I absolutely love how, at first, the "also share on google+" check-box was only auto-filled. Now, not only is it auto-filled, but they also make it invisible at first so you don't even get to uncheck it if you make a quick comment. So subtle, google.
I think the best phablet is still the the note 3. I'm not a fan of their super amoled display since the colours are saturated to me, it does everything very well and makes good use of the screen size and you'd start to forget about the saturated display
I've had the original HTC One for many months now and I have no regrets. However this is coming from somebody who frequently watches videos on it. I cannot see myself moving back to a phone without dual frontal speakers, so this would make the One Max an excellent choice for myself. I am very satisfied with my current 469 ppi density and although I would like a slightly larger screen and speakers from time to time, it doesn't really pose an issue at 4.7 inches. Especially with my slightly higher ppi than the One Max. In additions the large size of the One Max would probably be awkward to carry around(in terms of looks, not ease of comfort). One thing I would like to note is that The HTC One Max is the only Phablet/tablet that I know of with dual frontal speakers, not to mention the large LED 1080p screen. Conclusion; I bought the HTC One for portable, high quality video watching and it having a LED over a AMOLED screen serves as a benefit for a on the go device. I have no complaints other than it would be nice to have a removable battery and a sd card slot(not for expandable storage, but for easy storage transfer; the One in most Asian countries has a sd card slot). though there are some features I don't care for. If you want a pocket sized media device I highly recommend it. I even typed this on my phone.
I think its great that we are starting to see more variety with sizes in phones now. Like you said in the IPhone comparison, a lot of ppl could love the size for a ton of reason, like ppl with vision or typing issues! And the fact that they make almost the same one in a smaller size is really nice. Def think there is a place for a phone like this is the marketplace.
I honestly don't understand why viewing angles are a big deal in phones. TVs, yes. Phones, no. I can understand you'd want to share your screen with someone next to you, but it's the nosy ones I don't want sharing with. I'd rather have a phone that doesn't mind narrow viewing angles.
well, I have a Huawei Ascend Mate, and viewing angles for big phones are important. I wanted a phone for reading, and media consumption, which means, I will be all over the place, and not having to worry about the phone being in the wrong angle is great. ofc for smaller phones, not meant for media, having bad viewing angles is not a negative thing in my eyes, either
This video really tells why I love your reviews Linus! Because you don't only go for your own opinion you can see further, you can think of reasons that other people might like something you don't, you can see through others eyes and that, I think, is really beutiful to be able to do!
HTC used to do wireless charging in most of it's phones, but when they switched to aluminum, HTC said that metal presented too many challenges for wireless charging.
Great phone, but it is a shame, that it doenst have a snapdragon 800... its like they had some leftovers from the original One and intergrated it with this phone.
One of your best reviews yet. Funny comments and relevant information plus you seemed genuinly excited! Even though I just bought a new phone and therefore don't require a new one, I really found this video extremely entertaining!
YAYYYYY Finally Linus changed something in the background!!! AX1200 power supply box with the Asus Maximus Vi Formula, I loved this motherboard from day ONE that Asus introduced it and I knew I will be the winner but sadly the retailers in our country didnt have it and I went with Sabertooth X79 insraed.
No that i have a 5"..... Nexus 5 coming from a huawei u8650 i have to admit that the 1st days have been rough, it was really big but now, with just 10 days of use i'm very happy with it and its a pain to go back to 3,5" screens like my ipod 4. But i don't know, 6" it's maybe too big for me.
Linus i really love your videos! Even though i did not have a clue of what CES was i fell in love with it with your vids, Even stuff i dont care about are made interresting by you. And when you then make vids about Things i love (gaming, all custum pc specially liquid cooled and tech and gear) please continue i love your opinion (i doesnt feel biased) beacause if you say its epic, it means buy! Basically recognition from a fan :) best regards
***** are you serious hahahahahahaa first off I prefer ambled and second off how do you make a Phablet and it like two times bigger than the others and it doesn't even have a stylus built in...... Its like holding a tank......plus Samsung software whoops DAT ass... Where's your multitasking or pen window?
I got the Note 3, i had a iPod touch before i got it and now it's just very hard to use the smaller screen. I would recommend everyone to try out a phone with a bigger screen, you need to get used to it, but when you do it's amazing and you can't go back to a smaller device.
