HTC One Max review: A super-sized HTC One with a fingerprint sensor and BoomSound.
The plus-size HTC One.
HTC One Max scaled up the beloved aluminium HTC One with BoomSound speakers and an early rear fingerprint sensor. At 217 g it was a handful, and the 4 MP UltraPixel camera divided opinion, but the build and audio kept HTC's premium reputation intact.
01Display
68/10068/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2013.
02Camera
52/10052/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2013 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
03Performance
58/10058/100 puts it above the 56-point average for flagship phones of 2013.
04Battery
70/100At 70/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among flagship phones of 2013 — 8 points above the cohort average.
05Build
76/100At 76/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among flagship phones of 2013 — 12 points above the cohort average.
06Value
54/10054/100 puts it above the 51-point average for flagship phones of 2013.
- Premium aluminium unibody.
- Front-facing BoomSound stereo speakers.
- Rear fingerprint sensor (early adopter).
- microSD + jack.
- Heavy 217 g and unwieldy.
- 4 MP UltraPixel resolution was low.
- Used last-gen Snapdragon 600.
- Rear fingerprint placement was awkward.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 87-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .