HTC announces One mini
HTC announces One mini |
Today HTC has officially announced a smaller and less expensive version of its
flagship HTC One handset i.e. The One mini, this device makes a few
downgrades to achieve the lower price point, but still keeps many of its
standout traits such as the ‘zero-gap’ construction and aluminium design of the
original as well as the Boom Sound speakers on the front.
HTC One mini |
The main difference at first glance is screen
size, reduced from 4.7- to 4.3-inches. This comes with a lower screen
resolution (720p instead of 1080p) and pixel density as well but initial
impressions say the One mini’s display is just as beautiful and accurate as the
one on its larger sibling.
Other include a 1.4 GHz dual-core Qualcomm
Snapdragon 400 processor, backed by Adreno 305 graphics, a single gigabyte of
RAM and 16GB of non-expandable storage i.e. down from a quad-core Snapdragon 600,
2GB RAM and either 32GB or 64GB of storage. The battery is naturally a bit
smaller at 1,800mAh, and HTC decided to drop NFC, optical image stabilization
for the camera, and the device’s IR
blaster.
This One mini supports 4G LTE and HSPA+ cellular networks,
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, MHL, Bluetooth 4.0, A-GPS with
Glonass support and the usual array of sensors. In terms of software, the phone
comes with Android 4.2.2 out of the box and Sense 5 layered on top and complete
with features like BlinkFeed.
As pricing and availability details have not yet been
announced. However, HTC has said it aims to roll out the One mini around the
world starting in August, and the first markets to get it in Europe will be
Germany and UK.
HTC One mini |