I think that was intentional. He was probably pointing out the irony in having three iterations of the HTC One by repeating the same thing three times.
at a careers fair, O2 (British network) gave me a small stylus that unscrews the body to reveal a pen, it also came with a little string attached to a plastic fake headphone jack, that plugged into your phone so you never lose it. It was a great idea tbh
I recently upgraded from a thunderbolt to a one. The one is the best smartphone I've ever used. The only problems I have are the battery and the positions of the lock and volume buttons. I always volume up or down when trying to lock or unlock one handed. And the battery is great when you're not using the screen -___- but overall I love my phone
Linus, you don't mention the coolest part of Zoes. The phone takes full resolution pictures along with the video and allows you to scrub through the short video file to get the perfect picture. Zoes are actually the only reason I still run Sense on my HTC One.
Steven is actually right. He's not a fanboy. I like phones of all kinds, samsung lg htc apple. But you people need some research and hands on experience. Note 3 has a oled screen which is much less power hungry and produces richer colors. Note 3 is the winner in specs, performance, productivity, and everyday usage. Note 3 has a 5.7 inch screen compared to the htc one max at 5.9 inch but diagonally, which is not noticable although the htc has much more bezel making it appear as a much larger phone. The snapdragon 800 chip enables it to perform much quicker and do more heavy duty work. The 13mp camera on the note 3 might not be the worlds best, but still tops as the top 3 smartphone cameras. Thr 4mp camera on the htc performs overall poorly, and no I am not saying it because its 4mp (I know its called 'ultrapixel), it just isn't that great overall. Note 3 comes with much more feautres and productivity such as a built in s pen. Thr note 3 is noticably lighter and does have expandable sd card storage. The htc only has 3 things noteworthy that the note 3 doesnt have/perform better at. The built in boom speakers (idk why people hate beats by dre but all of a sudden like these), the aluminum design (more than 50% of people put cases on their phones anyways which is a huge waste and makes the argument invalid, and 3rd is the inconsistent fingerprint scanner. You have to swipe down at the perfect angle from and smudge the camera, coming from a phablet, this feature will not be used as much as the easy 5s scanner (I am not an apple fanboy, I am not too found of apple recently and the only apple product I own is an ipod touch). The note is is just easier to use everyday and performs much better. Unless all of you like to watch alot of videos without an external speaker/headphones, then the note 3 is the winner overall, including performance and usage. It also has longer battery life and much more features including smooth motion 60fps recording, and 4k (not that it will be used alot, but noteworthy.... that was a pun)
I got it only because it has expandable store, I really love it. I think you should have mentioned the possibility for battery powered case. It has a huge battery life with the case on like 2 days of full 8+ hour use and leaving it on the night inbetween connected to wifi the whole time. On my old phone i had to turn the wifi off to save power not anymore.
I personally have fairly big hands but big phones still aren't practicaly for me. I had an iPhone which I felt was way too small but my new phone (Pantech Flex, 5 inch phone with a 4.3 inch screen i believe) is perfect for me. And the on screen buttons I absolutely love. It really brings a new level of response to Android having them imo.
I feel that average sized phones like the HTC one m8 or m7 are fine for the average user. Larger phones (phablets) on the other hand are a great concept but the manufacturers have to take advantage of this screen realestate with more than just adding a row of icons (like the iPhone 6+). If you look at the note line they take advantage of the space with multitasking features that I think other large phones should take advantage of.
Phablets r more fun to use yes u need to get used to carrying them around but once u find a way that u can tolerate it starts to get even more enjoyable.
That phone looks huge in this video. But in 2020 , a 5.9-in phone is pretty much average if not considered a little bit compact. Although I think the aspect ratios were much more box like than now...
I feel like I'm the only one in the "bigger is better" camp. I got a Note 3 just after Christmas and I LOVE how goddamn huge it is, but I DEFINITELY would have bought a Galaxy Mega had it had the same (or better, as it should) specs. Why have 5.7" when you can have 6.3", right?
