HTC HD Mini

HTC HD Mini review

The HTC HD mini is a Windows mobile phone, which is based on HTC Sense. It promises to provide excellent performance like HTC HD2, but the form is more compact this time. There is a great demand of HD2 in the market and that is the reason why the makers of the mobile phone have thought of bringing in the similar feature-rich phone in more compact design. The handset looks stunning and its large display is a sort of eye-catcher. The handset is very fast and super responsive as well, thanks to the Windows 6.5 operating system. Overall, HTC HD mini is sleek, stylish and easy to use. It definitely seems to be one of the most promising mobile phones, announced in the Mobile World Congress 2010.

HTC HD mini – Brings in the HTC Sense interface

The usage of HTC Sense ensures the workability of the mobile phone in the more natural and simple manner. This outcome is the result of certain basic principles of HTC Sense, which are Make It Mine, Stay Close and Discover the Unexpected. All these principles are very well incorporated in the HTC HD mini and therefore, it provides smooth, simple and natural performance, all the way.

HTC HD mini Review – the network and connectivity

From every angle, it seems that HTC HD mini is a promising device. However, the basic requirement of any mobile phone always remains good network support and uninterrupted call flow. Therefore, needs to be promising in terms of network features. The handset is supportive of both 2G and 3G networks. If you are interested to use the 2G version, you can get network coverage of the quad band GSM 850/ 900/ 1800/ 1900. The 3G users, on the other hand, will get coverage of the dual band HSDPA 900/ 2100 support.

Like the network, data transferring is also very important. You can transfer data to/from other compatible devices by using wire-based connectivity and wireless connectivity as well. For wire-based connectivity, you can use the microUSB v2.0 and for wireless connectivity, use Bluetooth® v2.1. The browsing speed quite fast as it is a Windows 6.5.3 mobile, and because it features HSDPA at 7.2 mbps and Wi Fi 802.11 b/g. In addition to that, there is Class 10 GPRS with 32 – 48 kbps speed and Class 10 EDGE with 236.8 kbps speed. Overall, the features of network and connectivity support in HTC HD mini are quite impressive.

HTC HD mini – the memory

All the basic features along with the options of network and connectivity are attractive in HTC HD mini. It is a promising smart phone from the house of HTC and therefore, it comes with a wide range of applications and features. These applications and features can smoothly perform, only if there is a support of good memory back up. The internal memory of the mobile phone comes with a 348 MB RAM and 512 MP ROM. This internal memory is enough to store unlimited entries of call records and phone book entries and fields. However, only the support of good internal memory is not enough and therefore, the company has featured the expandable memory option with microSD™ card. The memory of HTC HD mini can be expanded up to 16 GB. The memory feature of the mobile phone is similar to another new handset by the same company, called HTC Legend.

HTC HD mini Review – the look and the display

HTC HD mini is visually stunning with full touch features on the front panel. On top of the display screen, you can notice the logo of HTC, while at the bottom, there are vital widgets like call key, home key, Windows access key, back selection key, and the end key. If you flip the phone reverse, you can find the camera lens on the centre-top position. Just under the camera lens, the logo of HTC is provided. There is a slight change in the design from HD2 in the back panel. Here you can find four screws in every corner. The colour of the mobile phone is black, and it looks quite attractive with the full on touch screen display in the front. The touch screen provided in the HTC HD mini, is also one of the best. The type of the touch screen is TFT capacitive with 65,000 colours and resolution of 320 x 480 pixels. Some of the major highlights of the display include Sense user interface, accelerometer sensor for auto rotates, proximity sensor for auto turn off, and multi touch support. The phone appears very compact and looks solid in palms. The overall measurement of the handset is 103 x 57.7 x 11.7 mm and it weighs just 110 grams, which is amazing as well.

HTC HD mini – the camera

Camera is a vital inclusion in the mobile phones. When a phone is of high standards like HTC HD mini, then the expectation from its camera increases as well. HTC haven’t disappointed in this field also as the mobile phone brings in a 5 mega pixel snapper that is able to click high quality shots. It is an auto focus camera and provides resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels. Video recording is possible with this camera and there is no option for the secondary camera in the handset.

HTC HD mini Review– music and video

Like the camera, the other two major entertainment factors are also attractive in the HTC HD mini. The users can enjoy the good quality music player that supports different files such as MP3, AAC+, WAV, and WMA9, whereas, the video lovers can enjoy playing diverse video files in the video playback. Video files supported include MP4, H.263, H.264, WMV9, and DivX.

In addition to that, the users of the HTC HD mini also get easy access to the popular social networks like Twitter, Facebook, and Flickr along with A-GPS support, digital compass, and stereo FM with RDS. Li-Ion 1200 mAh powers HTC HD mini.

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