This is what the Surface Mini tablet could’ve looked like before Microsoft cancelled it

There was supposed to be a 7.5-inch Surface Mini tablet coming out back in 2014 but Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop scrapped the idea weeks before it was supposed to launch alongside the Surface Pro 3 that May. But even with the tablet being scrapped, Evan Blass showed us what the Surface Mini could’ve looked like if Microsoft decided to launch it. The image shows the tablet wrapped in a red rubber case with a kick stand.

Specs-wise, the Surface Mini was supposed to have a 7.5-inch screen with a 1,440 x 1,080 display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, 32GB internal storage, and 1GB of RAM. It was supposed to come in black, red, and blue models. It was designed to run Windows RT and support the Surface Pen. It was being marketed as a notebook replacement of sorts. But as The Verge points out, it might have been best Microsoft cancelled the production of the tablet as they didn’t have much success with Windows RT tablets.

Here’s a look at the cancelled Microsoft Surface Mini

Back in 2014, Microsoft announced the Surface Pro 3. But a few weeks before that announcement, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop scrapped the Surface Mini project. It seems like a right move that Microsoft cancelled the tablet though as they haven’t had much success in the tablet market. But if you’re curious about how it looks like and what it was supposed to be like. Here’s your preview.

Resembling a notepad of sorts, it was an 8-inch device with a 1,440 x 1,080 display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, 1GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage. It even had a kickstand to it and a rubber-like exterior that would be available in different colors. It was designed to run on Windows RT and have the same support for the Surface Pen.

Source: The Verge