The Samsung Galaxy Note may bang started the phablet frenzy, but record won't class for such when the Mention 3 faces the HTC One Max. The Max takes the lauded HTC One design and build and trumps the Note 3 in terms of screen size. This fight though is about more than sheer size.
When we compared the Galaxy S4 vs. HTC One we noted that the looks and build quality of the One are miles ahead of the Galaxy S4, while Samsung balanced that out with better specs.
On the phablet playground, both companies worked on areas, which needed improvement - it's the HTC that has the bigger screen this time around, but the Galaxy Note 3 caught up in terms of looks. In case you're not closely familiar with the specs of the two phablets, here's a quick recap of where each device bests the other.
HTC One Max over Galaxy Note 3
When we compared the Galaxy S4 vs. HTC One we noted that the looks and build quality of the One are miles ahead of the Galaxy S4, while Samsung balanced that out with better specs.
On the phablet playground, both companies worked on areas, which needed improvement - it's the HTC that has the bigger screen this time around, but the Galaxy Note 3 caught up in terms of looks. In case you're not closely familiar with the specs of the two phablets, here's a quick recap of where each device bests the other.
HTC One Max over Galaxy Note 3
- Bigger screen - 5.9" vs. 5.7"
- LCD screen is brighter, with great contrast
- Front-facing stereo BoomSound speakers
- Aluminum exterior
- Fingerprint sensor
- Better audio quality
- FM radio
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 over One Max
- S Pen stylus with many clever applications
- Faster chipset - Snapdragon 800 vs. 600 (Exynos 5 Octa version available too)
- 3GB RAM over 2GB
- Lighter - 168g vs. 217g
- More compact - 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3mm vs. 164.5 x 82.5 x 10.3mm
- 13MP still camera over 4MP camera with, no OIS on either of them
- 2160p @ 30fps and 1080 @ 60fps video capture over 1080 @ 30fps
- USB 3.0 over USB 2.0
- Removable battery
We'll dance downbound these advantages and meet them in author discussion after on, but one thing is unmistakable from the get go. The HTC One Max is fundamentally an enlarged One, while the Galaxy Note 3 is a instrumentation from a separate conductor and has a size of probative advantages over its Collection S4 relation.
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