We ultimately have very mixed feelings about the Optimus Mini. While it’s definitely a very positive thing that Art Lebedev has delivered on the product it set out to make, we’re left wondering how useful the Mini three is in and of itself. While it’s nice to have those shortcut buttons at fingers length, we don’t feel like they’re particularly useful when it comes to saving time or effort.

If there’s anything that we hope to take with us from here, it’s the hopefulness that the team uses both the feedback and capital provided by the Mini three’s users to fully actualize the full Optimus later this year.