HTC One Mini Release Date Confirmed for September

By Vincent Funaro, Christian Post Reporter Thursday, July 18, 2013

The HTC One Mini release date was confirmed for September in a new press release from this week.

HTC finally announced the new smartphone and gave details on the smaller version of its flagship device.

"We are proud to be behind the market's leading smartphone and now, with the addition of the HTC One mini, the best smartphone family in the world," said Peter Chou, CEO of HTC Corporation. "The HTC One mini embodies everything that makes the HTC One a success on a smaller but equally eye-catching scale."

The HTC One Mini comes equipped with a 4.3-inch high-definition display, 16GB of internal storage, a 4-megapixel rear camera, a 1.6-megapixel front camera, a 1.4GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, 1GB RAM, Android 4.2.2, JellyBean and an 1800mAh non-removable battery.

The device also comes with the same BoomSound capabilities as the original version.

"The HTC One revolutionized the smartphone audio experience with HTC BoomSound's dual frontal stereo speakers. Powered by dedicated amplifiers to deliver less distortion and finer detail, the HTC One mini offers the same huge sound, delivering the raw power that will put you and your friends at the heart of the action, whether listening to music, watching videos or playing games," wrote the company in the press release.

The device also features HTC's Blinkfeed, which puts all of the user's favorite content onto their homepage so it is extremely easy for them to access.

The ultrapixel camera will have features such as HTC Zoe and Video Highlights.

HTC Zoe allows the owner to create three-second videos and Video Highlights automatically films 30-second shows from footage and pictures a user takes.

The HTC One Mini will be available in select markets in August and will roll out globally starting in September. The phone will be available in Glacial White and Stealth Black. Pricing information should be revealing in the coming weeks. It is unclear is a Nexus-like pure Android version will follow.