The HTC One Max

HTC is truly trying to become a big player in the smartphone market. The HTC One series, with the regular HTC One and the HTC One mini, notwithstanding all the other HTC models, has received a real big brother, a behemoth of a phone, at least for HTC standards, which is supposed to combine all the positive elements of the HTC One success and the Samsung Galaxy Note series popularity. Yes, it is a somewhat expected move, every other manufacturer, except Apple, has released their “phablet”, why not HTC? It does look good, the design was great already on the HTC One, but slightly enlarge, it looks even better.

There are significant differences in comparison with the smaller HTC One, firstly, the Max has a microSD card slot for storage memory expansion. Second, it has a fingerprint sensor, which not something I was fond of on the iPhone 5. The display quality is not as intense as with the HTC One, the 1080 x 1920 pixels at approximately 373 ppi pixel density are perceivable only in direct comparison with HTC One’s 469 ppi, but in that case the display is significantly smaller, the Max has 5.9 inches and the One has 4.7. The camera seems to be exactly the same, identical specs and identical results.

It is noticeable that there is no Beats Audio sign on the Max, although Dr. Dre insisted that the collaboration with HTC will continue. It says that there is BoomSound, which may or may not be the latest what Dr. Dre has delivered, there is no info on that available. In any case, the sound is still the best sound you will get from a mobile phone, without connecting external speakers to it. If you decided not to buy the HTC One, because the display was too small for you, if you were thinking about the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, but you would prefer an HTC phone, then this is the absolutely perfect phone for you. If you are only looking for a suitable phablet, then you should rather compare the Max and the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and decide then.