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Got a few hundred clams burning a hole in your pocket? Do you love absurdly oversized smartphone displays? Do you see no need for mobile devices to include a stylus in 2013? Then you, friend, have come to the right place.
The subjects of today's Pocketnow comparison are not alien to us. Each is a positively massive smartphone featuring powerful media consumption capabilities. We've already separately reviewed both the HTC One max and the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3, and we've also subjected them to innumerable comparisons - some worthwhile, some outrageous.
But there's nothing quite so useful as putting two similarly-situated devices up against one another, two direct competitors targeted at the same audience. While we fully admit that not everyone on the Pocketnow team necessarily understands that audience, there's no question that it exists: there's a market out there for gigantic phones without gigantic spec sheets (or price tags), and the One max and Galaxy Mega are targeted squarely at the center of that market. They're products of the same concept, executed very differently - and now we're going to compare them!
Join us, then, for HTC One max vs Galaxy Mega - and then drop us a line down in the comments or in our forums telling us whether this kind of device excites you.
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I'm buying the HTC One Max. Those front stereo speakers sealed the deal for me. Wish the camera was a bit better, but I can live with it. Thanks for the review.
Dani Polska I'm buying it too! Can't wait to have it.
@@linkinpark2336 how was it
HTC One Max >>>>>>
It feels so solid in the hand, has amazing battery life, a much smoother OS skin & performance, the best speakers ever in a "phone", and a full HD display.
I love my HTC One max, the battery is great and the Snapdragon 600 handles everything I through at it. I've played a ds emulator on it non stop, such a great phone.
Watching in 2022. I'm still shocked that HTC went out of the phone business. They were early with so many features that are standard now--fingerprint reader like on the Max, dual camera with bokeh effect like on the One M8, dual stereo speakers. HTC always made some of the best smartphones and I really miss them.
My wife and I got new phones last week, she got the HTC ONE Max and I chose the Samsung Galaxy Mega. This video was perfect for us to look at, it really gave us a good idea of the differences in our phone. And now that we have watched it you can notice those differences. I love my Mega it does all I need and want for it to do without issue. She loves her HTC it handles everything that she does as well. Great Video very informative.
I purchased a Mega (6.3) and I was shocked by the great performance. I downloaded 10 games all high performance taskings and still, theres enough room to spare! High def recording, compliments the true Multi-Window tech. I just love this big baby!
Why these are small screens
This review was done at a time when cell phones were still exciting. I wish some new innovative handsets would surface. I found a galaxy mega for $60 on Craigslist. It is still pretty sweet.
TH-cam recommendations be like
2014 no
2015 nah
2016 not a chance
2017 nope
2018 not yet
2019 go add it
Thanks for watching! And you make a good point. ^MF
watching this in 2019..... lmaooooooooo what big screen.
Rigers Zalli 6.3 inch in 16:9 ratio is actually huge.
I'm feeling so nostalgic watching these videos in 2019 we didn't get to far
Joshua o'malley I always go back to Michael's reviews on old Pocketnow. The main reason I was and still am subscribed. Really takes you back in time. 😌
Max all the way
The gaming performance mentioned at 8:30 is obviously a result of the much lower res on the mega. Good review though!
Just subscribed.
Thanks for your review. I got the Mega last weekend & so far, am loving it! I've been wanting a small tablet, but my 16 month old Motorola Photon 4G LTE phone's screen crashed, so I thought I'd go with the Mega for the phablet usage. I've not been disappointed thus far. Yes, the one thing I'd like better is the speaker, but I can still blue tooth it to my sound bar or to my small bluetooth speaker for better sound quality when playing music, vids & such. I use an ear piece for talking, so that helps too. Interestingly, I put my SD card from my Motorola phone into the Mega with my photos & vids left over from the Motorola. They do appear more crisp & brighter. I'm sure that's the Samsung technology at work with the Mega's screen though. I looked at the HTC vs the Mega, the store had just sold their last HTC, but I still liked the full screen size compared to the HTC's screen size. Although not that much different, there was a difference for me. I am glad I went with the Mega instead. Yes, a big plus is being able to remove the battery or even being able to purchase a back up battery if needed for future use. Although with heavy usage, my battery still gets me through an entire day.
will u guys going to do a comparison of the Samsung mega and Nokia 1520
Gaming, calls, and social feeds are what I use my phone for. So with that said I will be getting the Htc One Max. I like it's build and look better. Do you happen to know when it will go to sprint??
