Huawei P8 Max - Hands On

Huawei’s no stranger to phones that are clearly too large to hold up to your face, and is responsible for the MediaPad range. They’re good tablets, but stupid phones. The P8 Max isn’t quite as ridiculous, but it’s way beyond even the iPhone 6 Plus in size, which is already pretty big. Huawei knows this, and has added a one-handed mode accessed with a swipe across the navigation bar. The only trouble is, it really needs two hands to activate in the first place. What is impressive is that although it’s massive, the overall dimensions aren’t insane. It’s barely a few millimeters larger than a Sony Xperia Z Ultra, which has a 6.4-inch screen, and only 8mm wider than the 6-inch Nokia Lumia 1520. It is possible to hold it in one hand, although general use like this is almost impossible, even with the one-handed mode. The screen to body ratio is 83 percent, proving how compact the phone’s actual body is. The P8 Max has a 6.8-inch display, and it’s absolutely massive. There is one advantage of a giant phone, and that’s being able to fit a giant battery inside. The P8 Max contains a 4360mAh cell, nearly twice the battery inside the standard P8. It’s good for about two-and-a-half days of use before a recharge, and will also manage a day-and-a-half of heavy use. It’s not a heavy phone at 228 grams - a Nexus 7 is 290 grams - and provided you have big enough pockets, the phone wouldn’t be annoying inside. At 6.8mm thick, it’s slimmer than the iPhone 6 Plus. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE LATEST VIDEOS http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... VISIT DIGITAL TRENDS http://www.digitaltrends.com/ CHECK OUT OUR LATEST PODCAST http://www.digitaltrends.com/podcasts/   / digitaltrendsftw     / digitaltrends   https://plus.google.com/+digitaltrend...