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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