We’ve been wondering if HTC would follow last year’s formula and release a phablet device to follow up the HTC One Max. According to TKTechNews, they are, and it’s being tentatively called the HTC One M8 Prime. This shouldn’t be confused with previous rumours about the HTC One M8 Prime which referred to a beefed up One M8 and has since been confirmed to be dead. Much like last year’s One Max, it’s rumoured that this M8 Prime (or One Max 2 if you prefer) will be styled exactly like HTC’s flagship but scaled up to accommodate a larger screen, allegedly 5.9-inches again.
The rumours also say that HTC won’t be adopting the fingerprint scanner from the One Max again, and will be upgrading the processor in the device to a Snapdragon 805, the fastest available Qualcomm processor to date. Of course, these are all just rumours so as always we’ll won’t get our hopes too high. Having said that, HTC released the One Max in October last year, so IFA 2014 might be an ideal forum to announce such a device.
What do you think about the HTC One M8 Prime being the successor to the One Max? Let us know what you think in the comments.
Source: TKTechNews via Phones Review
