The rumored HTC One Max has been spotted at the Chinese equivalent of the FCC and the handset may debut on Oct. 15.
Images and hardware specifications of the 6-inch HTC One Max have been doing the rounds very frequently and the phablet seems to be gearing up make its commercial debut sooner rather than later.
"Passing through the Chinese version of the FCC, the HTC One Max has been snapped again, getting ever closer to its release. The handset, naturally, resembles very much the One and One mini in terms of design, but adds that rear animal - a fingerprint scanner - that we are also seeing in Apple's new iPhone 5s," reports Phone Arena.
The phablet market is getting flooded with new handsets and the HTC One Max may face stiff competition from rivals. The Sony Xperia Z Ultra, LG G2 and the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 are already available in the market and rumors suggest that Nokia may launch its first Windows Phone 8 (WP8) phablet, the Lumia 1520, on Oct. 22 at an event in Abu Dhabi.
The Phone Arena report also hints that the HTC phablet may launch on Oct. 15.
The HTC One released back in April attracted many customers and the handset is currently the closest competitor to the Samsung Galaxy S4 on the Android front. The company has also revealed a compact version of the handset, the HTC One Mini, which will give stiff competition to the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini. Similarly, the HTC One Max will undoubtedly challenge the Samsung Galaxy Note 3.
However, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 packs in some of the most powerful hardware specifications found on a phablet. As such, HTC will have to deploy its best so that the HTC One Max is on par with the Galaxy Note 3.
Even though the HTC One Max has appeared in many images, the Taiwanese company has not officially announced its plans to launch the phablet. For now, we have to take all rumors with a pinch of salt and wait until HTC officially confirms the HTC One Max.
