subject: Htc Unveil The New Hd Mini [print this page] HTC have long had a tradition for producing well built and functional mobile handsets. Units such as the HD2, Legend and the Desire. With the introduction of the HD Mini to the range, they have now injected a touch of style into what was already a pretty comprehensive portfolio.
Mobile Windows 7 is not due until much later in the year, so the HD Mini works on Windows 6.5.3. This platform goes hand in hand with the handsets excellent user interface, HTC sense. Sense makes the day to day use of the phone very personal, allowing the user to really customise the home screens to their own preferences. However sense isn't just an incredibly user friendly system, its also hold a real wow factor when it comes to looks. Menus appear bright and vibrant, and the active wallpaper facility brings life to the usually static menu screens. A good example of this is the weather based wallpaper which actually changes depending on the weather conditions outside, thus if its raining, you will see raindrops on the screen of your phone, very clever.
Battery life is something often overlooked when deciding on which phone to decide upon, a point that many an i phone fan can relate to. On the HTC HD Mini, a 1200mAh lithium ion battery provides 340 hours in standby and up to 435 minutes talktime. If you would like to convert these figures into media playback then it is roughly 12 hours of audio playback. These figures hardly set the world alight, however they are more than adequate and considering the compact nature of the handset they seem even more impressive. With regards the the HD mini's size, it is certainly fairly small for a handset of its specification. Measuring up at 103.8 x 57.7 x 11.3 mm and weighing just 110 grammes the phone looks neat and comfortably fits in the palm of your hand. A glance at the front of the screen and you will see the capacitive touchscreen dominates the display. Displaying a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels and measuring 3.2", the screen does not suffer from the handsets overall lack of size and characters appear clear and colours vivid. If you like to take photographs with your phone, the HD Mini incorporates a 5 mega pixel affair within its frame which boasts an autofocus feature. For those who like to use the web, not only is 3G enabled but the phone also has WiFi built in for an even smoother and faster user experience.
The HTC HD Mini has demonstrated with this model that a compact phone does not have to lack features, and that neither does a smartphone have to be of a bulky size. The Sense UI makes using the phone a pleasure and the handset really does tick most of the boxes that your modern day user would be looking to tick.
