Smartphone HTC One mini 2: specifications, description, review, reviews

In 2013, for the first time, a "stripped down" version of the flagship M8 from the Taiwanese manufacturer of mobile gadgets HTC. The model NTS One mini is called. And a year later his "big brother" - NTS One mini 2 - came out on the market, the characteristics of which will be presented in this article. Actually, this device we will consider in today's review.

Note that fans of the brand should not be upset. HTC One Mini 2, the characteristics of which will be presented below, we recognize both the design and the interface. Yes, and on the philosophy of HTC, everything is the same here, albeit in step with the times.

A bit about the various "mini"

By and large, now all the major smartphone manufacturers are making "junior" versions of their flagships. What is this for? The answer is extremely simple - to increase the target audience of buyers. After all, not everyone can afford to pay 30 thousand rubles, or even more, for the most "heaped" model of a phone of any brand.

Yes, and advertising costs are almost non-existent, since the title and so, that is said, on hearing. And if the manufacturer in advertising declares that this is a completely new model, do not believe it! This is wickedness.

By the way, today's HTC One Mini 2, whose characteristics you can find a little lower, costs slightly more than 20 thousand, which is also quite a lot. What are such models? In fact, this is a simplified version of the flagship. No more.

Everything is relative

The camera is weaker, fewer processor cores, the processor itself is less efficient and was developed a couple of years ago, less internal memory and more RAM. Here you and the "new" model. But not everything is as deplorable as it seems at first glance. Of course, this does not affect the quality of the gadget itself.

If you compare the first Onemini and the article considered in this article, you can note the following: the manufacturer increased the battery capacity, the screen became slightly larger, by 0.2 inches. And most importantly (and long troubled by NTS) is the rejection of super-cosmic pixels in the camera and a return to the traditional for this class of smartphones 13 megapixels.

But first things first.

HTC One Mini 2. Features

Network: GSM / EDGE / GPRS / WCDMA / HSPA, as well as 4G / LTE with standard operating frequencies. It is worth noting that if you do not often go to the US, then through the engineering menu it is better to turn off the operation at a frequency of 850 MHz. It, by the way, is designed to work only in American networks, turning it off, you will save battery power.

Screen: 4.5 "HD. Suppose that not 1080 p, but 720 is quite enough for such a diagonal.

Operating system: newfangled Android KitKat. If in figures, then 4.2.2. Quite a nice interface for this version, although many complain about the excessive diversity of design. But this is already an amateur.

Processor: 4 cores of 1.2 GHz. Absolutely justified decision. Even there is no hint of "stagnation". Everything works quickly and smoothly.

The graphics processor is Adreno Z05. Here without surprises.

Memory: 1 GB, built-in: 16 gigabytes. Here is one more difference from just "mini" - a slot for a memory card up to 128 GB.

Camera: 13 and 5 megapixels, respectively, the main and front. Finally, the manufacturer "played enough" incomprehensible (hence the controversial) camera values in past models.

Battery: 2100 mAh, which is the average among "monogatadzhnikov", although you could do more. But it's all about correct battery calibration. The more accurate it is, the longer the charge lasts on such values. The battery is immovable.

As the manufacturer assures, the smartphone's talk time in 3G networks is 16 hours 20 minutes, and in standby mode - about 560 hours.

And finally: navigation - and "their" GPS, and "our" GLONASS. There is a radio. Weight: 137 grams. The length of the smartphone is 137.4 millimeters, width - 65, and thickness - 10.6 millimeters.

Grace and convenience. Achieved?

The design is stylish, there are no questions asked. Metal does its job. Today it is one of the most elegant and yet practical smartphones. There are opinions that such a design is akin to a thermos, but it is not. Against the background of the closest competitors from South Korea, the smartphone HTC One Mini 2, the price for which is about 20 thousand rubles, looks, no doubt, better.

To simplify and reduce the cost of production, the case was not completely made of metal. At the edges there are plastic pads. But this we also saw on the previous model. And although this decision spoils the view somewhat, if you imagine it completely metallic, it's clearly not going to be any better.

The main color of the case is gray metallic. Dark gray, if you speak Russian. But two more colors are available: light silver and amber gold. However, the first option is the main one for the model and it is more common in the market of devices.

Ergonomic sensations

Smartphone HTC One Mini 2, the price for which has now reached the mark of 20 thousand rubles, is conveniently located in the hand due to the pronounced bulge of the back cover. But here are the overall sizes ... Not really and the "mini" is obtained, because it is almost the same height as the flagship HTC M7, but a little bit already.

Also visually the dimensions increase the large frames around the perimeter of the screen. And the bottom strip with the name HTC in general is an incomprehensible solution, because the control buttons are virtual ...

The power button is for some reason done at the top and left. It's also a strange decision, because it's awkward ... But otherwise everything is standard and familiar. The volume key is on the right, the charger input is from the bottom, the 3.5 headphone jack is on top. SIM and storage card slots are arranged on the sides.

Of the amenities - speakers on the front panel, bottom. Fingers can not be closed. And, of course, a chic sound. The best sound in the world of smartphones, without options. Clean and loud, bravo, NTS!

