HTC One Max Vs iPhone 5s: Which Smartphone With Fingerprint Scanner Has Better Display, Processor And Storage?
In the competitive world of smartphone industry, there are two new and more powerful candidates have entered - the HTC One Max and the iPhone 5S. So now, its time to compare and contrast the two, thus HTC One Max Vs iPhone 5s battle is on!
iPhone 5S is the latest generation in the lineup of Apple's iPhone, particularly, a revised and enhanced version of the iPhone 5. Meanwhile, HTC One Max is considered the larger and the phablet (phone and tablet) version of the 2013 flagship smartphone device from the Taiwanese manufacturer, the HTC One.
HTC One Max Vs iPhone 5s: Fingerprint Scanner
One of the major similarities of these two handset devices is a biometric feature which is the fingerprint scanner. Apple introduced its fingerprint scanner system called the Touch ID, which enables the user to unlock their iPhone 5S. The Touch ID, located into the Home button, replaced the passcode authentication method of unlocking the smartphone.
HTC followed this suit as it also included a fingerprint scanner on the HTC One Max, found on the rear part of the phablet. As posted on Women Citizen, the positioning of the fingerprint sensor on iPhone 5S seems to be more user-friendly.
However, another advantage of the fingerprint scanner of the HTC One Max is that aside from unlocking the device, this biometric feature can also be used to instantly launch favorite apps immediately after activating the device. Users can assign up to three fingers to launch particular apps. For instance, the thumb can be used for the camera app and the pinky finger for Twitter.
HTC One Max Vs iPhone 5s: Display
iPhone 5S sport a 4-inch screen with Retina display running with a resolution of 1136 x 640 resolution. On the other hand, HTC One Max' screen is significantly larger, sporting a 5.9-inch display with 1920 x 1080 pixels. When it comes to pixel density, the display for iPhone 5S has 326 ppi, while the HTC One Max' screen is with 373 ppi.
HTC One Max Vs iPhone 5s: Processor and Storage
HTC One Max is powered by a quad-core SnapDragon 600 clocked at 1.7 GHz equipped with 2 GB RAM. There are two variants available in terms of the internal storage, the 16 GB and the 32 GB, but it can be further expanded through the use of microSD card with up to 64 GB.
On the other hand, iPhone 5S is equipped with the A7 chipset, the latest dual-core processor with a clock speed of 1.3 GHz. This is also the first iOS smartphone to use a 64-bit processor. M7, a motion co-processor is also featured on the iPhone 5S to double the performance of the smartphone in terms of CPU and GPU. There is no MicroSD support but customers can choose from 16, 32 and 64 GB memory.