I-Apple bekungeyona eyokuqala kepha bekuyinkampani yokuqala yokwandisa ithebhulethi phakathi kwabasebenzisi. I-iPad yokuqala enesikrini esingu-9,7-intshi ibilokhu ikhulisa usayizi wesikrini kancane kancane, njengoba nayo isibonile sincipha, kulandela isu likaSamsung. Kepha okwesikhashana manje, kubonakala sengathi amaphilisi ayaphumelela ngempela nalawo anama-intshi ayi-10 noma ngaphezulu. IMicrosoft, kubukeka sengathi uyibonile iza futhi ukhansele iphrojekthi obekumele yethule iSurface Mini, iSurface engama-intshi angu-8 ngokuya ngawo wonke amahemuhemu Bekuzovela eceleni kweSurface Pro 3 ngo-2014, kepha abakwazanga.
Kancane kancane, umqondo wokuthi i-Surface Mini yayiyisigaxa nje wawuthola abalandeli, kepha kubonakala sengathi kwakungeyona, ngoba njengoba sikwazi ukufunda nokubona kwiWindows Central, umqondo wokwethula iSurface Mini wawukhona futhi bekusondele ukufika emakethe, kodwa iphrojekthi yagcina ikhanseliwe. Abafana abavela kwiWindows Central bathole izithombe zokuthi le divayisi ibinjani ngokomzimba, idivaysi njengoba sibona ibifana kakhulu neSurface Pro okwamanje.
Ngaphakathi kwale Mini Surface, bekukhona ifayela le- Iprosesa ye-Snapdragon 800, ene-1 GB ye-RAM ne-32 GB yesitoreji sangaphakathi. Ngaphakathi sithole i-Windows RT engemihle, inguqulo ye-seedy ye Windows 10 elungiselelwe imvelo yeselula. Ukubona manje ukuthi iziphi izici ezinaleli thebhulethi, iMicrosoft ibingcono kakhulu ebingakwenza, ngoba amahemuhemu akhomba kuzici ezifanayo ne-Surface Pro 3, idivaysi ebingaba negumbi eliningi emakethe kunaleli thebhulethi uhhafu, uhhafu weWindows Phone RT , uhlelo lokusebenza olwalukhombise ukuthi alusizi ngalutho ngokuphelele.