HTC sure got a winner on their hands with the design and features of the HTC One. The unibody metal design coupled with the ultra-pixel camera had jaws dropping at the launch.
However, one thing HTC still needs to learn is pleasing the budget conscious buyers. While Samsung has mastered the art with the launch of a complete budget-range portfolio, HTC is still grappling with the higher-mid-range and premium phones.
However, if HTC gets it right with this one, the HTC One Mini could be to the Taiwanese phone-maker what Samsung Galaxy SIII Mini is to Samsung.
The minute a premium phone with high-end features is launched, the desire to own the phone crops up. The intensity to lay the hands on the premium gadget is perhaps the highest in minds of budget-restrained people. A budget version of the flagship model sure helps as people are able to avail most of the features and the look of the high end device at a lower cost.
HTC is supposedly ready to launch a brand new device along the lines of the HTC One. The device is code-named M4 once again similar to the HTC One M7 Codename. The phone will resemble the HTC One in most factors but HTC might give the aluminium casing a skip considering the phone is a budget model. Apart from a non-aluminium body, the phone might also come with a smaller screen. Somewhere around a 4.5-inches would be our bet. The device looks pretty similar to the HTC One with the same dual loudspeaker placement, volume buttons and MicroSD card slot. One change on the back panel is the placement of the flash. Unlike the HTC One, the M4 comes with the flash placed above the camera.
On the specifications front, HTC might do away with a quad-core processor and stick to the dual-core variant. Also, the RAM might be downgraded to 1 GB instead of 2 GB of the HTC One. However, according to reports, HTC will retain the 2 GB RAM (we’re sceptical). The phone is expected to come with the Ultrapixel camera. We just hope HTC doesn’t bring down the camera resolution to 2 Ultrapixels from the present 4. So far, we’re disappointed on just one front and that is the battery life. The HTC M4 is expected to come with a 1700 mAh battery which might be less than sufficient.
The software looks to be the same as the HTC One with all the enhancements. We hope that HTC releases the M4 with Jelly Bean. With looks and features closely resembling the HTC One, we see no reason why budget-conscious HTC One lovers won’t snap this phone off the shelves!
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