<s>
The	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
Max	I-Application
is	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
phablet	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
designed	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
HTC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
is	O
a	O
larger	O
variant	O
of	O
HTC	B-Application
's	O
2013	O
flagship	O
high-end	O
smartphone	B-Application
,	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
,	O
notably	O
incorporating	O
a	O
5.9-inch	O
display	O
and	O
fingerprint	O
recognition	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
One	O
Max	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
critical	O
reception	O
;	O
although	O
the	O
software	O
updates	O
introduced	O
in	O
Sense	B-Application
5.5	O
were	O
noted	O
as	O
positive	O
improvements	O
,	O
the	O
One	O
Max	O
was	O
panned	O
for	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
hardware	O
as	O
the	O
One	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
operation	O
of	O
its	O
fingerprint	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
North	O
America	O
's	O
president	O
disclosed	O
plans	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
"	O
family	O
of	O
devices	O
"	O
around	O
the	O
design	O
and	O
technology	O
of	O
the	O
then	O
recently	O
released	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
in	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
leaked	O
information	O
revealed	O
an	O
upcoming	O
HTC-produced	O
phablet	B-Application
codenamed	O
"	O
T6	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
rumored	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
5.9-inch	O
1080p	O
display	O
,	O
stylus	O
pen	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
fingerprint	O
scanner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leaked	O
images	O
revealed	O
a	O
device	O
resembling	O
a	O
larger	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
alongside	O
its	O
standard	O
and	O
Mini	O
counterparts	O
,	O
and	O
competing	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
images	O
showed	O
the	O
rumored	O
fingerprint	O
scanner	O
on	O
its	O
rear	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Verizon-branded	O
model	O
for	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
Max	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
unveiled	O
on	O
14	O
October	O
2013	O
for	O
an	O
almost-immediate	O
release	O
in	O
European	O
and	O
Asian	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
exclusively	O
by	O
Vodafone	O
(	O
who	O
indicated	O
that	O
its	O
stock	O
would	O
begin	O
arriving	O
in-store	O
later	O
that	O
week	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
Sprint	O
and	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
confirmed	O
plans	O
to	O
soon	O
release	O
the	O
One	O
Max	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
Max	O
also	O
includes	O
50	O
gigabytes	O
of	O
free	O
Google	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
storage	O
for	O
2	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
Max	I-Application
uses	O
an	O
almost	O
identical	O
design	O
to	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
Max	O
has	O
a	O
plastic	O
bezel	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
One	O
Mini	O
,	O
uses	O
a	O
side-mounted	O
power	O
button	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
removable	O
back	O
cover	O
which	O
exposes	O
SIM	O
card	O
and	O
microSD	B-Device
slots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
Max	O
inherits	O
hardware	O
features	O
first	O
introduced	O
with	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
front-facing	O
dual	O
BoomSound	O
stereo	O
speakers	O
and	O
a	O
4-megapixel	O
rear-facing	O
camera	O
with	O
an	O
UltraPixel	O
image	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
(	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
camera	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
optical	O
image	O
stabilization	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internally	O
,	O
the	O
One	O
Max	O
features	O
a	O
1.7GHz	O
quad-core	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
600	O
processor	O
with	O
2GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
a	O
5.9inch	O
1080p	O
screen	O
with	O
a	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
density	I-Algorithm
of	O
373	O
ppi	B-Algorithm
,	O
an	O
infrared	O
blaster	O
and	O
NFC	O
,	O
uses	O
a	O
larger	O
(	O
but	O
still	O
non-removable	O
)	O
3300mAh	O
battery	O
,	O
and	O
contains	O
16	O
or	O
32GB	O
of	O
expandable	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
Max	O
ships	O
with	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
4.3	O
and	O
HTC	B-Application
Sense	I-Application
5.5	O
;	O
the	O
update	O
adds	O
RSS	O
and	O
Google+	B-Application
support	O
to	O
BlinkFeed	O
,	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
disable	O
BlinkFeed	O
,	O
a	O
tool	O
for	O
making	O
animated	O
GIFs	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
Highlights	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
smartphone	B-Application
has	O
recently	O
been	O
updated	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
early	O
reviews	O
criticized	O
the	O
One	O
Max	O
for	O
its	O
CPU	O
specifications	O
(	O
specifically	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
older	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
600	O
processor	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
newer	O
800	O
model	O
)	O
,	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
camera	O
as	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
awkward	O
placement	O
of	O
the	O
fingerprint	O
scanner	O
.	O
</s>
