HTC One Max phone to be launched

 

HTC is introducing a larger version of its popular HTC One phone.

The new HTC One Max has one feature unavailable on the smaller models: a fingerprint identification sensor similar to that on Apple's new iPhone 5S.

It is an optional way to unlock a phone without using a four-digit passcode.

Unlike Apple's version, however, the Max can be programmed to automatically open one of three favourite apps, depending on which finger is used.

The Max has a screen that measures 5.9in diagonally. That compares with the 4.7in on the standard version and the 4.3in on the HTC One Mini.