Review: HTC One Max - Engadget German

Attention, David, Goliath

Here comes the sympathetic miniaturization of the 2013er Smartphone HTC designs increases with the One Max Megaphones à la Note series from Samsung or the Sony Xperia Z ultra targeted.. It is a true racer. A real Big Brother. But: Most competitors provide their XXL devices with special features, provide tools and options that promise to add value to the big screen, or just those intended to make better use of little tricks. Samsung S-Pen, other manufacturers optimize the software so that you zulegt not the first attempt to reach a menu item with the thumb or index finger, tendonitis. And HTC? We’ll see.

The HTC one Max is great. Gigantic. Almost indecently large. Reminder: The regular one, pictured right, has a display, the 0.7 “is still greater than that of the iPhone to me personally it is simply too big and too heavy weighs 217 grams of freshman… the third design iteration of the One is. Here you realize that you can not use endlessly for other form factors look and feel of a device. What was that again?, the “original” one from the spring continued in many parts of new standards. A handschmeichlerischer unibody aluminum with curved back for better grip in the hand catapulted the 4.7 “smartphone quickly on the charts of many mobile connoisseurs. And rightly so. The smaller version, the One mini with a 4.3 “display, shrank the flagship design on another pocket-friendly dimensions. Which was a round and convincing thing down, is in the other direction, upwards so a bumpy affair in everyday handling.

The layout of the One Max is based on its two smaller brothers. The fantastic 1080p display (also on 5.9 “despite lower ppi exalted above all doubt still) on the front panel flanked by two speakers.’s Main microphone and the USB port sit on the lower side. The on / off switch, HTC placed on the right side of the phone, below the volume rocker. On the upper side is the headphone jack and the infrared sensor. During one mini the completely superfluous (no problem), was the “regular” one HTC combines it with the On / Off switch. A new addition is a small switch on the left side of the One Max, with the back shell of the smartphone can be removed The generous 3.300mAh battery is though -. exactly like the other two phones the One-family – permanently installed, HTC has However, here the slot for the micro SIM positioned and for the first time offers the opportunity to expand the internal memory via microSD. slots on the side of the phone would have it much better suited to the removable tray is a source of frustration, even if they ideally need to lose weight once every blue moon.

almost exactly three years ago I have discussed here the Desire HD. This HTC smartphone had two flaps. On the one side, the battery is inserted. And this door took my last nerve. Never wanted to leave open and certainly not close again. The One Max, it is not quite so depressing, at which point you can return the shell now but best first snap, so it sits more or less flat, remains enigmatic. And luck. You just will not fit snugly, spanning times here labbert times since: That’s not all beautiful.

HTC equipped the One Max a fingerprint sensor. Sitting on the back, just below the camera. These scanners are the latest since the iPhone 5s on everyone’s lips, Apple also shows how to implement such a technique convincingly and largely error-free. At HTC that looks a bit different. Responsible for this are several reasons. First, the placement of the sensor is problematic. Whether the sheer dimensions of the phone are automatically caught unlock the phone and the camera lens. The fingerprint recognition must also be performed with a wiper down from above, which regularly a second, like a provoked third attempt. Because the ergonomics of the phone, regardless of whether a held-or two-handed, automatically triggers a swipe gesture from left to right, still more from top left to bottom right corner. Errors are so rampant. In my test, the index finger worked best, you catch the right angle, the scanner works reliably. The problem, however, is that the phone must first be “woken up” to use it. At Apple, no problem, because the sensor is integrated into the Home button. The One Max, however, the finger must only on the right side of the phone and then back to the scanner. All this is a shame because HTC is in terms of functionality exactly the right way: Different fingerprints can – similar to how Apple – are deposited, but – unlike Apple – perform different functions and run various apps directly. Sensible value, which, unfortunately, only few users will actually use. Human hands are simply not bear paws.

Why is the HTC One Max really so great? One reason is certainly the speakers on the front page. Although the offer even greater if the chassis is by far the best smartphone sound, but also take up space. The One Max is the first smartphone from HTC, which is not provided with the Beats Audio logo, also according to the loudness preset switches no longer do so. Thank you for that. But back to greatness. Unfortunately, I have to write the following HTC guestbook: A design does not fit all variables. No hand is large enough to benefit from the arched back still can. Beidhandbediener will be pleased. The virtual keyboard could be whether the generous display never better serve in the HTC world, the One and especially the One mini me are still dear. I have during my three weeks of testing period found no reason why I need a phone, or I “could not live without display in the future. 7″ on a 5.9 tablets are better in the hand.

HTC equipped the One Max, a new app: Doodle. Here can be divided into various templates texts, graphics, drawings, but also integrate photos and Zoe. For the One Max is also a stylus. However, the need to buy separately. The chassis of the smartphone not a slot for the stylus is also provided so that it is not absolutely lose sooner or later likely, but certainly not at the crucial moment it has.

The hardware is based on the One Max One of the spring. Processor: 600 with a Snapdragon 1.7 GHz. The GPU: Adreno 320, a Memory: 16 GB, and 2 GB of RAM. And even if this processor is not the latest, it indicates the performance of the One Max purely nothing to complain about. This is also reflected in the battery life. The 3,300-mAh battery lasts easily by two days, if not just make holidays on YouTube pool. The cameras are good friends. Located behind the four megapixel resolution with ultra-pixel camera, but unfortunately here – requires no optical image stabilization – as the One mini. For this, the front 2.1-megapixel camera has a 88-degree wide angle to get back, which also lacked the One mini. The One Max runs with Android 4.3 and a refined version of HTC’s Sense Android skin. Of the key changes I have already reported in my preview that we can save so here

As much as I the One and the One mini liked and still like it.’s One Max leaves me perplexed and irritated . Video watchers might be happy, but – honestly – who anyway a tablet on the go. And the best compromise for those who want to wear only a device with you, the One Max is not with certainty. Or baggy jeans are just back in? HTC would have preferred to postpone the development of the fingerprint sensor on 2015 and it worked to transfer the one-form factor makes sense on a device this size. Others can do that better. Much better. , And spend their devices yet also display specific features that enrich the lives of at least a small portion of the users somehow. With HTC: sadly wrong. The two smaller ones on the other hand also the end of 2013 remain high on the recommendation list of Android shelf. The One Hi: we simply forget very quickly. Forget it.