Holding the HTC Max One: the "One" version phablette

Hardly official, and now HTC France offers us a presentation of the One Max, the rumors have continued to succeed since the beginning of the summer. The opportunity to take charge of the first phablette signed by the Taiwanese manufacturer.

The line "One" is now complete. After the "One" smartphone and its 4.7-inch screen released in April, followed by the Mini One 4.3-inch screen and its newly commercialized in recent weeks, it was the turn of One Max prepare to arrive in shops . And it will be early November announced the price of € 699.
Design: a family resemblance
Not surprisingly, the HTC One Max incorporates lines of its two predecessors with its two speakers at the top and bottom of the screen. The Asian manufacturer has opted to offer the same end, but obviously the screen suitable for different market segments they address sizes.

With dimensions of 16.4 cm by 8.2 cm wide and 10.3 mm thick, the Max One does not go unnoticed. As the weight of 217 grams. A near record on all devices released this year.Nevertheless, the handling of the device turns out to be very good with a good weight distribution throughout the unit. In addition, fans of the brand will be delighted to learn that the microSD slot is present.

However, the HTC Max One has much to do on the segment phablettes against the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Sony Xperia Z Ultra. Fortunately, the HTC device has a beautiful aluminum shell that exudes quality and strength. The premium design frankly convinced us.
The giant screen and HTC Sense 5.5
Once the unit is well in hand, we could use the new HTC Sense 5.5 interface that showed great fluidity on the giant screen of 5.9 inch Full HD 1080p. The Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 600 there is obviously no stranger, as well as 2 GB of memory (RAM) on board. We doubt given that the latest high-end competitors terminals more often use the Snapdragon 800, but obviously teams HTC have managed to optimize everything. To be confirmed upon full test of the beast.

Back to HTC Sense 5.5, the changes are few compared to the previous version. Know first that it is identical to a graphical perspective. The only notable changes BlinkFeed (RSS integration and new content providers like Instagram and Google+), the information can be refined by categories and topics. It is also now possible to download up to 120 items and view offline. This can be useful for reading in public transport for example.
Note that the smartphone HTC One and One Mini also benefit from this new version of Sense, by the end of the year, with the update to Android 4.3 update.
The fingerprint reader
Real novelty compared to smartphones and One Mini One, the biometric sensor, renamed HTC fingerprint reader, appeared just a few weeks after the iPhone 5S. Both sensors also work differently. While the Apple requires simply place his finger on the sensor located on the front face, the HTC is placed on the rear side of the machine and operates with a movement of the finger up and down.

Another difference with Apple biometric reader, HTC does not allow the storage of 5 prints, but only 3. However, the reader is not limited to a single feature (unlock), but three possible actions.Indeed, it will make it possible, for example, to lock / unlock the Max One with a footprint and trigger the camera with another. Or to allow your teen to launch its preferred application. Indeed, the three prints can be stored your own, but you can also store the fingerprint of another person.Pretty handy in the end!

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Our first impressions
To conclude this tutorial HTC One Max, know that we have been conquered by phablette, notably its very pleasant design and screen. Functionality (Zoe BoomSound ...) are not left out, as well as many accessories like the Power Flip Case which can extend the life of Max One through integrated additional battery of 1200 mAh.
But the war will be terrible against a Samsung Galaxy Note 3, which already has a strong reputation in the market, and Sony Xperia Z Ultra which is also very successful.
The phablette HTC released in early November, but no agreement with an operator has not yet been signed. We must therefore pay the full price, € 699, in order to acquire it.

HTC Power Flip Case