HTC One mini 2 is a smaller version of the premium HTC One M8 with good specs and more gentle price. There is strong competition on that field with Motorola Moto G or LG G2 mini and older versions of premium devices that have the same price with strong specs too. HTC One mini 2 has a great name, a 13MP strong camera, some useful customizations and a strong sound. Are all these enough? Let’s check out this device and compare it to the competition.
SCREEN
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HTC One mini 2
• 4.5″ high quality LCD screen at 1280X720, this is called 720p
• 326PPI with great image and great viewing angles that is good enough for the price
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Competition
• Mid range smartphones have over 300PPI and high range above 400PPI
• Sony Xperia Z1 Compact with 4.3 inches screen has 342PPI, Sony Xperia S with 4.3 inches has 342PPI, Sony Xperia S with 4.3 inches screen has 342PPI and even the older version, HTC One mini has 342PPI at 4.3 inches because of the smaller screen so no big difference here.
• Motorola Moto G and Huawei Honor 2 have 326PPI at 4.5 inches too.
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CAMERA
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HTC One mini 2
• A great 13MP camera and not a 4MP ultra wide one as found on HTC One M8. This is a great choice and a great camera
• There is also a big strong 5MP front camera for great selfies and video chat
• Both cameras can shoot at 1080p
• The front camera has a BSI sensor which takes great selfies as the HTC One M8.
• Only one LED flash for night shots
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Competition
• Sony Xperia Z1 Compact has a 20.7MP camera and a slightly smaller screen at 4.3 inches. This is a true competitor but the price is higher.
• Sony Xperia T is a 4.5 inches smartphone with 13MP camera
• LG Optimus G has a 4.6 inches screen and a 13MP camera
• Most smartphones at 4.5 and 4.3 inches have an 8MP or 5MP camera, even newer ones like Motorola Moto G.
• We can find 13MP cameras ar bigger devices, from 5 inches to 6 inches.
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PROCESSOR
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HTC One mini 2
• Powered by a Cortex-A7 with 4 cores cores at 1.2GHz – Snapdragon 400 chipset – it is fast.
• 1GB of RAM is basics, we would like to see more RAM on these devices to help them last longer
• HTC added 16GB of internal memory to help us store all our photos and videos. Of course there is a microSD slot.
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Competition
• We can find the same chipset in the Moto G and LG G2 mini.
• Sony Xperia Z1 Compact has a really more powerful Snapdragon 800
• HTC Desire 500 has a quad core processor at 1.2GHz
• Most other 4.3 inches devices have dual core processors.
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BATTERY
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HTC One mini 2
• One mini 2 has a 2,100 mAh which is good.
• Extreme Power saving mode can save you some battery. It’s clever that is enabled automatically at certain percentage of your battery to save you from zero level battery.
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Competition
• The biggest battery at 4.3 inches is found on LG L7ii, it’s a huge for the category 2460mAh battery.
• Samsung Galaxy K zoom at 4.8 inches has a 2430mAh battery.
• Sony Xperia SP at 4.6 inches has a 2370mAh battery.
• HTC One at 4.7 inches has a 2300mAh battery
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SOFTWARE
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HTC One mini 2
• You can find Android 4.4.2 KitKat with some features from Sense 6 which is a great custom UI.
• BlinkFeed is on your homescreen, it takes the feed from multiple sources like news sites, calendar and social info and combines them in one stream.
• Kid Mode allows you to create a custom profile for your kids
• You can find some useful amps settings and the sound is great with front BoomSound stereo speakers
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Competition
• There are 7 phones with Android 4.4 right from the start. These are LG G Pro 2, Sony Xperia Z2, Samsung Galaxy S5, HTC One M8, Google Nexus 5, HTC One mini 2 and Samsung Galaxy K Zoom
• Of course some devices like Motorola Moto G have been updated to the latest Android version.
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SIZE & DESIGN
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HTC One mini 2
• It has a beautiful premium aluminum unibody design as all HTC premium devices
• It is not the slimmest device 10.6mm and not the lightest 137g but it’s one of the most beautiful
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Competition
• The thinner device is Huawei Ascend P6 (6.2mm) and the lighter is HTC Desire C (100g).
• Huawei Ascend P1 at 4.3 inches is 7.7mm and 110g
• HTC One S at 4.3 inches is 7.8mm and 119g
• Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus at 4.3 inches is 8.5mm and 121g
• Motorola Moto G at 4.5 inches is 11.6mm and 143g
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VERDICT
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LIKE
• The camera
• The design
• The Android customizations
• The price
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unLIKE
• The design (too tall)
• The RAM
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TOP 5 COMPETITORS
• Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
• Motorola Moto G
• LG G2 mini
• Samsung Galaxy S4 mini
• HTC One
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SCORE