编辑“︁Surface Mini”︁（章节）

== 历史 ==
2013年4月，《[[华尔街日报]]》报道了關於微軟的{{Convert|7|inch|cm|abbr=out|adj=on}}平板电脑的傳言，指该公司正在准备新的[[Microsoft Surface]]平板电脑系列，其中包括未命名的7英寸平板电脑，以应对蘋果公司的iPad Mini和Google的Nexus 7等竞争对手的产品。<ref>{{Cite news|language=en|author=Byford|first=Sam|date=2013-04-11|title=Microsoft working on a 7-inch Surface tablet, says WSJ|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/4/11/4211676/microsoft-7-inch-surface-tablet-says-wsj|work=[[The Verge]]|location=|accessdate=2021-02-15|archive-date=2022-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408104548/https://www.theverge.com/2013/4/11/4211676/microsoft-7-inch-surface-tablet-says-wsj|dead-url=no}}</ref>被報道的Surface RT迷你平板电脑配备高通驍龍800处理器。驍龍800处理器的加入增加了[[長期演進技術|LTE]]连接，允许设备配备[[移動寬頻]]，微软生态系统和规划主管Mike Angiulo在2013年初暗示了未来有更多ARM设备預設搭配LTE的可能性。<ref>{{Cite news|language=en|author=Warren|first=Tom|date=2013-06-19|title=Microsoft planning improved Surface RT with Qualcomm processor|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/6/19/4444198/surface-rt-qualcomm-processor|work=[[The Verge]]|location=|accessdate=2021-02-15|archive-date=2022-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408104549/https://www.theverge.com/2013/6/19/4444198/surface-rt-qualcomm-processor|dead-url=no}}</ref>

在2013年的[[Build (开发者大会)|Build开发者大会]]上，微软公布了新的開發者工具，用以开发顯示大小為{{Convert|7|and|7.5|inch|cm|abbr=out|adj=on}}的应用程序，这暗示了微软可能將會推出擁有同樣大小螢幕的產品。<ref>{{Cite news|language=en|author=Warren|first=Tom|date=2013-06-27|title=Microsoft anticipates 7-inch, 7.5-inch, and 10.6-inch Windows 8 tablets at super high resolutions|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/6/27/4471922/microsoft-surface-hints-7-inch-high-resolution-tablets|work=[[The Verge]]|location=|accessdate=2021-02-15|archive-date=2022-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408104613/https://www.theverge.com/2013/6/27/4471922/microsoft-surface-hints-7-inch-high-resolution-tablets|dead-url=no}}</ref>尽管在2013年微軟的Surface活动中没有展示它，但有关Surface Mini平板电脑的传言一直持续到9月。根据这些传言，它的显示屏尺寸已增加到{{Convert|7.5|inch|cm|abbr=out}}，这是電腦制造商并未广泛采用的屏幕尺寸。<ref>{{Cite news|language=en|author=Warren|first=Tom|date=2013-09-25|title=Surface 'mini' will likely have a 7.5-inch display|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/9/25/4769000/surface-mini-7-5-inch-display-rumors|work=[[The Verge]]|location=|accessdate=2021-02-15|archive-date=2021-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117213055/https://www.theverge.com/2013/9/25/4769000/surface-mini-7-5-inch-display-rumors|dead-url=no}}</ref>传闻中设备的屏幕纵横比也从16:9切换到了4:3，以便在纵向模式下使用。<ref name="Surface 1">{{Cite news|author=Warren|first=Tom|date=2013-10-01|title=Future Surface tablets planned in 'multiple aspect ratios and sizes,' LTE versions on AT&T|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/10/1/4791290/surface-multiple-sizes-aspect-ratios-lte-at-t-vodafone|work=[[The Verge]]|location=|accessdate=2021-02-15|archive-date=2022-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408104614/https://www.theverge.com/2013/10/1/4791290/surface-multiple-sizes-aspect-ratios-lte-at-t-vodafone|dead-url=no}}</ref>

据[[ZDNet]]的{{Link-en|Mary Jo Foley}}称，微软将Surface Mini的发布推迟到2014年，因为它专注于开发2014年4月8日发布的[[Windows 8.1]]更新。<ref>{{Cite news|language=en|author=Warren|first=Tom|date=2013-09-25|title=Surface 'mini' allegedly delayed to early 2014|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/9/25/4770152/surface-mini-release-date-delayed-early-2014-rumor|work=[[The Verge]]|location=|accessdate=2021-02-15|archive-date=2020-12-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204141911/https://www.theverge.com/2013/9/25/4770152/surface-mini-release-date-delayed-early-2014-rumor|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|author=D|first=Amy|date=2014-04-08|title=Why I love today's Windows 8.1 Update|url=https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2014/04/08/why-i-love-todays-windows-8-1-update/|work=Windows Experience|location=|accessdate=2021-02-15|archive-date=2019-12-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222222735/https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2014/04/08/why-i-love-todays-windows-8-1-update/|dead-url=no}}</ref>当[[The Verge]]向微软的-{zh-hant:產品總監;zh-hans:首席产品官}-Panos Panay询问其Surface系列中迷你平板电脑的可能性时，他拒绝回答，但暗示其未来的Surface系列可能具有多种规格和屏幕尺寸。<ref name="Surface 1" />

