The HTC T6 even if released will only attract a very small market of users. So I don't think this phone will make any significant impact on the company's bottom line

POCKETNOW pessisimism on this phone declaring it will be dead on arrival :

http://pocketnow.com/2013/10/14/the-htc-one-max-doa

I will buy if it is priced at rm1.5k which is highly unlikely. Unless HTC follow Samsung strategy in pricing it as the Mega series

Even Spore one of the renown cheaper outlets MobileSquare is selling it for rm2300+. Really overpriced

I received invite from HTC Msia to attend launch at Publika this Thursday. Will attend n later pop over to KL Motor Show at PWTC.

TS : there is already an existing thread for this phone
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2912728

I am referring to EXP MY thread on same phone. Mods has now transferred his postings n my comments over to this thread now.

Geez !! Rm2499 for this phone ?? What is HTC marketing n strategist thinking . Only diehard HTC fans might go for it.
http://www.lowyat.net/2013/11/19/15205/htc...ed-in-malaysia/

Just attended the launch at Publika. Phone is indeed very snappy despite S 600 processor only. It has more features than HTC1. Will elaborate further after tests. Price is rm2499 but for today only I paid rm2099 for it. Will post more info over next few days. Phone feels slight heavier than my XZU. Back can removed for simcard n external SDCARD card
Will post my impression vs XZU n Note 3

It is offer for today only to those who attended the launch. RM2099 still reasonable price vs retail official rm2499. In fact at lelong you can find quotes rm2680 to rm2699 now.

http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-max...battery_id48264

This flip case with extended battery is also available. It retails for rm169 n I paid rm139 for it. It is very slim m does not add much bulkiness to phone

This phone does not support n recognize my exfat 64gb microsdcard but only support my other fat32 format 64gb card. Big fail vs Note3 !!

It is plastic with metallic feel n finishing
This phone hardware build is way better than HTC1:
- power button is firm n now at mid right handside. HTC1 poorly located at top n button is wobbly n sink down over time with excessive use.
-as HTC1 design outlook same which seriously I had never like. I feel the speakers looks like an afterthought pasting on front. I still prefer it hidden below casing as per Butterfly. This phone n HTC1 design had never attracted me
- NO gap issues at all
- there is a small catch at LHS which you need press down to lift off cover. Need extreme care lifting it out as back cover is fragile ( worse than even Note3 n S4).
- Boom speakers quality is excellent n must say is BEST I have heard to date.
- Fingerprint recognition I would say is average. It doesn't pick up immediately n probably is my own fingers problem. I have problems too getting it recognize at first go in the banks n immigration counter. Will be exploring this feature further

Overall I love the feeling holding it in my hands n beats the XZU n Note3.
Noted that as per HTC1, Sensation n OneX the app drawers scrolling is not seamlessly smooth unlike XZU n Note3. There is still very very slight jerkiness but still acceptable
Blinkfeed features more improved . Now you can add in your own feeds n I read is new feature in Sense 5.5. As before very very slight jerkyness too in scrolling up down the screen. There is now a handy feature at top to disable this as main homescreen.

Just finished installing 150 apps lastnight n will be testing it thoroughly next few days
And as said earlier it only support FAT32 formatted 64gb external SDcard class 10.

ACTUAL PACKAGE IN BOX : Charger ( 1.5A), Headset, USB cable and a semi hard plastic clear backcase



This post has been edited by benny888: Nov 23 2013, 11:44 AM

Some photo shots , all taken using phone default settings. Decent quality and definitely not top class
This phone does not have the purple tint ( in low light) or pinkish tint in background unlike HTC One

Night view at 8pm ( with flash enabled)




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Morning around 8 am , after rain with slight overcast

Here are some of the benchmarks recorded. As expected this phone loses out to the S800 chip found in Xperia Z Ultra and Note 3. Gamers might find this phone to be slight disappointing in performance. Anyway I don't play any of those high end games except Scrabble mainly. Other than that this phone can easily match the other two in general usage and seriously did not notice it to be any significant slower than the other 2 phones in other tasks

AnTuTu : 26525 vs 32005 ( note 3) and 31376 ( XZU)

Quadrant : 12454 vs 20947 ( Note 3) and 18531 ( XZU)

NenaMark2 : 60.5 fps vs 60.3 fps ( Note 3) and 60.0 (XZU)

Vellamo - HTML5/Metal : 2574/761 vs 2797/1077 ( Note 3) and 2950/1125 ( XZU)

3D Mark Ice Storm Extreme : 6968 vs 18234 ( Note 3 on IS Unlimited as Extreme was deemed too low n figure exceeded its limits) and 10891 ( XZU)

GeekBench 2 : 2978 vs 4054 ( Note 3) and 3697 ( XZU)

GFX Bench on Egypt HD Offscreen : 4698/42fps vs 7648/68fps on Note 3 and 6746/60 fps on XZU

Battery is still new but today I recorded 7.5 hours SOT with 5% battery life left. Seems is better than Note3 by one hour on similar type of usage : 3g on always n 80% time on internet stuffs - browsing, email, newsfeed, tweeter, Facebook with several calls/SMS n YouTube about half hour
I only use my ipad 2.1A charger to charge all my gadgets. Charging time about 2.5 hours from about 5%

Black available probably end Dec according to the sales guy that night.

Now available through Celcom but still quite pricy:

http://www.soyacincau.com/2013/11/27/htc-o..._source=twitter

The camera is similar to HTC1 except it doesn't have optical image stabilisation . It does not have the vastly reported purple tint ( in lowlight mode) or light pinkish tint issues ( on white background ) as in HTC one. I am quite happy with the camera performance as it takes decently good enough photos and my camera expectations are not that high. It is more for posting on Facebook and sharing with friends

Is already on sale in HTC stores. You should be able to see demo units there