--- title: Leaked photos finally reveal what Microsoft's ill-fated... description: Leaked images have surfaced showing what appears to be Microsoft's canceled Surface Phone prototype, codenamed "Raven," from 2013-2014. The device runs a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/leaked-photos-finally-reveal-what-microsoft-s-ill-fated-surface-phone-prototype-probably-looked-like-ul5xgpm5x twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Leaked photos finally reveal what Microsoft's ill-fated Surface Phone prototype probably looked like | daily.dev og:description: Leaked images have surfaced showing what appears to be Microsoft's canceled Surface Phone prototype, codenamed "Raven," from 2013-2014. The device runs a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/leaked-photos-finally-reveal-what-microsoft-s-ill-fated-surface-phone-prototype-probably-looked-like-ul5xgpm5x og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ul5xGpm5X.png og:image:alt: Leaked photos finally reveal what Microsoft's ill-fated Surface Phone prototype probably looked like og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Leaked photos finally reveal what Microsoft's ill-fated Surface Phone prototype probably looked like **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Leaked images have surfaced showing what appears to be Microsoft's canceled Surface Phone prototype, codenamed "Raven," from 2013-2014. The device runs a pre-release version of Windows Phone 8.1 and features a 720p screen, an unknown Qualcomm chip, micro-USB port, headphone jack, and physical camera and volume buttons. Microsoft never released the device and dropped Windows Phone support entirely in 2017. The closest product to ever reach consumers was the Android-powered Surface Duo, which was overshadowed by Samsung's Galaxy Fold. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What were the specs of Microsoft's canceled Surface Phone prototype? The Surface Phone prototype, codenamed 'Raven' and dating from 2013-2014, ran a pre-release version of Windows Phone 8.1. It featured a 720p screen, an unknown Qualcomm chip, micro-USB port, headphone jack, individual up/down volume buttons, a dedicated camera button on the right side, a power button at the top, and a SIM card slot on the left side. _Developers who followed the Windows Phone era track stories like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Microsoft is reportedly making two dream devices for Surface fans, for a high price](https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-is-reportedly-making-two-dream-devices-for-surface-fans-for-a-high-price-v6sjyce7e) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop has a trackpad that rumbles like a game controller](https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-s-new-surface-laptop-has-a-trackpad-that-rumbles-like-a-game-controller-bkdujpynk) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Microsoft's new Surface Laptop finally has a privacy display](https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-s-new-surface-laptop-finally-has-a-privacy-display-h5aahun9w) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#microsoft](https://daily.dev/tags/microsoft), [#mobile](https://daily.dev/tags/mobile) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/leaked-photos-finally-reveal-what-microsoft-s-ill-fated-surface-phone-prototype-probably-looked-like-ul5xgpm5x) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Leaked photos finally reveal what Microsoft's ill-fated Surface Phone prototype probably looked like","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/leaked-photos-finally-reveal-what-microsoft-s-ill-fated-surface-phone-prototype-probably-looked-like-ul5xgpm5x","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/leaked-photos-finally-reveal-what-microsoft-s-ill-fated-surface-phone-prototype-probably-looked-like-ul5xgpm5x"},"datePublished":"2026-08-11T17:11:34.996Z","dateModified":"2026-08-11T17:12:05.346Z","description":"Leaked images have surfaced showing what appears to be Microsoft's canceled Surface Phone prototype, codenamed \"Raven,\" from 2013-2014. 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