Linus, at 13:00 and 14:00 you started talking about the same thing the second time, I think that's partly because you are using too much the TelePrompTer, please, use a cheat sheet just like in the old times, that way the review would feel much more personal, and not an information flooding presentation. And about the phone, I think you are right, for the average user about 4.5-5 inches is probably enough ;)
thank you for your review. I definitely want this phone. I have already played with it a little bit at the sprint store, and I knew then that I wanted it. But I have to wait until September 1st, before I can Upgrade to it. My Birthday is September 6th, so I'll just make myself wait a few days more, so I can get it for myself as my Birthday present to myself. I've already found a case for it, on eBay that I really love. I'll buy it before I get the phone, that way I'll have it ready to put on the phone, once I get the phone. :) I have small hands like you too.. but that's ok. :) this phone in My opinion, is pretty Awesome! :) again, thanks for your Review of it. :)
Where do you leave it when you're not using it? I got rid of my S3 partly because it was too big and costing me more time and energy keeping the size in mind when sitting down than I enjoyed the extra display size. Driving a car required me to take it out of my pocket and put in on the passenger seat because I couldn't lift my leg to opperate the clutch and no storage area big enough or right shape. I can't think of a way I could make this size phone work for me without being a slave to it.
Well Samsung Note 3 got a better specs, but the build quality on HTC phones is the best. Plus the stereo speakers are big plus and I wouldn't need to even buy a tablet for reading books. Now sure how easily it can fit into the jeans pocket. Maybe I'll get HTC one.
I absolutely love how, at first, the "also share on google+" check-box was only auto-filled. Now, not only is it auto-filled, but they also make it invisible at first so you don't even get to uncheck it if you make a quick comment. So subtle, google.
From about 6:50 to 7:00 is why I love you so much Linus XD
5:09 - "HTC One Two" xD
Best phone name xD
phantastic video, really phelt like this video was made well, phull of really good info about this new phone
13:06 and 13:55 wow, i guess i needed to listen this twice to understand the conclusion of the video
Should do a LG G2 review
I agree he should, i love my LG G2
i wanna know what he thinks :P
Linus, always goes bareback.
LOL I never get tired of your humor linus!
I think the best phablet is still the the note 3. I'm not a fan of their super amoled display since the colours are saturated to me, it does everything very well and makes good use of the screen size and you'd start to forget about the saturated display
I'm not sure if you did but it looks like you forgot to cut parts out towards the end.
yes they did forget...
YES back to reviews and unboxings!!!!
I've had the original HTC One for many months now and I have no regrets. However this is coming from somebody who frequently watches videos on it. I cannot see myself moving back to a phone without dual frontal speakers, so this would make the One Max an excellent choice for myself. I am very satisfied with my current 469 ppi density and although I would like a slightly larger screen and speakers from time to time, it doesn't really pose an issue at 4.7 inches. Especially with my slightly higher ppi than the One Max. In additions the large size of the One Max would probably be awkward to carry around(in terms of looks, not ease of comfort). One thing I would like to note is that The HTC One Max is the only Phablet/tablet that I know of with dual frontal speakers, not to mention the large LED 1080p screen. Conclusion; I bought the HTC One for portable, high quality video watching and it having a LED over a AMOLED screen serves as a benefit for a on the go device. I have no complaints other than it would be nice to have a removable battery and a sd card slot(not for expandable storage, but for easy storage transfer; the One in most Asian countries has a sd card slot). though there are some features I don't care for. If you want a pocket sized media device I highly recommend it.
I even typed this on my phone.
LOOOL how dude was holding the phone with two hands
could you check out some more xperia stuff? Some more unknown
you edited in the ending twice
02:36 "many trolls and flaming kids..." lol what
What happened at the end? You said the same thing like twice!
I like how Linus talked up the nexus 5 after his initial review and subsequent use of his first phablet.
02:39 pause it LOL
I think its great that we are starting to see more variety with sizes in phones now. Like you said in the IPhone comparison, a lot of ppl could love the size for a ton of reason, like ppl with vision or typing issues! And the fact that they make almost the same one in a smaller size is really nice. Def think there is a place for a phone like this is the marketplace.
