HTC is expected to announce its 2016 flagship smartphone, the HTC 10, at a press event scheduled for April 12. Now, a new report claims the company is also planning on introducing a Snapdragon 823-powered HTC 10 Mini in September.
Samsung can take credit for making the phablet, a smartphone with a display large enough that it borders on small-sized tablet territory. When it launched the first-generation Galaxy Note in 2011, tech critics deemed the device DOA (dead on arrival) due to its very large (at the time) 5.3-inch display. The experts believed consumers would not want to carry around such a large device, but they were wrong, and phablets have not only increased their display sizes, they've also increased their sales, with 5.5-plus-inch devices like Samsung's Galaxy Note 5 and S7 Edge, as well as Apple's iPhone 6s Plus leading the way.
Samsung has also released mini sizes of its Galaxy S series smartphones to cater to users who want smaller smartphones. The company released the Galaxy S5 Mini in 2014, and we reported in mid-March that the company is reportedly planning to release a smaller 4.6-inch Galaxy S7 Mini.
According to a new report, Samsung isn't the only Android smartphone maker planning to launch a mini variant of its flagship smartphone. HTC will reportedly introduce the HTC 10 Mini in September.
This won't be HTC's first time first time releasing a mini flagship smartphone, HTC last released a smaller variant back in 2014 with the launch of the HTC One Mini 2. Verizon released its version of the handset as the HTC One Remix.
The new HTC 10 Mini is said to feature a 4.7-inch display and will be powered by a new Qualcomm Snapdragon 823 processor, which will be similar to its larger sibling's Snapdragon 820 chip, in addition to the same 4 GB of RAM.
There's no word on whether the HTC 10 Mini will use the same camera setup found on the HTC 10. The source claims the HTC 10 Mini will be announced in September.
It's always best to take reports of unannounced smartphones with a grain of salt. As always, we'll keep you posted on any new details regarding the HTC 10 Mini as they become available.
