HTC One Max News: Phablet Spotted in Wild as Release Date Approaches; Specs, Verizon Announcement to Follow?

The HTC One Max is one of the most anticipated phablets to hit the market this year, and many reports indicate that the device will be announced sometime in October. Now, a new photo leak courtesy of the Chinese website Weibo, via Phonearena, shows off someone using the HTC One Max in public, indicating the device could be released very soon.

This photo shows how truly big the HTC One Max is. The device, which has a 5.9-inch 1080p Full HD display, pushes the limits of phablet size. The woman in the photo is seen holding the HTC One Max, which is more like a regular tablet than a mobile phone. While the HTC One Max may not fit easily in one hand or a person's pocket, it should please those looking for a massive screen and other high-end features.

In addition to the device's dominating screen, the One Max has several other attractive features and specs that put it at the top of the mobile heap, such as a fingerprint scanner that users can use to lock and unlock the device . It is also rumored that the fingerprint scanner will be used to launch apps on the mobile device.

Under the hood of the HTC One Max, the device will have a 1.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 with 2GB of RAM. However, some reports have indicated that the HTC One Max will have a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset installed instead of the less powerful 600. Demand from other mobile makers for the 800 chipset is the main reason cited for the possibility the HTC One Max will have the 600 model. Until the device is released or announced officially by HTC, the actual chipset for the device remains up in the air.

Other specs for the device are also fairly impressive. The HTC One Max will run on Android 4.3 for the operating system, and will be one of the first devices to ship with that version of the operating system. The device can have up to 64GB of data through the internal memory of the device and the 32GB of space the microSD card can hold. Finally, to power the entire HTC One Max a 3200 mAh battery will be included with the device.