HTC One Max 16GB
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HTC One Max 16GB Mobile Price in India
HTC has been struggling a lot at the time of release of HTC One Max. They introduced HTC One Max and official they entered the bandwagon of big smartphones, which everyone on the market was doing at the inception of the smartphone. HTC failed to bring traction to their products, but with the release of HTC One Max, a lot has changed for HTC. They brought new software features with decent design and build quality. The phone gives space to powerful Snapdragon 600 processor coupled with adequate 2GB RAM. The smartphone is big; featuring a 5.9 inch display screen and easily falls in the category of phablet (a mixture of smartphone and tablet, but none of them). Let's find out more about what HTC One Max has to offer.
Features and Specification
HTC One Max features a big 5.9 inch display which is quite big compared to 4.7 inch HTC One. Here lies the essence of phablet categorization. The screen is super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen capable of showing 16M colors at a density of 373 ppi. The screen supports multi-touch and is protected by the famous Corning Gorilla Glass 3. The processor of the phone is powerful but keeping the price for which it is being sold and the peers, it falls short of Snapdragon 800. The processor of the phone is Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600 with a speed of 1.7 GHz. The internal storage of the device is either 16GB or 32GB (based on the version you buy). If the internal storage is low for you, then you can extend the memory capacity of the device up to 64 GB with the help of microSD slot. The smartphone has lots of connectivity options such as Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth and standard microUSB v2.0. The phone also comes with four sensors. They are gyro, accelerometer, proximity and compass. The phone only supports single micro-Sim. To protect the phone from intruders, the phone uses advanced fingerprint sensor. The phone uses the Android JellyBean (v 4.3), a multi-tasking operating system for mobile phones.
Design and Quality
The design of HTC One Max is quite bulky and the quality not that great. HTC has surely made a lot of cost cutting in this department. The phone is made up of plastic similar to One Mini. The phone is a combination of plastic, glass and metal and the combination looks not that great. The phone weighs 217g, which is quite heavy to be frank. The rear 4MP camera is held at the top back of the phone. Below the camera, the fingerprint scanner is located. The fingerprint scanner is available for quick accessing the phone, without manually entering password or making any pattern. The left side of the phone is clean, whereas the right side of the phone is occupied by power button and volume rocker key. The speakers are present on both the top and the bottom of the front panel.
OS and Tech
HTC One Max uses Android JellyBean v 4.3. The interface of the smartphone uses HTC's Sense UI 5.5. The UI brings lots of customization to the Android stock User Interface. The hardware provides enough juice for smooth functioning of the OS. There are many tweaks present within the operating system including the Gallery app. The Gallery app automatically list all your favorite videos, photos and allows easy editing options.
Camera and Multimedia
The phone has two cameras; the front camera and the rear camera. The rear camera is 4 MP Ultrapixel which according to HTC equates to 13 MP camera. The quality of the pictures is of high quality with supporting resolutions of up to 26800 x 1520 pixels. The camera is accompanied with autofocus and LED flash. Features of the camera include
· 1/3 inch sensor size
· 2µm pixel size
· HD video and image recording
· Face detection
· Geo-tagging
· Recording HD quality videos @ 30 fps and 720 fps videos@ 60fps
Multimedia capacity of the smartphone is good. It supports HD video playback without any lag. There are enough amendments in the smartphone to playback all the popular audio and video formats out there.
Battery and Memory
The battery of the phone is commendable 3330 mAh which gives a backup of around 11 hours for active users. The battery lasts 22 hrs of 3G talk time, 11 hrs. of Web browsing and 13 hrs. of video playback. The internal memory of the phone is either 16 GB or 32 GB (depends on the variant you buy). If internal memory is not sufficient, then the memory of the phone can be extended by 64 GB using anmicroSD slot.
Pros and Cons
For Pros:
· Excellent Display and sound quality.
· Camera is all-rounder and works in low light areas.
For Cons.
· Expensive unit
· Weak processor compared to rivals
Verdict
HTC One Max is essentially a great buy for anyone looking for an upgrade. With its powerful hardware coupled with the HTC UI, everything works fine and smooth. Overall, HTC One Max is a great all-rounder and can satisfy the needs of vast range of users.