I'm currently rocking the galaxy mega and I love it. Almost bought the htc max until I saw the mega was not as expensive. Plus the fact I can remove the battery and use multi windows was just an added plus to me. And now that you can move your apps to an sd card I'm sticking with mega for the Win!!
Can you use multi-windows with Nova launcher? I'm not a fan of Touchwiz, so I would install Nova right away to alleviate that problem, but I don't want to lose the multi-window capability.
Just ordered a USED mega 6.3 because of branding...Samsung and one feature not covered TV REMOTE CONTROL...Thanks!
These devices are targeted at exactly the same buyer segment.
Go back and take a look at our Note 3 review, and then our Note 2 review, and then our Galaxy S 4 review. If that's "bashing" in your book, you might wanna recalibrate your expectations. ^MF
I just got the HTC 1 max today. And I love it. The phone I had before was the iPhone 6 , I just felt like they were all the same & I wanted something different. So I went team HTC. And I love it.
Thanks for the feedback, and welcome aboard! ^MF
Hey Michael , can u please tell us which wallpaper app or something that u were using @ 2:14 mins ? Thanks
Oh man hearing Michael's voice on this channel back then... how weird that feels.
I will be using the device for info while flying an airplane so direct sunlight viewability is paramount. Which one is better in sunlight?
Thanks Michael for replying
But are you saying that a 720p screen stretched over '6.3 w 233 PPI (below retina) is really no less visible/sharper then 1080p over 5.9 w 386! PPI ?
I do compare to people my DNA to any phone out there and it trumps most 720p disps to the naked eye....
I have the one max and its the best phone I've ever had! Ive never had an issue with it and I've had it for months. Its super flashy, solid, its fast, super loud, and everything about it I love. Whenever I pull it out everyone always asks wtf it is haha. Or "is that a tablet?" But then they use it and end up wanting one. The phrase "bigger is better" is definitely true with this phone. I highly recommend it!
Only considering the One Max because the regular HTC One has been out for so long…has anyone heard of any leaks of a new HTC regular sized phone coming out??
Michael you continue to provide the best reviews. I think that this category of big phones will be a small segment in the smartphone category. However I like to see the continuing evolution of how big phones can be compressed by technology.
I own samsung note 3 but I wanna get a nice samsung tablet. Which one should I get? I'd like to see video comparison on Samsung's pro line up tablets.
Great review! I have the original one and i can't wait to see what HTC does in the next iteration of the One
I like my h_t_c 1 but I just get crazy looking wavy looking pictures when I'm trying to use the night vision. How can I correct that?
Great comparison !! If I'm not mistaken your from the boston area right Michael ?
We'll if you are then congrats on the World Series title for the Red Sox 👍
mega has the pretty much the same specs as the galaxy s4 mini I don't know why anyone would get the samsung mega unless size and brand was an important selling point for them.
I didn't want to have both a tablet and phone. Gave my brother my tablet and I bought the mega. Absolutely love it. It's basically a phone and tablet
i am still having troble deciding which one to end up with...i really need help with that, its been narrowed down to lg g pro, htc one and one max and the mega...
I own a mega and for what I can say it is amazing (: not disappointed (:
Just ordered my HTC One Max!
Hi how ru? Just wondering how much is yr HTC One Max in 2015 pls!?
I'm getting an HTC One Max for my birthday! Can't wait.
Mind to share the wallpaper seen in 0'44?
I've been researching devices for a long time...I have a HTC EVO 3d...I use my phone 98% for media...games n movies...I love the megas 6.3 .n the HTC 1 max too...what to do??? I'm going to sprint Monday...give me some advice. Ty
I would get the samsung galaxy mega cause of the bigger v screen and can u do a samsung galaxy mega and a sony z ultra comparison
They're both the same size but the screen is bigger on the mega.....sadly Verizon doesn't carry the mega
I like the note 3 and I really enjoy the design over older Samsung phones but I don't like the software very much except for a few features like multi windows and the s pen.
