Windows RT was a failing platform, and there wasn't many apps in the Windows RT Store that could've shown off the potential of
a Surface Mini device.
Surface Mini has been in the development stage since early 2014, but it was reportedly suspended near launch.
The Surface Mini was an 8 - inch device with a 1440 x 1080 display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, 1 GB of RAM, and 32 GB of storage.
So, there is a strong chance for us to see a new Surface 3 tablet launching in the coming weeks, while
the Surface Mini remains a mystery with a low possibility to see the light anytime soon.
The images and specifications confirm what we reported on just a few weeks ago, where we exclusively revealed what
the Surface Mini looked like in photos.
TK Tech news and other sources claim that Microsoft is preparing to launch two new products — Surface 3 and
Surface Mini.
While the Surface Pro 3 was announced to much surprise, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop canceled
the Surface Mini project just weeks before.
Leaked marketing material of Microsoft's canceled
Surface Mini have popped up on the web just a few days ago, revealing what the
Surface Mini would have looked like in red.
Such a device may be coming to the market under the Surface brand, possibly called the Surface Journal or
Surface Mini.
The history of Courier,
Surface Mini, recent patents and Microsoft's near obsession with Moleskine a device like Andromeda seems inevitable.
The Surface Mini is expected to retain the same design aesthetic as the Surface Pro 2 and Surface 2, which feature VaporMG magnesium cases and a built - in kickstand that allows the tablet to be propped up at different viewing angles.
The canceled
Surface Mini, which we detailed earlier this year was also favorably compared to a Moleskine experience by the head of Microsoft's hardware Panos Panay.
We'll keep you updated as more
Surface Mini details become available.
And now we see another good reason for Microsoft to not release
the Surface mini tablet.
But like
Surface Mini and Courier before it, Microsoft will hold off until the time is right.
Surface chief Panos Panay previously described
the Surface Mini as «like a moleskine,» further cementing its creation as a notepad replacement.
Surface Mini images leaked earlier this year, and now we're getting an even closer look at Microsoft's canceled tablet.
The Surface Mini was powered by Qualcomm's ARM processor, and was designed to run Windows RT and support the Surface Pen.
Lingering rumors of
a Surface Mini with a 7 - to 8 - inch display to challenge the iPad mini refuse to die away.
Following rumours of
a Surface mini, Microsoft's Panos Panay has confirmed that the Surface will one day be available in multiple aspect ratios and sizes.Panay, the corporate vice president who oversees Microsoft's Surface division, while at a Surface... Read more
Microsoft has confirmed
the Surface Mini is in the works (or at least was), by accidentally leaving numerous references to the tablet throughout its Surface Pro 3 user guide.
Until now it was
a Surface Mini touted to make the news, but it looks like a new Surface Pro 3 may be there too.A mention of a «Surface Pro 3» has appeared... Read more
Chinese website WPDang claims that
the Surface Mini will sport an 8 - inch Full HD screen with 1080p display.
Microsoft has not neither confirmed the features of
the Surface Mini nor the launch date for the tablet.
Months after the canceled launch,
a Surface Mini hands - on report gives us our best look at this tablet that never came to be.
However, reports suggest that Microsoft may deploy certain features such as the Kinect technology in
the Surface Mini, which may attract many customers and at the same time, give competition to rivals.
Watch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Microsoft's next event, and how the company hints to
a Surface mini launch.
A few weeks ago, our friends at Windows Central leaked the photos of the cancelled Surface device from Microsoft called
the Surface Mini...
What's more,
the Surface Mini may be announced too as that update is supposedly tied to that OS update.
Overall, history is not on Microsoft's side for making
the Surface Mini make sense.
Check out what's being said about possible
Surface Mini specs, including an advanced hands - free mode.
Reportedly, Microsoft intends to really focus on
the Surface Mini's ability to act as a digital notebook, rather than depicting the tablet as a laptop replacement, as we see with larger Surface models.
A surface Mini could conceivably continue along those lines and really bring the sexy to the 8» tablet space.
As for that launch, we might be waiting until the first part of next year, with
the Surface Mini not arriving until around the same time that Windows Phone 8.1 hits the scene for handsets, and with the tablet itself running a future Windows 8.1 GDR update.
Rumors of an upcoming
Surface Mini tablet from Microsoft have been swirling for months now, but so far confirmation hasn't been easy to come by.
There will be a market for
the Surface Mini, but will it be as big as some others (no pun intended)?
This doesn't really put us any closer to learning when
the Surface Mini might ultimately debut (last we heard suggested a fall launch could be in the cards), but this still a pretty interesting discovery, both as confirmation of the tablet's (near) existence, and because it's always a little fun to see the companies that go to such lengths to keep unannounced products secret make such obvious, public mistakes.
Last year, rumors were flying around hot that Microsoft was putting together a pint - sized version of its Surface tablet, the presumed
Surface Mini.
We've already heard a bunch of theories about what
the Surface Mini might be capable of, ideas like it getting an active stylus or maybe even an array of gesture - tracking cameras.
But it's worth mentioning that if
the Surface Mini does not come in a competitively priced Windows 8 variant, there are issues here.
A Surface Pro 3 is expected today, but according to the latest reports, there will be
no Surface Mini announcement on the 20th of May.
The latest report suggesting Microsoft is on the verge of announcing a «
Surface mini» comes from IHS iSuppli analyst Rhoda Alexander, who told CNET that the upcoming Windows RT slate will feature a 7.5 - inch display with a 4:3 aspect ratio and 1,400 x 1,050 - pixel resolution.
Supposedly,
the Surface Mini will have an eight - inch display and will run Windows RT..
According to some very trusted sources close to the manner, Microsoft did have
a Surface Mini ready to be launched.
We've also heard about the possibility of
a Surface Mini, and while there's been a lot less support for that idea than these other Surface 2 models, it could very well still be in the running, and we may be just two weeks away from finally seeing it confirmed.
Last week we heard from the good folks at Neowin about the tablet that never was, but maybe should have been —
the Surface Mini.
Analysts looking at supply chain sources suggest that Microsoft is going for a 7.5 - inch display for
the Surface Mini, and one with an iPad - shaped 4:3 screen, at that.
A Surface Mini looks to be unveiled later this very month and it will bring Microsoft up to speed with all the form factors that are held by today's tablet - toters.
Even the original Surface RT was more of a laptop killer than
this Surface Mini idea — because it had a keyboard.
Invitations have begun making their way out of Microsoft for a «small gathering» (emphasis added), which immediately makes us think we'll be seeing the elusive
Surface Mini.