We first heard the existence of a possible ‘mini’ version of the incoming HTC M8 flagship when master leaker, evleaks, gave us a rather cryptic tweet suggesting the existence of both the HTC M8 and a HTC M8 Mini (see that article here). Since then, we’ve heard lots about what is probably going to make up the HTC M8, but nothing about its miniature brethren, until today. Evleaks has today tweeted some HTC M8 Mini specs which look pretty well what we’d expect:
HTC M8 mini (mem_ul): SD400 (1.4GHz x4), 4.5″, 720p, 1GB/16GB (+microSD), 13MP/5MP, a/b/g/n/ac, BT4.0, KK4.4.2, Sense6.0, buttons on screen.
— @evleaks (@evleaks) February 8, 2014
As you can see from the tweet, the HTC M8 Mini will probably get a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor clocked at 1.4GHz, a 4.5-inch 720p display, 1GB RAM with 16GB storage, Android KitKat and probably most notable is the suggestion of Sense 6.0 and buttons on screen. We’ve suspected strongly for some time now that Sense 6.0 would be released with the HTC M8 and have had a steady trail of leaks that have suggested that the new HTC devices will have on-screen buttons. If these specs are correct, just about the only thing we won’t know about the HTC M8 Mini is when it’s going to be released, though it’s been suggested that it will be announced along side its bigger brother in a likely NYC event in March.
Personally, I’ve never been a fan of ‘mini’ devices like the the HTC One Mini and Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini; there have been so many compromises made and yet it still retains the premium price-tag, which when compared to the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact, which is every bit as powerful and possibly even more functional than the full-sized Z1, start to look a little ambitious. That’s just my perspective though: what do you think about the HTC M8 Mini specs? Is this a device you would be interested in getting? Let us know in the comments below.
Source: Twitter via Phone Arena