You might also want to note that the Galaxy Mega costs HALF that of the Max unlocked (In the UK at least).. Certainly makes the choice alot easier to make
Samsung's overlay is often derided but S Planner's interface and colour scheme for (those of us who need) a diary with reminders, it has yet to be surpassed. Much more efficient and pleasurable to use than stock vanilla, even better with a large screen, a truly pocketable tablet that can also make telephone calls.
We talked a little on the last Pocketnow Weekly about why Sony's a bit underrepresented in our comparisons. ^MF
i didnt use a htc phone b4 but i seen many sample pictures where the ultra pixel produce purple pictures??
Still don't know witch one to get
Is The Mega capable of being on Verizon network?
I've ordered the galaxy mega I'm swapping up from a galaxy s4. I really like samsungs qualities, after looking at this video I think I've make the right choice. Thanks for the insight
I have the HTC one but it is to small so I need to know where to go for a HTC One Max in the UK
Look on eBay . I ordered mine brand new from there
8 years later... Today's screen sizes more often than not surpass these scenes. Wow.
I got my galaxy mega for Christmas and I'm using it right now,it's a dream to use and works perfectly. It comes with 16gb of built in memory and I also added a 64gb micro sd card. This is definitely the phone to get for the best experience. Hands down galaxy mega takes it!
That's an unfortunate byproduct of our Sony NEX-F3, actually. It interacts with the two displays differently. The moire effect isn't visible in person. ^MF
I like your style of reviews mate..keep it up...
I have the Samsung Galaxy note 3 and i love it but i wont the max but unlock but cant find it...
Your note3 is unlocked? I have one max unlocked let Mr if you wanna trade
+jorge leon where u at I got note 3 unlocked
June 2020
Apparently this is the new trend.
Revisit old smartphones.
I do hate to talk on the phone. It is rare that I do. I am looking for a device to replace my nexus 7 (1st gen) and my samsung galaxy duo (too small). Mega? HTC 1 Max? Nokia lumia 1520?
I love my Galaxy phones and I've been wanting the mega for a little while but the HTC isn't looking to bad right now
Watching on my faithful 4 year old Mega.
"Field" from the app "Backgrounds HD" by OGQ. ^MF
I have the htc Max on Verizon after having two Note 3's inside of a month that both had issues. I also own two original htc one's, which I went to from the sgs3 on my T-Mobile account. I must say the sgs3 was a fantastic phone, but I ran as custom Rom on it pretty much out of the box! The htc one was even better and only retired the note 3 because of the larger screen and beast hardware. However, after all the issues experienced on two brand new new ones within 3 weeks it had to go. My one max performs just as well as my original htc one, is just as snappy and fast and even though on paper is inferior in specs, is much faster and stay that way. Unlike the Samsung that is fast at first, but after a few days slows down significantly and starts eating more and more battery. They don't make very efficient use if the hardware at all and htc optimizes the lesser hardware so much more efficiently that the phone runs better and is smoother, more responsive and quicker all around. Both the one and one max are better devices and the only people that would disagree are ones only looking at the tech specs or haters against htc. Having owned all of these devices I can speak personally and in everyday use the max or one are the best devices to have and are actually the fastest since htc optimizes the hardware as lot better. And my fingerprint scanner works flawless on my max as well. People that are having issues with it are either hitting the camera by accident or trying to do it one handed. But if you do it correctly while using two hands it works as it's supposed to and I even have a case on mine (incipio from Verizon) that doesn't affect it at all. Plus you have the option to turn off blink feed (that I'm not personally a fan of) on the max and the sound alone of the max/one in multimedia is unbelievable and makes either well worth the purchase over the Samsung.
You selling your Note 3?
Already sold it, got a one max it's the shit!
