Many of us on the interwebs have been asking OEMs to produce a smaller handset lineup than the 4.5 inch-plus variety that has been the norm as of late. Samsung has address this need in the Galaxy S4 brand with the SG4 mini, and now HTC has followed suit with offering the new, HTC One mini. HTC announced the new mini-me One at a press event in the wee hours of this morning, and while the 4.3" phone is intended to hit "two price points below" the full-size One, the specs are pretty respectable.
- 4.3" 720p S-LCD3 screen
- 1.4GHz dual-core Snapdragon 400 processor
- 1GB of RAM
- Android 4.2.2, with Sense 5
- 4MP Ultrapixel rear camera; 1.6MP front camera
- ImageChip2
- 1,800mAh battery
- Beats Audio with BoomSound
- LTE
As far as the design of the One mini goes, it looks almost identical to its big brother. However, some concessions were made in materials. While the back of the device is aluminum, the sides of the One mini are polycarbonate. Also, the Ultrapixel camera is present, but there is no dedicated optical image stabilization. Lastly, NFC was left on the cutting room floor as well on this model.
Overall, the HTC One mini seems to be a decent, smaller handset some of us have been craving. HTC is pushing the phrase "no concessions" with the device, but I will reserve judgement until I have time to play with the unit. Most of the decisions to downsize I don't have an issue with, but I feel that Android is almost to the point where 1GB of RAM is pushing it to have fluid performance. The One mini is set to release in select countries in August, and globally in September.
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