A little about the "filling"

Despite the fact that the phone HTC One Mini 2, reviews about which you can find below, has "insides" is not the most advanced, smooth interface allows us to ignore this. It is called Sense technology, and this is another successful development of HTC.

1 gigabyte of "RAM" allows you to play in pretty demanding games, without any problems to surf the Internet and social networks. Recall that 16 GB of internal memory can be increased with a microSD card up to 128. The first "mini" also had 16 gigabytes of memory, but without the possibility of its expansion.

By default, the user is available about 11 GB of memory, the rest "eats" the operating system Android.

The processor itself - from the manufacturer Qualcomm, not the most modern, as already mentioned above, but with excellent smoothness Sense is invisible. And since our favorite company refused to use the infrared port, it will not be possible to manage home electronics via special applications. It's good or bad, everyone will decide for himself.

Capacity Management

Thanks to Android KitKat, undoubtedly one of the best versions to date, applications (and the smartphone itself) can easily be customized. Themes and fonts can now be downloaded from PlayMarket. There is an "ayfon" function "do not disturb", which is very convenient to use on vacation.

Now you can also customize the news of your choice, namely the RSS feed. And they can be taken from social networks. It is fully functional, because you do not need to search for what's interesting. It is enough to set up the necessary headings once.

News and tweets are collected from 1260 sources. One can not doubt that the necessary information will not go unnoticed. It's worth mentioning one thing about working with applications: because there is no infrared port, applications like fitness or gesture management will be useless.

Thank you KitKat

In the new "mini" there was an opportunity to invite friends to their network Zoe. They will be able to share with you their multimedia content - photos, clips and music.

Now you can watch video with subtitles. And the player is now much more visualized than it was. And if you consider that the sound is a reference for all, absolutely all smartphones, then the developer can safely put 11 points out of 10. And no less! By the way, the owner of the device can always purchase a cover for HTC One Mini 2 Gold in the cabin of cellular communication

A spoon of tar

However, it was not without losses. For example, the browser now does not support flash. In addition, the error of data loss during multitasking has not been fixed. That is, typing a number, for example, and updating the page of the browser, you completely lose information from the first application. Well, it does not persist in any way. It remains only hope that in future models the manufacturer will still correct this annoying minus.

HTC One Mini Phone 2. User Reviews

After analyzing a couple of dozen reviews of owners about this phone model, you can note the following: assembly and materials at a high level, the screen almost everyone is comfortable with. There are some negative reviews about this very display, but do not forget that this is an IPS-matrix.

In most cases, it is very bright and saturated. So, it's most likely cavils, or users are pretty sophisticated in this regard.

Another advantage of HTC One M8 Mini 2: excellent, loud sound and comfortable "landing" in the hand. Many praise the battery.

A little sadness

Now the disadvantages that spoil the lives of some owners. Sometimes the camera "brakes". When using multitasking is mostly. When playing games and viewing online, the back of the smartphone is heated.

Bad dictionary T9. Lean and uneducated. Sometimes users do not like the quality of the microphone. And also the price of HTC One M8 Mini 2. There are also complaints that the back of the phone is scratching.

With hope for understanding

Fans of the HTC brand are left to hope that the manufacturer will listen to the remarks of the owners, and in the next "reincarnation" will correct at least the main comments on the "mini". Otherwise, it will be very difficult for them to stay in this niche of gadgets.

For a similar price, there are many pretty good competitors, and purely Chinese manufacturers can not be discounted.

Final verdict

Yes, the smartphone is not equipped with the latest "iron" inside, but outside it is undoubtedly one of the most stylish and beautiful smartphones. Noble metal will not leave anyone indifferent. But a special balance, we repeat, there is no such gadget. Which is a little distressing.

From the smartphone for its price you expect more. And from the camera in general, and from the screen in particular. The feeling of some kind of understatement arises from a closer acquaintance with the phone. As if there is some reserve for the future from the manufacturer ... But buy it now.

Some shortcomings of the first mini have been fixed. First of all, thanks to the manufacturer is worth mentioning for the memory card slot and a more powerful battery. The interface has also been finalized, because even on such a weak, frankly weak "vryaryanka" smartphone works very, very dignified and bright.

And yet the smartphone is clearly not reaching its "older" brother, the leader of the NTS M8. Neither the general impression, nor the ratio of "price / quality." With the latter, probably, we can say that it is practically at the level, but not absolutely.

As mentioned above, then there is a shortcoming, then it is inconvenient ... Hence the general impression about the product. Accordingly, it is from the possession of this smartphone is not as rosy as the expectation when buying. That's how you can characterize the smartphone HTC One Mini 2, the characteristics of which you could read in the article.

And if the fans of the brand are willing to forgive much and wait for improvements, then attract new customers with such shortcomings and the price is very, very difficult. Competition in the smartphone market is just off scale, so manufacturers need to respond flexibly and quickly to the comments and wishes of their customers. An excellent addition to the bundle will be a case for HTC One Mini 2, the review of which was presented in this article.