Friday, July 19, 2013

HTC One Mini official: 4.3-inch 720p display tops a premium design

HTC has officiallyannounced the HTC One mini , a mid-range Android handset that followsthe design lines ofthe flagshipHTC One.
Encased in an aluminium body, with polycarbonate edging, the HTC One mini shares the same great looks as its sibling device, offeringyou the same HTC Sense 5 and Android 4.2.2 experience in a more compact package.
The display measures 4.3-inches on the diagonal, with a sharp 1280 x 720 pixel resolution,packing in plenty ofdetail to featureslike BlinkFeed and all the normal Android apps.
At the heart ofthis mid-range Android smartphone is a dual-core 1.4GHzQualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset with1GB of RAM.
There's 16GB ofstorage internally (only 11GB is available to the user), but like the biggerHTC One,no option for microSD card expansion ofthat storage.
On the back you'll find the 4.1-megapixel UltraPixel camera, which promises good low-light performance, but also comes with a great interface, plenty offun options like Zoe camera and video highlights.
There's a 1800mAh battery and all the normal connectivity you'd expect in a modernsmartphone, including LTE, butno NFC.
TheHTC One mini measures 132 x 63.2 x 9.25mm and weighs 122g.It will be available in Glacial White (mostly silver) and Stealth Black. It will be available in August.
There's currently no confirmationofprice, but we'll update as soonas we have the details. We spent some time with theHTCOne mini beforeits announcement, andyou can read our first impressions right here.

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