HTC Announces the One Mini

Following the suite of Samsung and some other manufacturers, HTC too has made the trimmed-down version of its flagship the HTC One for people who don’t adore the large form-factors of today’s smartphones.

The new One mini has a 4.3 inch HD display and an UltraPixel camera at the back.

The One mini looks remarkably similar to its bigger brother. It features the same design (including the same speakers) and aluminium unibody. It does fell short in other departments though including the hardware.

Here are the specs:

• Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean
• 4.3 inch HD display with resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels
• Corning Gorilla Glass 3
• 9.3 mm thick
• Weight: 122g
• 1.4Ghz dual-core processor with Krait 300 CPU and SnapDragon 400 SoC
• Adreno 305 GPU
• 1 GB RAM with 16 GB non-expandable storage
• 4 mp UltraPixel camera with Full HD 1080p video recording and HDR
• HTC Zoe, Beats Audio, BoomSound
• 1.6 megapixel HD front-facing camera
• 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0, Wifi Hotspot
• 1800 mAh battery
• Available in Glacial Silver and Stealth Black

And compared to the HTC One here’s what has changed in the One mini:

	HTC One Mini	HTC One
Status	Announced	Available
Weight	122g	143g
Thickness	9.3mm	9.3mm
OS (pre-installed)	Android 4.2.2	Android 4.1.2
Display	4.3 inch	4.7 inch
Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels	1080 x 1920 pixels
Processor	1.4 Ghz dual-core Krait 300	Quad-core 1.7 Ghz Krait
GPU	Adreno 305	Adreno 320
RAM, storage	1 GB, 16 GB non-expandable	2 GB, 16 GB non-expandable
Camera (rear)	4 mp Ultrapixel, 1080p video	4 mp Ultrapixel, 1080p video
Camera (front)	1.6mp HD	2.1mp Full HD
Connectivity	Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0, Wifi, optional NFC	Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0, Wifi, optional NFC, Infrared
Battery	1800 mAh	2300 mAh

So it’s obvious from the specs that the One mini isn’t a smaller carbon copy of its older sibling. That might not sound good but at least its better than the Galaxy S4 miniwhich doesn’t even come with an HD display. Also the One mini is considerably smaller than that phone.

If you want, however, you can also take any of the previous generation flagships for the same price. The One mini will retail for 449 euros or about 60,000 rupees. It will be available this September.