tablet that never existed". Windows Central. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  2. ^ Byford, Sam (2013-04-11). "Microsoft working on a 7-inch Surface tablet, says WSJ". The Verge. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  3. ^ Warren, Tom (2013-06-19). "Microsoft planning improved Surface RT with Qualcomm processor". The Verge. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  4. ^ Warren, Tom (2013-06-27). "Microsoft anticipates 7-inch, 7.5-inch, and 10.6-inch Windows 8 tablets at super high resolutions". The Verge. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  5. ^ Warren, Tom (2013-09-25). "Surface 'mini' will likely have a 7.5-inch display". The Verge. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  6. ^ a b Warren, Tom (2013-10-01). "Future Surface tablets planned in 'multiple aspect ratios and sizes,' LTE versions on AT&T". The Verge. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  7. ^ Warren, Tom (2013-09-25). "Surface 'mini' allegedly delayed to early 2014". The Verge. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  8. ^ D, Amy (2014-04-08). "Why I love today's Windows 8.1 Update". Windows Experience. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  9. ^ a b Wollman, D. (2014-05-20). "Microsoft announces its biggest tablet yet, the 12-inch Surface Pro 3". Engadget. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  10. ^ Opam, Kwame (2014-05-20). "Microsoft reportedly canceled plans to unveil the Surface Mini". The Verge. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  11. ^ Warren, Tom (2014-06-20). "Microsoft accidentally confirms existence of Surface Mini". The Verge. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  12. ^ Buckley, S. (2015-10-26). "The Surface Mini is a real tablet that you can't buy". Engadget. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  13. Wired Magazine
    . Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  14. ^ Warren, Tom (2017-06-30). "Microsoft's canceled Surface Mini tablet emerges in leaked images". The Verge. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  15. ^ Gowri, Vivek (2012-10-25). "The Windows RT review". Anand Tech. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  16. ^ Segan, Sascha (2015-03-19). "Windows RT is Dead, But Microsoft Hasn't Learned". PCMag. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  17. ^ "Microsoft Support Lifecycle - Windows RT". Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  18. ^ Warren, Tom (2017-09-02). "Leaked Surface Mini images provide a closer look at Microsoft's canceled tablet". The Verge. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
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