The HTC HD Mini is a

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running the

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operating system with

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. The phone was designed and manufactured by

HTC HTC Corporation ( zh, t=宏達國際電子股份有限公司, p=Hóngdá Guójì Diànzǐ Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī, first=t), or High Tech Computer Corporation (abbreviated and trading as HTC), is a Taiwanese consumer electronics corporatio ...

, and was first released in February 2010.

Description

With a screen size of and weighing with battery, it is a compact version of its larger sibling, the HTC HD2, although being powered by a lower speed 600 MHz

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processor and a 512 MB

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/384 MB

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storage combination. Other features include

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display, 5

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color camera with auto focus; internal GPS antenna; 3G broadband connectivity, Wi-Fi and FM radio. As compared to the HD2's

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resolution, the HD Mini has

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, in tandem with the smaller screen. The camera has no flash and the home screen can not be customized. The HTC HD mini includes capacitive touch for viewing, zooming and resizing websites, Microsoft Office files, PDF documents and pictures. The HD Mini runs Windows Mobile 6.5.3 although it is covered up by a custom user interface named

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Reception

CNET gave the HD Mini an 8.3/10, praising the phone itself but disliking Windows Mobile 6.

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and

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gave mostly positive reviews but noted that other competitors were better and that Windows Mobile 7 was about to release which could break compatibility.

External links

HTC HD Mini
on GSMArena.com
Lengthy review
on

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