In keeping with various manufacturers making mini versions of existing handsets HTC has joined the boat by announcing the HTC HD mini. This handset is a mini version of HTC’s HD2 which is a large touchscreen phone with a huge 4.3 inch display.

Thankfully the HD mini has a more practical 3.2 inch touchscreen, but don’t be put off by the size as it has most of the features of the HD2. First up there is built in GPS, Wi-Fi and 3.5G connectivity, a 3.5mm headphone socket and a 5 megapixel camera.

The HTC HD mini also runs the Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system which can take care of all your application and media needs and has the HTC Sense user interface with multi-touch support to navigate the device.

Measuring just 103 x 57.7 x 11.7mm and weighing 110 grams, the HTC HD mini is a compact device and data can be stored via the microSD card slot taking cards up to 16GB. HTC has announced that the HD mini should be released sometime in April but there is no word on price yet.

The HTC HD mini is sure to be a hit with those people that want all of the features of the HD2 but don’t want to carry around a large device all of the time.