HTC is following Samsung in offering a smaller version of its latest flagship phone offering, the HTC One. Images and specs of the HPC Mini have leaked online, and suggest that the new smartphone will come with a 4.3-inch 720dpi display, a dual-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage and HTC's UltraPixel camera technology.

The Android 4.2 smartphone is expected to help HTC to compete with Samsung in the Android smartphone market. The HTC One has been considered as the best Android smartphone currently available HTC hopes to make even more consumers happy with the more affordable new Mini. The 'shrinked' HTC One will be obviously available at a lower price point than its bigger brother.

Will Apple also follow the trend?