The big trend this year appears to be the release of miniature versions of popular mobile phones, or at least it would seem that way following this month’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. With the T-Mobile Pulse Mini and Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini and Mini Pro, it seems like scaled down touchscreens are going to be the next big thing this summer.
The HD Mini is HTC’s addition to this latest trend, as a miniaturised version of last year’s HD2. The HD Mini is HTC’s response to a great quantity of interest in the HD2 but calls for the same experience to be placed into a more conventionally sized handset. Because of this the HD Mini is mini in comparison to the hefty HD2 but not necessarily so in regards to standard touchscreen handsets, and so, despite the name, is perhaps not in the same category as the Sony Ericsson and T-Mobile handsets. Either way, it is certainly a nice prospect to have an HD2 that is easier to carry about.
While getting a lot of its design cue from the HD2, the HD Mini takes on a more ‘industrial’ design that is meant to give a rugged and metallic appearance. One of the most noticeable places where this is put into effect is the screws on the battery cover that are a deliberate part of the phones design. HTC have stated that it actually took a great deal of effort to get the screws like this as they are ordinarily placed in more arbitrary places with little aesthetic appeal. The HD Mini also features a unique, and somewhat gaudy, yellow interior to fit in with this theme. If this is not to your taste do not worry as you will rarely have much cause to see it.
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