Windows Mobile 6.5.3 is an albatross hanging around the HTC HD Mini's neck. With the HTC Sense interface, the phone is somewhat usable. But with the wondrous Windows Phone 7 launched, you can't seriously consider the HD Mini right off the bat—so keep that in mind as we discuss the phone from a purely academic perspective.

HTC HD Mini - Design & Build:

The hardware is great. It's what we've come to know and love from HTC, scaling the HD2 down to a more accessible size. It's an industrial one, the HD Mini. Certainly not sleek and sexy like the Legend, nor curved like the Desire. Exposed screws on each corner of the rubberized back plate give it a very masculine appearance. Underneath the cover lies a bright yellow inside, a hidden secret which I showed off to countless friends while testing it