<s>
Surface	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
is	O
an	O
unreleased	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
that	O
Microsoft	O
designed	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Surface	I-Device
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
has	O
a	O
Qualcomm	O
Snapdragon	O
800	O
processor	O
and	O
a	O
4:3	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
touchscreen	B-Device
display	O
that	O
defaults	O
to	O
portrait	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
runs	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
RT	I-Operating_System
8.1	B-Device
,	O
a	O
mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
that	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
ARM	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
and	O
has	O
limitations	O
including	O
an	O
inability	O
to	O
install	O
Win32	B-Library
applications	O
;	O
programs	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
installed	O
from	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rumors	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
seven-inch	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
were	O
reported	O
in	O
April	O
2013	O
when	O
Microsoft	O
was	O
preparing	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
device	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
competitors	O
 '	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
with	O
a	O
similar	O
form	O
factor	O
,	O
including	O
Apple	O
's	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
and	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Nexus	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Surface	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
's	O
released	O
date	O
was	O
postponed	O
from	O
2013	O
to	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
canceled	O
several	O
weeks	O
before	O
the	O
Surface	O
event	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
cancellation	O
,	O
Windows	O
Central	O
obtained	O
the	O
unreleased	O
device	O
and	O
published	O
its	O
specifications	O
and	O
images	O
of	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Journal	O
reported	O
rumors	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
by	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
preparing	O
a	O
new	O
lineup	O
of	O
Surface	B-Device
tablet	I-Device
computers	O
that	O
included	O
the	O
unnamed	O
seven-inch	O
tablet	B-Device
,	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
competitor	O
's	O
products	O
in	O
this	O
form	O
factor	O
including	O
Apple	O
's	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
and	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Nexus	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
upcoming	O
Surface	B-Device
RT	I-Device
mini-tablet	O
computer	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
Qualcomm	O
Snapdragon	O
800	O
processor	O
,	O
which	O
replaced	O
the	O
Nvidia	O
Tegra	O
3	O
processor	O
that	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
first	O
generation	O
of	O
Surface	B-Device
RT	I-Device
tablets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Build	O
developer	O
conference	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
revealed	O
the	O
tools	O
that	O
allow	O
development	O
of	O
applications	O
designed	O
for	O
devices	O
with	O
displays	O
,	O
which	O
suggested	O
Microsoft	O
was	O
expecting	O
original	O
equipment	O
manufacturers	O
(	O
OEMs	O
)	O
to	O
offer	O
devices	O
with	O
these	O
screen	B-Device
sizes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
it	O
not	O
being	O
shown	O
during	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Surface	O
event	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
rumors	O
of	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
tablet	B-Device
persist	O
into	O
September	O
;	O
according	O
to	O
these	O
rumors	O
,	O
its	O
display	O
screen-size	O
had	O
increased	O
to	O
seven	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
inches	O
,	O
a	O
screen	B-Device
size	O
that	O
PC	O
manufacturers	O
did	O
not	O
widely	O
adopt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rumored	O
device	O
's	O
screen	B-Device
aspect	O
ratio	O
was	O
also	O
switched	O
from	O
16:9	O
to	O
4:3	O
for	O
easier	O
to	O
use	O
in	O
portrait	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Mary	O
Jo	O
Foley	O
of	O
ZDNet	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
postponed	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
to	O
2014	O
because	O
it	O
was	O
focusing	O
on	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
Update	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
The	O
Verge	O
asked	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
chief	O
product	O
officer	O
Panos	O
Panay	O
about	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
a	O
mini	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
for	O
its	O
Surface	O
line	O
,	O
he	O
refused	O
to	O
answer	O
but	O
hinted	O
at	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
multiple	O
form	O
factors	O
and	O
screen	B-Device
sizes	O
in	O
its	O
future	O
Surface	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
several	O
media	O
including	O
The	O
Verge	O
and	O
Engadget	B-Application
anticipated	O
the	O
device	O
would	O
be	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
2014	O
Surface	O
event	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Bloomberg	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
had	O
canceled	O
the	O
product	O
a	O
few	O
weeks	O
before	O
the	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Surface	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
tablet	B-Device
was	O
not	O
revealed	O
during	O
the	O
2014	O
Surface	O
event	O
;	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
3	I-Device
was	O
shown	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
signs	O
of	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
's	O
existence	O
include	O
mentions	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
in	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
3	I-Device
user	O
manual	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
