Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs HTC One Max Heavy hitters 2013

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs HTC One Max Heavy hitters 2013

GSMArena team October2013

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

The Samsung Galaxy Note may have started the phablet craze, but history won't count for much when the Note 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.