[Verge] HTC One mini coming in August with 4.3-inch screen, LTE, and 'no compromises'

[Protogon]

Responding to the call for smaller flagship-caliber smartphones, HTC is today introducing the One mini, a 4.3-inch version of its leading Android handset, the One. The physical design and onboard software remain unchanged, however HTC is aiming to price the One mini "two price points below the HTC One" and making a few downgrades en route to that goal.

Among the tradeoffs you'll have to make with the One mini is a step down to a 1.4GHz dual-core processor (Snapdragon 400), 1GB of RAM, 16GB of non-expandable storage, and the loss of NFC and optical image stabilization for the camera. The One's IR blaster is also gone, however none of these alterations amount to a materially different user experience when the One mini is in your hands. HTC has cut corners, but done so intelligently enough to deliver "exactly the same experience" as on the company's current Android flagship. The premise is that the compromises are only technical, not practical.

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Hopefully this means we get Sense 5 updates ported from the One Mini in a relatively short timeframe!

 

[Heisenberg]

We're getting Sense 5 official sometime this year anyway.

Plus we have MagioRom now.

Plus that looks like it might be a hard phone to port from. Different chipset, smaller display, lack of nfc.

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[Protogon]

Has HTC said 2013 for Sense 5 on our device? I haven't read anything to corroborate that, but maybe I missed the press release or something.

The One has a different chipset, too, but Sense 5 made its way to us from it. The smaller display on the Mini is the same resolution as the One X, which would make getting visual resources easier (none of the resizing issues), I think.

 

[Heisenberg]

Check out this thread.

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[kwelitysoul]

Check out this thread.

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Very helpful, thank you

 

[Arrow44]

That sounds like a flagship device from two years ago

-Sugardaddy

 

[mtpktz]

A new mid-tier device to sell :good:

 

[n33dy]

Already have it, good device... Love the size and screen quality. Only lacking is the Ir for the TV.

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[99piotrek]

hope i can convince my wife to buy that instead of iphone 5s

 

[Busted.]

hope i can convince my wife to buy that instead of iphone 5s

Preordered the mini yesterday )

My dad's got the HTC ONE M7, he's happy with it. Hate the lack of no TV App (ir) but I think I'll get over it.

I don't even know when I will get the phone, I preordered yesterday..

EDIT: I called them, they say i got to wait three more weeks. Ouch.

 

[Heisenberg]

Preordered the mini yesterday )

My dad's got the HTC ONE M7, he's happy with it. Hate the lack of no TV App (ir) but I think I'll get over it.

I don't even know when I will get the phone, I preordered yesterday..

EDIT: I called them, they say i got to wait three more weeks. Ouch.

If we can't get our hands on one before then, maybe you could provide Team MagioRom with a system dump from the phone. It'll help towards development.

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[Busted.]

If we can't get our hands on one before then, maybe you could provide Team MagioRom with a system dump from the phone. It'll help towards development.

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For sure Im going to help you and all other developers ! Could you pm me and tell me what I need to do to help you ?

Some customers said I will get it in a week, some others said 3 weeks... sucks. But anyway, I'll have to wait.

 

[Heisenberg]

For sure Im going to help you and all other developers ! Could you pm me and tell me what I need to do to help you ?

Some customers said I will get it in a week, some others said 3 weeks... sucks. But anyway, I'll have to wait.

Thanks it'd be greatly appreciated! I'll send you a PM.

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