HTC’s next big smartphone will offer up
a fingerprint sensor like the iPhone 5s, the Wall Street Journal is now
reporting, and will be unveiled on October 15. Separately, invites have been sent out to journalists from HTC Taiwan,
pegging October 18 as the date for a special event in Kaohsiung, which is being
promoted with a couple of sentences that hint at a fingerprint sensor and
possibly improved BoomSound stereo speakers.
The One Max is said to sport a 5.9-inch display, but otherwise be similar in design and features to the HTC One, the Taiwanese company’s flagship device. The metal-backed Android smartphone has been well-received by reviewers and press, but hasn’t done too much to turn around HTC’s ailing financial picture.
The One Max is said to sport a 5.9-inch display, but otherwise be similar in design and features to the HTC One, the Taiwanese company’s flagship device. The metal-backed Android smartphone has been well-received by reviewers and press, but hasn’t done too much to turn around HTC’s ailing financial picture.
sources couldn’t comment on how the fingerprint sensor in the HTC One
Max will be used, so it’s unclear whether it would serve phone unlocking and
purchase authorizing purposes like those found on the Apple iPhone 5s. It will
actually sit between the Max’s SIM card slot and the smartphone’s camera,
according to leaked pictures, which would make it
accessible to fingers resting on the back of the device instead of on the
front.
We’ve separately heard evidence to suggest that HTC is indeed planning a
reveal of a device likely to be the HTC One Max next week, so it’s fairly safe
to take that as fact at this point. Can a phablet design for its flagship save
the day for HTC? Probably not all on its own, but with metal case components
and a fingerprint scanner, the company will be Apple’s closest analog on the
Android side of the fence, at least when it comes to hardware.
HTC CORP
Company: HTC Corp
Website: htc.com
Launch Date: 1997
IPO: April 4, 2002, TPE:2498
HTC Corp, (TAIEX: 2498)
produces smartphones running the Android and Windows Phone 8 operating systems
for themselves and as an OEM to other manufacturers. Since launching its own
brand in late 2006, the company has introduced hundreds of HTC-branded products
around the world. Its current flagship product is the Android-running HTC One.
Founded in 1997 by Cher Wang, Chairwoman, and H T Cho - former CEO who is a
chairman now, HTC made its name as the company behind many...
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