The HTC One Mini is a beautifully constructed handset, and a stark reminder that not every smartphone in 2013 needs to pack a giant screen to stand out. Apple's doing just fine, thank you, and we're glad to see another company offering a more reasonably sized alternative with great build quality.

While the HTC One Mini is far from the first shrink-rayed Android super phone, it is the first to look respectable; Compared to Samsung's plasticky Galaxy S3 Mini and S4 Mini blowers, this is a league above, with a beautiful design and curved metal back.

The HTC One's smaller frame does have some drawbacks: HTC's only found space for a rather measly 1,800mAh battery, which left us struggling to get through a day of use; There's also no space for the infrared TV remote control sensor or a microSD card, which is a bit disappointing as you only get...

The HTC One is the best phone in the world right now , but it's also a hefty handset and that means it's not going to be right for absolutely everyone. So what if you've got smaller hands (or pockets) but demand everything else the One offers? Why, you get the One Mini of course.

One styling on a smaller scale; Great screen; Good camera for the money

Short battery life; Only available at 16GB; Not actually very mini

: Wrapped in an attractive and stylish, svelte package, the HTC One Mini still fits in the best of the HTC One's features, such as 4G support.

: really great to use with one hand; attractive design; 4G; and useful features like Zoe Mode and Boom Sound

: doesn't support NFC and lacks a memory card slot

Updated: Can this pint-sized 4.3in Android handset capture the magic of the HTC One at a lower price point?

Stunning design; Excellent Display; Decent Camera; Great Performance

Limited storage; no SD-support; BlinkFeed is annoying; Sub-par battery

In the battle of the ‘mini' smartphones, the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini vs the HTC One Mini is the key battleground. As the name suggests, the HTC One Mini is a smaller version of the Android phone great and TrustedReviews favourite the HTC One .

Excellent 720p HD screen; Slick Sense 5.0; Rich speaker performance

No removable battery; Incompatible with some big Android games; Only 16GB onboard storage

I bought this HTC One mini on a contract for around £23 per month and I haven't regretted it, it came with around £140 cash back over the two years and I heard it's meant to be a good phone, well it is!

Great quality phone with some pretty good features

Mine broke and there's no room for storage

HTC has released a mini version of their flagship phone, appropriately named the HTC One Mini . The One Mini has the same aluminum and plastic frame, 4MP camera and Sense 5 user interface as the HTC One .

The flavour of the moment seems to be big phones, with devices starting at the 4.7 inch screen size mark, and pushing all the way past six inches into phablet territory. Not everyone wants a massive phone, though, and with that in mind, HTC is shrinking its One handset to suit.

Excellent build; Aluminium chassis; Great 4G speeds; Ultrapixel camera may not pack many megapixels; but it sure brings decent low light

No NFC; No microSD slot; Infrared section missing in action; meaning you can't use this handset as a remote control; Like the HTC One; Blinkfeed lacks the ability to add your own feeds and news sites; forcing you to use its suggestions and nothing else; Power button up top can still take some...

Let's start with looks, and "WOW that's a sexy phone" are the exact words from all the people who see the phone. The curves and the touch of the phone will never let you take it out of your hands.

Today's premium smartphones have become so high-end that an entire market has opened up for creating down-sized, more affordable versions of the same. Hence, we have the HTC One Mini, which borrows much of its design from the HTC One.