Oh man, I know that Linus likes his puns but this is a whole new level of pun.
the number of homosexual references is too damn high! not like i care or anything
agreed. it's kinda like they say.. "one is good, two is better, three is a nightmare"
You're gonna hate the next 6 years then lol
I honestly don't understand why viewing angles are a big deal in phones. TVs, yes. Phones, no. I can understand you'd want to share your screen with someone next to you, but it's the nosy ones I don't want sharing with. I'd rather have a phone that doesn't mind narrow viewing angles.
well, I have a Huawei Ascend Mate, and viewing angles for big phones are important. I wanted a phone for reading, and media consumption, which means, I will be all over the place, and not having to worry about the phone being in the wrong angle is great. ofc for smaller phones, not meant for media, having bad viewing angles is not a negative thing in my eyes, either
This video really tells why I love your reviews Linus! Because you don't only go for your own opinion you can see further, you can think of reasons that other people might like something you don't, you can see through others eyes and that, I think, is really beutiful to be able to do!
HTC used to do wireless charging in most of it's phones, but when they switched to aluminum, HTC said that metal presented too many challenges for wireless charging.
Great phone, but it is a shame, that it doenst have a snapdragon 800... its like they had some leftovers from the original One and intergrated it with this phone.
is there a repetition at the end by 14:00
One of your best reviews yet. Funny comments and relevant information plus you seemed genuinly excited! Even though I just bought a new phone and therefore don't require a new one, I really found this video extremely entertaining!
YOU MAKE SUCH GOOD VIDEOS YOU HUMOR AND PASSION ABOUT TECHNOLOGY MAKES THE VIDEO SO AWESOME !
Someone made a bunch of mistakes in the edits. That ending was awkward. I suggest a quick review of the video before publishing it.
YAYYYYY Finally Linus changed something in the background!!! AX1200 power supply box with the Asus Maximus Vi Formula, I loved this motherboard from day ONE that Asus introduced it and I knew I will be the winner but sadly the retailers in our country didnt have it and I went with Sabertooth X79 insraed.
Don't you guys just love remembering how he swore to never leave ios for soooooooooo long. Seeing him around all these droids just makes me smile!
Love your videos Linus. You should do a review of the Note 3 and the iPhone 5S. I want to hear your thoughts about those two.
No that i have a 5"..... Nexus 5 coming from a huawei u8650 i have to admit that the 1st days have been rough, it was really big but now, with just 10 days of use i'm very happy with it and its a pain to go back to 3,5" screens like my ipod 4. But i don't know, 6" it's maybe too big for me.
This is one of the funniest videos, man mad sleeper. Cats be slumbering on it.
Linus i really love your videos! Even though i did not have a clue of what CES was i fell in love with it with your vids, Even stuff i dont care about are made interresting by you. And when you then make vids about Things i love (gaming, all custum pc specially liquid cooled and tech and gear) please continue i love your opinion (i doesnt feel biased) beacause if you say its epic, it means buy! Basically recognition from a fan :) best regards
Huge mistake where's your note 3
***** me =====> your mom
***** -_-
***** note 3 > HTC one max......... The phone that sucks
***** are you serious hahahahahahaa first off I prefer ambled and second off how do you make a Phablet and it like two times bigger than the others and it doesn't even have a stylus built in...... Its like holding a tank......plus Samsung software whoops DAT ass... Where's your multitasking or pen window?
Joseph Arciga help me pwwn this noob :'(
when is the LG G2 review from Slick coming?
You have lots of experience holding them big linus
such a care in those hands
Love the jump cuts
That twitter msg he got during the side by side color part!! LOL
"I have trouble getting two fingers up there, one handed" :o LINUS!
would love to see you compare the note 3 to this linus
hahaha your sense of humor is getting so much better now. :)
I got the Note 3, i had a iPod touch before i got it and now it's just very hard to use the smaller screen. I would recommend everyone to try out a phone with a bigger screen, you need to get used to it, but when you do it's amazing and you can't go back to a smaller device.
"HTC One.. Two. "
"BRILLIANT!"
Lol loved the permits humor. But you're right, this damn huge phone isn't for the regular consumer.
Editing fail at the last 3 minutes.
I thought I was going crazy. lol
Thought I was crazy too.
Lmao I'm right up there with you guys.^^
I think that was intentional. He was probably pointing out the irony in having three iterations of the HTC One by repeating the same thing three times.
