New Delhi: HTC India has launched two of its new mid-range Android smartphones in the country. HTC One mini and the Desire 500 have been listed on Flipkart, with the HTC One mini available at Rs. 37,299, and the Desire 500 listed as out of stock at a price of Rs. 21,490.
HTC One mini is another attempt by the Taiwanese smartphone maker to shrink a flagship down into a smaller (and cheaper) package. The HTC One mini sports a 4.3-inch S-LCD3 display with a resolution of 720x1280 pixels and pixel density of 341ppi. The body of One mini still follows the same palm-friendly curve, although both the camera unit and flash are center-aligned on the back this time around. There are also two white plastic lines breaking up the all-aluminum cover, ensuring the unit's antennae work.
The smartphone is powered by a 1.4 GHz dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor and has 1GB of RAM. It comes with 16GB of inbuilt storage but doesn't feature any external expansion options. The smartphone runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean with HTC's Sense 5 UI layer on top, and includes HTC's BlinkFeed UI. The HTC One mini sports the same UltraPixel Camera (with a 4-megapixel lens) that the HTC One boasts of. The phone comes with BoomSound speakers that are fitted beneath micro-drilled holes both above and below the screen, bringing plenty of oomph, as advertised. Given that the One mini is completely sealed, there's no opportunity to expand storage through a microSD card, but it's a pretty respectable chunk of storage for a phone below the flagship level.
On the other hand, the Desire 500 is powered by a quad-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor along with 1GB of RAM. The phone features a 4.3-inch WVGA (480x800 pixels) display. It has 4GB of inbuilt storage that can be further expandable up to 64GB with the help of microSD card. An 8-megapixel rear camera can be found at the back accompanied by an LED flash. There is also a 1.6-megapixel front camera. The Desire 500 can record videos at 720p and also features Beats Audio.
HTC One mini key specifications
4.3-inch S-LCD3 display with a resolution of 720x1280 pixels
1.4GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Processor
1GB RAM
16GB internal storage
UltraPixel camera with a 4-megapixel lens with BSI sensor and LED flash
1.6-megapixel front facing camera
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean with HTC Sense 5
1800mAh battery
HTC Desire 500 key specifications
4.3-inch WVGA display with a resolution of 480x800 pixels
1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon200 quad-core processor
1GB RAM
4GB internal storage, expandable up to 64GB by microSD card
8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash
1.6-megapixel front facing camera
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean with HTC Sense 5
1800mAh battery
