HTC introduces the new addition to the One family - HTC One Max

The rumor is finally over, HTC has officially unveils the new HTC One Max yesterday, the new addition to the One family. Overall, the HTC One Max looks familiar to its siblings - the One and the One mini.

Just as the previous leaks, the HTC One Max has a 5.9" Full HD display at pixel density of 373 ppi. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor with 1.7 GHz quad-core CPU and Adreno 320 GPU. The phablet has 2 GB of RAM and 16/32 GB internal storage with microSD card slot, which means that the One Max has a removable back cover.

Although the back cover is removable, but the 3,300 mAh battery in the HTC One Max is non-removable. The HTC One Max has dual-frontal stereo speakers on the front but this time the HTC BoomSound don't have Beats Audio enhancement.

On the back, the HTC One Max has a 4 MP camera with UltraPixel technology and dedicated HTC ImageChip 2. The camera is f/2.0 aperture and 28 mm lens, it has BSI sensor and the pixel size is 2.0 µm while the sensor size is 1/3'. Unfortunately, the One Max does not has optical image stabilization as found in the One. There's also a 2.1 MP wide-angle front camera too. Both camera are capable for 1080p video recording with HDR video.

With Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and Sense 5.5 UI, the HTC One Max supports dual captures and sweep panorama features on its camera. The HTC BlinkFeed has also updated with more categories support and you can even customize your own BlinkFeed.

Below the camera lens is the fingerprint scanner. You can unlock the device by just swiping your finger on the small square sensor below the camera. HTC has also enabled quick app launch, which means that you can make the One Max automatically start an app of your choice depending on the finger you use for unlocking it.

HTC has also announced a special lineup of accessories for the One Max including a capacitive aluminum stylus, a Power Flip Case that brings an additional 1,200 mAh of battery juice, HTC Fetch accessory for easy location of the device and the recently announced BoomBass speaker.

Here's the promo video:



The HTC One Max is going to hit European and Asian markets by the end of this week, while the US market (Sprint and Verizon will be carrying the One Max) following before the end of the year. Rumor said Malaysian market will getting the One Max on November, expected price at RM 2,299.

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