HTC One mini preview: First look

18 July 2013
The HTC One is certainly one of the smartphones of the year and has come a long way towards helping the Taiwanese company out of its financial woes. It was only logical then that HTC will try to capitalize on that success by bringing the same formula...

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  • 20 Jul 2013

AnonD-105795, 19 Jul 2013HTC One Mini: Built quality Very good 720p screen. Gal... moreAgree. If looks are important buy the 5mm larger HTC one and get way more features and better specs. Otherwise buy the s4 mini.

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    • AnonD-147394
    • sR3
    • 20 Jul 2013

    Disappointing. Phone is huge, especially for screen size. No significant pocketable advantage over HTC one. Ram is too little and they gimped the camera by removing optical stabilization. They should of dropped the stereo front speakers instead. The only thing it has going over the s4 mini is that it looks nice. Qhd vs 720p is not much of a compromise on a 4.3" device. I think s4 mini is the better buy if you value portability. The extra speed, ram, storage, ir blaster, and NFC is also a bonus.

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      • nxB
      • 19 Jul 2013

      Anonymous, 19 Jul 2013Sony xperia sp Samsung s4 mini Htc desire 600 Htc one m... moreone mini for sure..
      best compact in mid-range with some new expriance like high-range.

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        • 0U6
        • 19 Jul 2013

        vnayyar, 19 Jul 2013 Can anyone tell me the brand of WATCH worn by the guy i... moreIt is a Tissot Men's watch, medium sized, fairly cheap.

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          • Batman
          • 0U0
          • 19 Jul 2013

          This or One S?

            One Mini is much much better than "S(Amdung)4 Mini"...S4 Mini, S3Mini, S5 mini all look like their predecessor mini ranges...

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              • kaiengage
              • txj
              • 19 Jul 2013

              Anonymous, 19 Jul 2013Sony xperia sp Samsung s4 mini Htc desire 600 Htc one m... moreBuy all item
              Hahaha

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                • Anonymous
                • qbv
                • 19 Jul 2013

                Sony xperia sp
                Samsung s4 mini
                Htc desire 600
                Htc one mini
                Sony xperia t
                Sony xperia v
                Nexus 4
                Which one should I get

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                  • AnonD-4963
                  • utu
                  • 19 Jul 2013

                  How the hell can you ppl compare the HTC One mini with the Galaxy S4 mini??
                  The HTC One mini costs £380 (Rs 35,000 approx) ...thats in the same range of galaxy S4 .
                  The s4 mini costs a lot lesser.

                  Comparison between Desire 600 and S4 mini will be more appropriate, as they are priced the same.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 7sH
                    • 19 Jul 2013

                    Hmmm
                    Just noticed the white polycarbonate rim contrasts bad against silver front grills. I think the black is the best version here.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • iie
                      • 19 Jul 2013

                      Kudos to GSM for this review amazing guys.. :)

                      As for me I realy want to buy this. Does it fit well in the hand? I also noticed lte and with the small mattery capacity I wonder what true life figures will be like.

                      I really liked the htc one. Never bought it had the LG Optimus G and it is amazing but one thing is it's quite large and big and want to downsize to something at 4.3''

                      I will wait for this to hit the shops and then experience it hands on and then decide to buy or not to buy. :)

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                        • fCP
                        • 19 Jul 2013

                        Anonymous, 18 Jul 20134.3" Screen in a 132mm Mini Phone?! Damn. HTC and Sams... moreYou mean over-clocked.

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                          • n4v
                          • 19 Jul 2013

                          AnonD-105795, 19 Jul 2013HTC One Mini: Built quality Very good 720p screen. Gal... moreI agree. I don't get why even the reviewers are making such a big deal about design. as many of us use cases anyway. I'm not saying that the manufacturers shouldn't focus on design but when even GSM Arena Preview says that the polycarbonate parts of the One Mini make it more durable, I think we should give the fully polycarbonated S4 Mini (meaning it is more durable than One Mini plus it has a better GPS signal etc.) a break.

                          I think the loss of OIS is another major downfall of One Mini. I take a lot of low light shots and pretty much the only reason I considered One Mini over S4 Mini (which I have now bought) was the camera and its low light capabilities. OIS usually plays a significant role in capturing good low light shots and because the One Mini doesn't have it, I'd imagine that the difference between low light shots of One and One Mini will be significant.

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                            • vnayyar
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                            • 19 Jul 2013



                            Can anyone tell me the brand of WATCH worn by the guy in the review video?

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                              • kc7
                              • 19 Jul 2013

                              For me, storage is a deal breaker. Other than Nexus 1, never liked anything from HTC. I think S4 mini is in my near future to replace my Nexus 4.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • YPb
                                • 19 Jul 2013

                                AnonD-105795, 19 Jul 2013HTC One Mini: Built quality Very good 720p screen. Gal... moreFrom faulty rate of One X and Galaxy S3, I think it's safe to say even built quality of S3 mini would be better.

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                                  • xA1
                                  • 19 Jul 2013

                                  HTC One Mini:
                                  Built quality
                                  Very good 720p screen.

                                  Galaxy S4 Mini:
                                  More compact
                                  1.7 ghz chip
                                  1.5 gb ram
                                  removable 1900mah battery
                                  sdcard slot
                                  NFC

                                  It's all come down to your choice, but I think S4 mini is better over all, except HTC one mini is more premium look and built quality.

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                                    • 3IU
                                    • 18 Jul 2013

                                    no microsd, just 10gb available storage, non-removable weak battery... are they ever going to learn? I really hope a company treating their customers like this gets bankrupt

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                                      • gDG
                                      • 18 Jul 2013

                                      What a lovable little phone. So cut and cuddly :D

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                                        • gDG
                                        • 18 Jul 2013

                                        Anonymous, 18 Jul 2013 the Video camera: Full HD (1080p) video recording at 30fps... more720p is 60fps