HTC has finally announced the HTC One Mini - the litle brother of the HTC One, just a few weeks ago the only new flagship handset to get the mini treatment was the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini. The HTC One Mini and HTC One might share similar names, but the two have noticeable differences.
The HTC Mini vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini is the next big battle in the mini smartphone world. The interesting thing about the word "mini" is it can be deceiving. Both Mini devices for Samsung and HTC will still have a larger screen (4.3 inches). The phones will not look "mini" by any means.
The main thing is that the Mini versions of the phones will have downgrade in specs. Rather than a quad-core, they will be dual-core or rather than full HD, they will be 720p, etc.
Let’s compare the three.
Design:
Dimensions:
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Display:
- HTC One: 4.7 inch 1920 x 1080 pixels, Super LCD 3, 468PPI
- HTC One mini: 4.3 inch 1280 x 720 pixels, Super LCD 2, 341PPI
- Samsung Galaxy S4 mini: 4.3-inch Super AMOLED display with a 540 x 960 resolution and 256PPI
Operating System:
- HTC One: Android 4.1.2 with HTC Sense
- HTC One mini: Android 4.2.2 with HTC Sense
- Samsung Galaxy S4 mini: Android 4.2.2
Processor:
- HTC One: 1.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Quad-Core
- HTC One mini: 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930AA Dual-Core
- Samsung Galaxy S4 mini: Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400
Battery:
- HTC One: non removable 2300 mAh Li-polymer battery
- HTC One mini: non removable 1800 mAh LLi-polymer battery
- Samsung Galaxy S4 mini: 1900 mAh Li-Ion battery
Capacity:
- HTC One: 32/64GB internal storage, non-expandable, 2GB RAM
- HTC One mini: 16GB internal storage, non-expandable, 1GB RAM
- Samsung Galaxy S4 mini: 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM (3G model), 2 GB RAM (LTE model)
Connectivity:
- HTC One: 2G/2.5G - GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz; 3G - UMTS/ HSPA: Europe/ Middle East/ Africa: 900/1900/2100 MHz with HSPA+ up to 42 Mbps, Asia: 850/900/1900/2100 MHz with HSPA+ up to 42 Mbps, Canada/ Latin America: 850/1900/2100 MHz up to HSPA+ 42 Mbps, T-Mobile (US): 850/ AWS/1900/2100 MHz with HSPA+ up to 42 Mbps, AT&T: 850/1900/2100 MHz with HSPA+ up to 21 Mbps, Sprint: 1900/2100 MHz with HSPA+ up to 14.4 Mbps; 3G - CDMA: 800/1900 MHz for Sprint; 4G - LTE: Europe/ Middle East/ Africa: 800/1800/2600 MHz, Asia: 1800/2600 MHz, T-Mobile (US)/ AT&T/ Canada/ Latin America: 700 MHz and AWS band, Sprint: 1900 MHz; Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 a/ac/b/g/n; Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX; NFC.
- HTC One mini: 2G/ 2.5G - GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz; 3G/ 3.5G - UMTS/ HSPA: EMEA: 900/1900/2100 MHz with HSPA+ up to 42 Mbps, Asia: 850/900/1900/2100 MHz with HSPA+ up to 42 Mbps; 4G - LTE: EMEA: 800/1800/2600 MHz, Asia: 900/1800/2100/2600 MHz; Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX, Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n
- Samsung Galaxy S4 mini: 2G – GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – all versions, GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – GT-I9192 (SIM 1 & SIM 2), 3G – HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 – GT-I9190, GT-I9195, 4G – LTE – GT-I9195, EDGE, GPRS, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, infrared port
Camera:
- HTC One: HTC UltraPixel Camera; BSI sensor, Pixel size 2.0 µm, Sensor size 1/3'; Dedicated HTC ImageChip 2; F2.0 aperture and 28 mm lens; Optical Image Stabilization (OIS); Smart Flash: Five levels of flash automatically set by distance to subject; Front Camera: 2.1 MP, 880 wide angle lens with HDR capability; 1080p Full HD video recording with HDR Video; HTC Zoe with Sequence Shot, Always Smile and Object Removal; Gallery with Video Highlights and HTC Share; Continuous shooting and VideoPic; Slow motion video recording with variable speed playback
- HTC One mini: HTC UltraPixel Camera; BSI sensor, Pixel size 2.0 µm, Sensor size 1/3"; Dedicated HTC ImageChip 2; F2.0 aperture and 28 mm lens; Smart Flash: Five levels of flash automatically set by distance to subject; 1080p Full HD video recording with HDR Video; Front Camera: 1.6 MP with BSI sensor; Front Camera: 720p video recording; HTC Zoe™ with Sequence Shot, Always Smile and Object Removal; Gallery with Video Highlights and HTC Share; Continuous shooting and VideoPic; Slow motion video recording with variable speed playback
- Samsung Galaxy S4 mini: rear camera – 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama, takes 1080p@30fps videos, 1.9MP front camera