Wow, that is really cleaver.
at a careers fair, O2 (British network) gave me a small stylus that unscrews the body to reveal a pen, it also came with a little string attached to a plastic fake headphone jack, that plugged into your phone so you never lose it. It was a great idea tbh
I recently upgraded from a thunderbolt to a one. The one is the best smartphone I've ever used. The only problems I have are the battery and the positions of the lock and volume buttons. I always volume up or down when trying to lock or unlock one handed. And the battery is great when you're not using the screen -___- but overall I love my phone
The note2 pretty much hit the sweet spot on phone/screen size and ease of handling for a "phablet". Have yet to see anything worth upgrading.
Linus, you don't mention the coolest part of Zoes. The phone takes full resolution pictures along with the video and allows you to scrub through the short video file to get the perfect picture. Zoes are actually the only reason I still run Sense on my HTC One.
Don't think we've ever seen so many phallic references in 1 video from Linus.
I bought this phone a couple weeks ago, I can't love it anymore! The battery gives me hours and hours of playing PSP emulators :)
Steven is actually right. He's not a fanboy. I like phones of all kinds, samsung lg htc apple. But you people need some research and hands on experience. Note 3 has a oled screen which is much less power hungry and produces richer colors. Note 3 is the winner in specs, performance, productivity, and everyday usage. Note 3 has a 5.7 inch screen compared to the htc one max at 5.9 inch but diagonally, which is not noticable although the htc has much more bezel making it appear as a much larger phone. The snapdragon 800 chip enables it to perform much quicker and do more heavy duty work. The 13mp camera on the note 3 might not be the worlds best, but still tops as the top 3 smartphone cameras. Thr 4mp camera on the htc performs overall poorly, and no I am not saying it because its 4mp (I know its called 'ultrapixel), it just isn't that great overall. Note 3 comes with much more feautres and productivity such as a built in s pen. Thr note 3 is noticably lighter and does have expandable sd card storage. The htc only has 3 things noteworthy that the note 3 doesnt have/perform better at. The built in boom speakers (idk why people hate beats by dre but all of a sudden like these), the aluminum design (more than 50% of people put cases on their phones anyways which is a huge waste and makes the argument invalid, and 3rd is the inconsistent fingerprint scanner. You have to swipe down at the perfect angle from and smudge the camera, coming from a phablet, this feature will not be used as much as the easy 5s scanner (I am not an apple fanboy, I am not too found of apple recently and the only apple product I own is an ipod touch). The note is is just easier to use everyday and performs much better. Unless all of you like to watch alot of videos without an external speaker/headphones, then the note 3 is the winner overall, including performance and usage. It also has longer battery life and much more features including smooth motion 60fps recording, and 4k (not that it will be used alot, but noteworthy.... that was a pun)
Lol this is Slick's dream phone!
I got it only because it has expandable store, I really love it. I think you should have mentioned the possibility for battery powered case. It has a huge battery life with the case on like 2 days of full 8+ hour use and leaving it on the night inbetween connected to wifi the whole time. On my old phone i had to turn the wifi off to save power not anymore.
I personally have fairly big hands but big phones still aren't practicaly for me. I had an iPhone which I felt was way too small but my new phone (Pantech Flex, 5 inch phone with a 4.3 inch screen i believe) is perfect for me. And the on screen buttons I absolutely love. It really brings a new level of response to Android having them imo.
The ending repeats a clip twice. I was getting really confused while watching.
2:52 ahahhaha BIG!
Linus, the One Max does NOT have optical image stabilization like the regular one. Both the max and the mini are lacking this feature.
10:00 Stock Android has customisable quick toggles and quick settings, i assume that is the case for Samsung and HTC also.
I have the HTC One... cant wait for the new M8 or whatever they end up calling it to come out.
nice video, its great to see different videos inyour channel
I feel that average sized phones like the HTC one m8 or m7 are fine for the average user. Larger phones (phablets) on the other hand are a great concept but the manufacturers have to take advantage of this screen realestate with more than just adding a row of icons (like the iPhone 6+). If you look at the note line they take advantage of the space with multitasking features that I think other large phones should take advantage of.
