HTC One Max may cost Rs 45,999 at launch

After a string of leaks and rumours, HTC pulled the wraps off the One Max earlier this month. Though there is no word on when the device will reach the Indian shores, a little digging shows that the pricing of the One Max will be Rs 45,999.  Online retailer Saholic has listed the device and the official status says “coming soon”, but a quick skim through the HTML source code shows that it will change to display the price as soon as the device is officially launched in India. However, it may not necessarily be the final price and could change.

If this pricing is to be believed than the One Max will be priced cheaper than the One. Now, it is quite likely that the HTC One Max will be cheaper than the One because a 5.9-inch Full HD display is easier and probably cheaper to mass produce as compared to the Full HD 4.7-inch display. Apart from a bigger display, battery and the fingerprint sensor, most of its specs are similar to the One Dual SIM.

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Source code reveals the price

The company’s flagship One is selling online for a price around Rs 48,000 to Rs 49,000. The One Max is the company’s answer to Samsung’s Galaxy Note 3 and the Sony Xperia Z Ultra.

Here’s a quick look at the key specifications of the One Max:

• 5.9-inch 1080p display with 1080 x 1920 pixels of resolution
• 3G, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, NFC, Infrared port
• GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS
• Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP
• 4MP Ultrapixel camera, 2.1MP front-facing camera
• 16GB, 32GB onboard storage, expandable up to 64GB via microSD card slot

Here’s our specifications review of the HTC One Max.