| Developer | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Product family | Microsoft Surface |
| Type | Tablet computer |
| Release date | Unreleased |
| Operating system | Windows RT 8.1 |
| System on a chip | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 |
| Memory | 1 GB RAM |
| Storage | 32 GB flash memory |
| Removable storage | microSD |
| Display | 1440 × 1080 px 240 PPI 4:3 aspect ratio 7.5 in (190 mm) diagonal |
| Sound | Bluetooth, speaker, microphone, headset jack[1] |
| Input | Multi-touch screen |
| Camera | 2.1 MP front 5 MP rear |
| Connectivity | |
| Power | Built-in rechargeable Li-Ion battery |
| Online services | Windows Store, Xbox Music, Xbox Video |
| Dimensions | 8 in (200 mm) (h) 5.5 in (140 mm) (w) 0.35 in (8.9 mm) (d) |
| Mass | 0.8 lb (360 g) |
| Related | Surface Pro 3 |
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Surface Mini is an unreleased tablet computer that Microsoft designed as the successor to the Surface 2 in the Microsoft Surface family. The device has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor and a 7.5-inch (19 cm) 4:3 aspect ratio touchscreen display that defaults to portrait mode. Like its predecessor, the Surface Mini runs Windows RT 8.1, a mobile operating system that was designed for the ARM architecture and has limitations including an inability to install Win32 applications; programs can only be installed from the 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 form factor, including Apple's iPad Mini and Google's Nexus 7. The Surface Mini's released date was postponed from 2013 to 2014, and was canceled several weeks before the Surface event in 2014. The existence of the cancelled device was later revealed by Panos Panay during an October 2015 interview with Wired Magazine. Despite its cancellation, Windows Central obtained the unreleased device and published its specifications and images of the tablet.