Hands-On With the HTC HD Mini

[Jason Dunn]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF4C8taRotc' target='_blank'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF4C8taRotc</a><br /><br /></div><p><object width="600" height="360" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/WF4C8taRotc&amp;ap=%26fmt=18" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WF4C8taRotc&amp;ap=%26fmt=18" /></object></p><p>I'm actually surprised to see a video - I wasn't expecting to see this phone in the hands of anyone yet...this is a short video, but it gives you the overall basics of the HTC HD Mini. If the price is right, this could be a very popular phone!</p>

[Richard76]

Wow, I like it and the screen seems quite responsive. As to speculations about upgradeability to Windows 7, after reading about how "locked down" W7 will be, not to mention the avoidance of multitasking discussions, I doubt it very much.

In fact, this just may issue in a totally new era for smartphones in general. For example, I like what I see in this Mini HD and if the screen and program switching are as responsive as the videos make out, I might just buy one. The difference being that it may just be the first Windows smartphone that I try to hold on to as long as I possibly can.

As you can probably guess, based on what I have seen so far about Windows 7, I will not be on the list of fanboys.