earnings	O
reports	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
during	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Panos	O
Panay	O
in	O
Wired	O
Magazine	O
,	O
Panos	O
showed	O
off	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Book	I-Device
and	O
the	O
canceled	O
Surface	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
,	O
saying	O
he	O
loved	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
his	O
team	O
built	O
but	O
never	O
shipped	O
officially	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
Surface	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
Central	O
obtained	O
the	O
unreleased	O
device	O
and	O
published	O
several	O
images	O
of	O
it	O
in	O
June	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
Central	O
published	O
its	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
in	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
gave	O
a	O
favorable	O
review	O
,	O
awarding	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
saying	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
better	O
if	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
was	O
updated	O
with	O
better	O
specs	O
and	O
equipped	O
with	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
Central	O
said	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
was	O
canceled	O
because	O
devices	O
running	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
RT	I-Operating_System
were	O
excluded	O
from	O
upgrading	O
to	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
and	O
because	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
for	O
ARM	O
was	O
unavailable	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Surface	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
shipped	O
with	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
RT	I-Operating_System
8.1	B-Device
,	O
a	O
mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
that	O
unlike	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
,	O
on	O
which	O
it	O
is	O
based	O
,	O
has	O
several	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
RT	I-Operating_System
8.1	B-Device
includes	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
2013	I-Operating_System
RT	O
,	O
a	O
desktop	O
application	O
that	O
is	O
optimized	O
for	O
ARM	B-Architecture
systems	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
apps	O
are	O
the	O
only	O
third-party	O
applications	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
RT	I-Operating_System
8.1	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
providing	O
the	O
traditional	O
Windows	O
desktop	O
environment	O
,	O
users	O
cannot	O
install	O
Win32	B-Library
applications	O
or	O
applications	O
optimized	O
for	O
ARM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
RT	I-Operating_System
8.1	B-Device
excludes	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
in	O
favor	O
of	O
multimedia	O
apps	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
;	O
devices	O
are	O
pre-loaded	O
with	O
the	O
in-house	O
Xbox	B-Application
Music	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Video	I-Application
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
no	O
upgrade	O
path	O
for	O
Surface	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
to	O
run	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
hence	O
the	O
device	O
remains	O
running	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
RT	I-Operating_System
until	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
support	O
on	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
exterior	O
of	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
is	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
metal	O
,	O
glass	O
and	O
polyurethane	O
materials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
supplied	O
with	O
a	O
kickstand	O
that	O
was	O
limited	O
to	O
three	O
positions	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
with	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
3	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
build-in	O
pen	O
loop	O
would	O
have	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
attach	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Pen	I-Device
stylus	O
into	O
the	O
device	O
when	O
not	O
in	O
use	O
,	O
and	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
open	O
the	O
kickstand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
weight	O
of	O
the	O
Surface	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
is	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
measured	O
8x5.5x0.35in	O
(	O
215.9	O
×	O
139.7	O
×	O
8.89mm	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Surface	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
has	O
a	O
Qualcomm	O
Snapdragon	O
800	O
processor	O
and	O
1	O
GB	O
of	O
random	B-Architecture
access	I-Architecture
memory	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Surface	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
's	O
touchscreen	B-Device
display	O
is	O
a	O
1,440	O
by	O
1,080	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
4:3	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
display	O
that	O
has	O
a	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
density	I-Algorithm
of	O
240ppi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
default	O
orientation	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
portrait	O
;	O
the	O
Start	O
Menu	O
button	O
is	O
placed	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	B-Device
,	O
although	O
the	O
device	O
supports	O
screen	B-Device
rotation	O
in	O
all	O
four	O
orientations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
32	O
GB	O
of	O
solid-state	B-Device
storage	I-Device
for	O
programs	O
and	O
data	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
increased	O
using	O
a	O
micro	O
SD	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
supports	O
Wi-Fi	O
802.11a/b/g/n	O
and	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
4.0	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
front-facing	O
2.1	O
MP	O
camera	O
and	O
a	O
rear-facing	O
5	O
MP	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