=== 取消發佈 ===
据[[彭博新聞社]]报道，虽然包括The Verge和[[Engadget]]<ref name="Surface 2">{{Cite news|language=en|author=Wollman|first=D.|date=2014-05-20|title=Microsoft announces its biggest tablet yet, the 12-inch Surface Pro 3|url=https://www.engadget.com/2014-05-20-microsoft-surface-pro-3.html|work=[[Engadget]]|location=|accessdate=2021-02-15|archive-date=2022-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408104548/https://www.engadget.com/2014-05-20-microsoft-surface-pro-3.html|dead-url=no}}</ref>在内的多家媒体预计该设备将在2014年Surface活动上发布，但微软在活动前幾周取消了该产品。<ref name="r15900576" /><ref>{{Cite news|language=en|author=Opam|first=Kwame|date=2014-05-20|title=Microsoft reportedly canceled plans to unveil the Surface Mini|url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/5/20/5735784/microsoft-reportedly-canceled-plans-to-unveil-the-surface-mini|work=[[The Verge]]|location=|accessdate=2021-02-15|archive-date=2021-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019123908/https://www.theverge.com/2014/5/20/5735784/microsoft-reportedly-canceled-plans-to-unveil-the-surface-mini|dead-url=no}}</ref>因此，Surface Mini平板电脑并未在2014年Surface活动中亮相；取而代之的是[[Surface Pro 3]]。<ref name="Surface 2" />

[[Surface Pro 3]]用户手册中提到Surface Mini的觸控筆。<ref>{{Cite news|language=en|author=Warren|first=Tom|date=2014-06-20|title=Microsoft accidentally confirms existence of Surface Mini|url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/6/20/5827340/surface-mini-spotted-in-surface-pro-3-user-manual|work=[[The Verge]]|location=|accessdate=2021-02-15|archive-date=2022-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404183304/https://www.theverge.com/2014/6/20/5827340/surface-mini-spotted-in-surface-pro-3-user-manual|dead-url=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|author=Buckley|first=S.|date=2015-10-26|title=The Surface Mini is a real tablet that you can't buy|url=https://www.engadget.com/2015-10-26-the-surface-mini-is-a-real-tablet-that-you-cant-buy.html|work=[[Engadget]]|location=|accessdate=2021-02-15|archive-date=2022-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408104548/https://www.engadget.com/2015-10-26-the-surface-mini-is-a-real-tablet-that-you-cant-buy.html|dead-url=no}}</ref>2015年10月26日，在Panos Panay接受《连线》杂志采访时，Panos展示了[[Surface Book]]和被取消的Surface Mini，称他喜欢他的团队制造但从未正式发货的平板电脑。他还表示，该设备的设计感觉就像{{Link-en|Moleskine}}笔记本的设计。<ref>{{Cite news|language=en|author=Pierce|first=David|date=2015-10-26|title=The Inside Story of Surface Book, Microsoft's Next Big Thing|url=https://www.wired.com/2015/10/surface-book-behind-the-scenes/|work=[[Wired Magazine]]|location=|accessdate=2021-02-15|archive-date=2021-05-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505230341/https://www.wired.com/2015/10/surface-book-behind-the-scenes/|dead-url=no}}</ref>

尽管Surface Mini被取消，但Windows Central还是获得了未发布的设备圖像，并在2017年6月发布之。<ref>{{Cite web|title=This is Microsoft's canceled Surface Mini (exclusive photos and details)|url=https://www.windowscentral.com/microsofts-canceled-surface-mini-photos-exclusive|access-date=2022-04-10|date=2017-06-30|work=Windows Central|language=en|archive-date=2022-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404062649/https://www.windowscentral.com/microsofts-canceled-surface-mini-photos-exclusive|dead-url=no}}<small>（根據發佈日期「{{lang|en|30 Jun 2017}}」得知）</small></ref><ref name="r15900576">{{Cite news|language=en|author=Warren|first=Tom|date=2017-06-30|title=Microsoft's canceled Surface Mini tablet emerges in leaked images|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/30/15900576/microsoft-surface-mini-tablet-photos-features|work=[[The Verge]]|location=|accessdate=2021-02-15|archive-date=2022-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408104547/https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/30/15900576/microsoft-surface-mini-tablet-photos-features|dead-url=no}}</ref>Windows Central于2019年10月发布了对Surface Mini的评测，并给出了好评，将其评为4星（满分5星），并表示如果Surface Mini更新为更好的规格并配备[[Windows 10]]会更好。Windows Central也表示，运行[[Windows RT]]的设备被排除在約一年後的Windows 10升级之外，而且当时ARM版Windows 10不可用，才導致Surface Mini被取消。<ref name="WC1">{{Cite news|language=en|author=Bowden|first=Zac|date=2019-10-01|title=Microsoft Surface Mini review: A teeny Windows tablet that never existed|url=https://www.windowscentral.com/surface-mini-review|work=Windows Central|location=|accessdate=2021-02-15|archive-date=2022-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408110356/https://www.windowscentral.com/surface-mini-review|dead-url=no}}</ref>