Mine hasn't missed a beat since day one, and of course now I have a custom Rom on it, and there's also the kit Kat update that was just released (which I've been running for a while already) but yeah I love the max. My last note wouldn't even display my signal type for what type of data coverage I was in. And for a phone with slightly superior hardware (the extra gig of ram is only used for multi tasking aspects of the heavy touch wiz by the way) the max is a much faster phone in every way of normal daily use and especially software wise, comparing sense to touch wiz
I saw the screen the other day in a store and its true even though its 720p it looks sharper. Samsung makes the pixels shaped a certain way that makes things seem smoother. I thought the screen looked good.
isnt this just the normal size for phones now?
Not a bad unbiased review. Thanks.
Which one run asphalt8 on high level visualy quality?tx
HTC One Max was my choice at the Verizon store. I had the HTC Inspire from ATT but it was starting to misbehave with fast battery drain and low signal. I was torn between the HTC One Max and the Samsung galaxy Note III. I chose the HTC before seeing this. I am happy with my phablet but might have got the Note III had I viewed this beforehand.
Michael Fisher. One of the best to do it! Great review
where is sony z ultra? i'll be getting a big screen fone and leaning to sony b/c of high end specs.
Will this max come to T-Mobile?
it's MEGA 5,8 or 6.2?
Love my HTC one Max. One of the best phones I've ever had
Please compare both to the Lumia 1520. ü
I have the samsung galaxy mega 6.3 and I absolutely love it. I don't miss my S4 not one bit. Finally I can type and actually make use of swype.
Thanks so much for all the good and bad information you have given us to see what the phones is all about. Sure enjoy all the videos you shearing, it help a lot.
I love how after five years, this is pretty much standard size for smartphones.
lol, just did. I stand corrected. The mega is a budget phablet. The HTC can almost give that impression with the camera and specs, but it is still more impressive.
I love both phone's not sure which one I'll buy I have note 2 and I love but would love it more if it had a 6.3" screen with the S pen. I use my phone for everything so having all in one phone and tablet is what I need.
Was there really an iNeed?
i was thinking about getting the Galaxy S4 active, mainly because of the waterproof, but then thought about getting the Lumia 1020 for the 41 megapixels. then i heard about the HTC one's ultrapixels. i personally like the HTC camera over the Nokia, because of how realistic the photos come out. the Nokia is for someone who wants to put their photos thru PhotoShop. So i decided on the Htc one. I can't wait for my next check, so i can go buy it at Sprint.
Shouldn't this video be Max vs Note3?
I need help , well I have an HTC one and my camera is being super dumb it won't focus it comes out blury and the images look horrible and the video is the same can some one tell me what's wrong with my phone ?!!
This guy has a great voice for this reviews.
They have an htc one mini that's a bit bigger than the iphone 5 screen
Images and videos in the beginning of the review were much better on the One then on the mega. Lines/pixelation on the mega were visible on my (droid DNA screen where I watched the video. So its not really a myth the whole 720 vs 1080p thing.
Watching from my galaxy s10+.
How the tech has changed a lot.
Who swaps out batteries any more?
I think I'm still going to go with the mega, the advantages that the Htc has are in categories that are irrelevant to me or there is not a large enough difference to offset the advantages of the mega
How have times changed
Waiting on my Mega!!!! Can't wait!!!
Does anybody know the release date for the HTC one Max for at&t is?
today
18/11/2013
Really love the Mega.. But its not in my country :( Good video!!
I have the galaxy mega 6.3 and its awesome.
Mines unlocked and rooted. I'm thinking about switching phones but not Bc the phone is bad but I like to try other things. Idk if I should go with HTC one max or note 3 :/ I like HTC max clean look and hardware. But I love the multitasking in Samsung devices. Its so hard to choose :(
the best sir..subscribed HTC MAX for me for media purposes Movies and such
I used to have an htc one max. Its a really good phone. But I recently switched from at&t to verizon in order to get my own line and move out of the family plan I was on. AT&T is mor3 affordable. The goal this whole time was to get my own line with a bill below $100.......anyway point is I now have a samsung galaxy mega and I love it!!!!!
Went from the iPhone 5S to the HTC one max. Can't believe I have been using such a tiny phone this whole time!!
Great reviews. I had to subscribe.)
I like the HTC One Max. But still in Contract till June.
I loved the note 2 when I owned it but did feel it was about as big as smartphones should ever go. Both of these for me are to large but there will be a market for them and