The real machine image of the phantom "Surface Mini" leaks and diversifies in the Surface series Why did not you see the sunshine?

The tablet PC "Surface" series released by Microsoft in 2012,2017 modelTogether with it has evolved to 5 generations, clamshell type "Surface Book"All in one desktop PC"Surface Studio"And the lightweight version" Windows 10 S "Surface Laptop"We have expanded the type, such as. However, some products have been developed without being commercialized, and small surface version of Surface "Surface MiniIt can be said that it is the very surfaced surface which was canceled before the presentation. The outflow image of the phantom terminal "Surface Mini" was released exclusively by Windows Central.

This is Microsoft's canceled Surface Mini (exclusive photos and details) | Windows Central
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According to Windows Central, Surface Mini is the third generation Surface "Surface Pro 3Along with what was supposed to be announced in 2014 will be sent off just a couple of weeks before the recital and it is said that it was a device that was prepared for commercialization but never saw the sun about.

Surface Mini is 8 inches and has a liquid crystal display of 1440 x 1080 pixels and it is shrinking in size compared to Surface Pro 3 of the 12 inch (2160 x 1440) display. The processor was equipped with the high-end SoC "Snapdragon 800" at the time of Qualcomm, the memory was 1GB, the storage was 32GB, and it was a high performance model as a tablet terminal.


However, with the ARM processor installed, OS was not Windows 8.1 but Windows RT was adopted. Surface Mini is a small version of Surface and "Surface RTIt seems that it was also a successor to.


The design icon of the surface, the kickstand is alive. Holder which holds pen is also carried. However, it seems that the back panel was not made of metal, but was able to prepare various colors.


There is no connector to attach the detachable keyboard "Type Cover", only the Micro-USB terminal and earphone jack are available. Microsoft seems to be assuming connection with the wireless keyboard in Surface Mini.


The precise circumstances when Microsoft canceled Surface Mini in a hurry just before the announcement is not clear, but after that, more smartphones that had become bigger screens appeared on the market one by one, sales of 7 to 8 inch tablet terminals It seems that it was a right decision if I thought that it went down. More than anything, there seems to be a possibility that it was shunned just by saying that it is a terminal equipped with Windows RT. In short, Surface Mini did not have the uri that can be commercialized.

However, Microsoft is promoting the development of Windows 10 running on ARM processors with Qualcomm, and terminals are expected to appear within 2017 as well. If it is "compact high-performance tablet running full specification Windows," the story is different, and it is impossible for Phantom's Surface Mini to be exposed to sunlight.

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