THE HTC ONE GOES COMPACT WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE HTC ONE MINI While it's not going to be a smaller phone with flagship status, it's still a decent compromise for folks who don't want to sacrifice performance in favor of size - that is, as decent as we've seen these days.ġ32 x 63.2 x 9.25mm (5.2 x 2.49 x 0.36 inches)ĤMP, BSI, f/2.0, 1/3'' sensor size, 2µm pixel sizeĮMEA: 900/1900/2100 MHz with HSDPA up to 42Īsia: 850/900/1900/2100 MHz with HSDPA up to We've got the mini spec sheet below so you can take a closer look at what you can expect. At the very least, we were able to successfully take a Zoe and play it back with ease we'll give it the full test during our full review of the device, which HTC tells us should be available in select markets sometime in August, with global availability in September there's no official word yet on US availability or pricing, but we'll keep you posted if or when that changes. The only area in which we're concerned is the Zoe and other Sense camera features (Video Highlights comes to mind) that performed so well on the One primarily because of the more powerful chipset, but we didn't get enough time to play with it in realistic conditions. As you might expect, the processor won't be able to handle the more power-hungry tasks as well as the One can, but we were more than satisfied by the response time and the performance of most basic tasks. Under the hood, a 1.4GHz dual-core Snapdragon 400 is running the show with 1GB of RAM (compared to a quad-core Snapdragon 600 and 2GB RAM in the One), and the battery is naturally a bit smaller at 1,800mAh - there's also no NFC in this smaller model. ImageChip 2 is on board, as is Zoe, slow-mo video capture and Video Highlights. Notably, it features the same excellent 4MP UltraPixel camera in the back with BSI, f/2.0, 1/3-inch sensor, no optical image stabilization, but several different levels of flash intensity and 2µm pixel size the front is only 1.6MP, but utilizes BSI as well. The mini will come with Android 4.2.2 out of the box, running Sense 5.0. In fact, at least on this early model, the One mini's screen appeared brighter than the flagship model. In our brief time with the device, we did not once look upon the screen with disgust, so all but the pickiest of power users will likely not have any concerns here - and anyone who craves a decent phone with a smaller screen won't feel short-changed. In terms of the display, the mini features a lower-res 720p S-LCD3 panel, but don't let that little spec fool you we were actually surprised at how much the screen popped out at us. On the top, additionally, you'll find the power button and 3.5mm headphone jack, but the former unfortunately doesn't offer an integrated IR blaster.īy subscribing, you are agreeing to Engadget's Terms and Privacy Policy. The volume is still on the right side, though it's offered as two separate buttons instead of a one-piece rocker. The buttons and ports are all in the same place: there's micro-USB on the bottom and micro-SIM on the left, for instance. It's significantly lighter than the One, and is even just a tad thinner (it's 9.25mm, versus 9.3mm on the One). It lessens the phone's fanciness, but it doesn't exude a feeling of cheapness either - those sides look and feel very similar to last year's One X. Under closer scrutiny, however, you'll notice that there are certainly deviations: the BoomSound speakers are a little smaller, the chamfered edges have disappeared and while the back is aluminum, the sides and front edges are polycarbonate. Its design hasn't strayed too far from the original 4.7-inch version released earlier this year in fact, we would argue that if you only quickly glance at the phone, you likely won't realize the difference between the two. So what are our first impressions? Read on beyond the gallery and video, and we'll fill you in.īeginning our impressions with the outside, we were pleased to see that the mini looks exactly the same as the leaked images purported it to be. However, you might be willing to forgo a lower-resolution, smaller display and other changes for a handier smartphone and what promises to be a lower price tag. According to the spec sheet (listed below), it isn't an HTC One in every sense of the name - there's been a few drawbacks. The whispers were true: this little guy is a 4.3-inch device with 720p resolution and a nearly identical look to that of its older brother. Samsung has already addressed this with the Galaxy S4 mini (albeit, with significantly lesser specs than the flagship GS4), and now it's HTC's turn with the aptly named One mini. But let's not just forget about the massive demographic of users that don't care about having the biggest phone on the planet. Currently, the wireless industry's mantra is that good things come in large packages.
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