I've heard that the black one is bigger. Is this true?
At the conclusion, some video plays twice.
You did the voice quality bit twice (Editing mistake probably). Awesome review though. Nice work.
I believe phablet is some cases are great and it can help a lot depending on the situation, maybe work. I hope you can try to get the lumia 1520.
I paused @ 2:39 and stayed there for a bit.
Yes, the intro is back! :D
2:34 That tweet :P
Back to version 2 of the show intro, bummer, I was digging version 3 cause it was way more chill
Lol it says 'cats' in the intro
Phablets r more fun to use yes u need to get used to carrying them around but once u find a way that u can tolerate it starts to get even more enjoyable.
I like the pause at 14:50 just in case you decided to cut that out...XD
still not jumping on the phablet wagon.. just like, stupidly big. 5 is a good spot imo
my first concern with those phone would be to find somewhere to keep it ? You have to carry a bag or some kind of hand bag (maybe purse for women ?)
I liked very much. Nice big and clear display. Defiantly getting one.
That phone looks huge in this video. But in 2020 , a 5.9-in phone is pretty much average if not considered a little bit compact. Although I think the aspect ratios were much more box like than now...
Linus from around 13:15 - 14:00 the video repeats!
Is Slick ever going to do his LG G2 Review, because I am loving my G2, specially the battery life 2 days without charging and it is still at 62%.
Love this review
I feel like I'm the only one in the "bigger is better" camp. I got a Note 3 just after Christmas and I LOVE how goddamn huge it is, but I DEFINITELY would have bought a Galaxy Mega had it had the same (or better, as it should) specs. Why have 5.7" when you can have 6.3", right?
Linus, at 13:00 and 14:00 you started talking about the same thing the second time, I think that's partly because you are using too much the TelePrompTer, please, use a cheat sheet just like in the old times, that way the review would feel much more personal, and not an information flooding presentation. And about the phone, I think you are right, for the average user about 4.5-5 inches is probably enough ;)
dunno if my youtube is acting up but i heard the same things in the same manners sometimes twice...
Warning. Lots of penis jokes. :D
you should do a top 10 or top 5 phones video
LINUUUUUUUS!! New smartwatch! It's called 'Neptune Pine' and it comes with so many accessories yayy
he hates the neptune....
prcrazy12345 I kickstarted it...
prcrazy12345 get rekt small son
thank you for your review. I definitely want this phone. I have already played with it a little bit at the sprint store, and I knew then that I wanted it. But I have to wait until September 1st, before I can Upgrade to it. My Birthday is September 6th, so I'll just make myself wait a few days more, so I can get it for myself as my Birthday present to myself. I've already found a case for it, on eBay that I really love. I'll buy it before I get the phone, that way I'll have it ready to put on the phone, once I get the phone. :) I have small hands like you too.. but that's ok. :) this phone in My opinion, is pretty Awesome! :) again, thanks for your Review of it. :)
I think I need one of these to go with my One.
Where do you leave it when you're not using it? I got rid of my S3 partly because it was too big and costing me more time and energy keeping the size in mind when sitting down than I enjoyed the extra display size. Driving a car required me to take it out of my pocket and put in on the passenger seat because I couldn't lift my leg to opperate the clutch and no storage area big enough or right shape. I can't think of a way I could make this size phone work for me without being a slave to it.
DONT READ WHEN YOU HAVE THE PJONE AND HEV OCD.
One thing that annoys me is that the speakers aren't symmetrical. I saw it in the anandtech review.
Waiting on Note 4
note 5
Masterincommander note 6
Chris Simossis Note 7
Note -10
Note 3.14159265359
0:44 "Snapdrgon" lol
HAHA, great video and very funny with the "stop-talking cuz well yeah" stuff xD
Well Samsung Note 3 got a better specs, but the build quality on HTC phones is the best. Plus the stereo speakers are big plus and I wouldn't need to even buy a tablet for reading books. Now sure how easily it can fit into the jeans pocket. Maybe I'll get HTC one.
I never understand iPhone users. The phone is so small and has the useless candybar aspect ratio, like something from ten years ago.
I liked this video cuz 02:54 made me smile... great review anyways.
6 inc, big? My stepmother has 7. Haha
It is true!