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HTC Butterfly

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User ratings:
38
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38 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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6 editorial reviews
The HTC Butterfly is the company's first 5-inch phone, and more importantly, the first phone to feature a 1080p display. Here's our review of the phone.Read more
Meet the new HTC Butterfly S, which features a faster processor and higher-capacity battery than the company's flagship, the HTC One.Read more
The latest addition to the Butterfly series is finally here. What does it have to offer? We find out, in this in-depth review of the HTC Butterfly 2!Read more
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Pros

  • overall experience of navigation through the interface was extremely impressive
  • HTC Butterfly series is still intact and going strong
  • HTC has managed to incorporate a spun metal design

Cons

  • There are no controls on the left side
  • is a bit on the higher side
  • Butterfly 2 features a 13 MP rear unit

Key specs

  • 8 Mpx
  • 5 in
  • 1920, 1080 px
  • 441 ppi
  • 2020 mAh
  • Quad-core
  • 2.1 Mpx

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HTC Butterfly - Pros & Cons

HTC Butterfly

Pros

  • overall experience of navigation through the interface was extremely impressive
  • HTC Butterfly series is still intact and going strong
  • HTC has managed to incorporate a spun metal design
  • The materials used are extremely good to feel and use
  • the transitions on the 1080p HD display are just brilliant
  • HTC phones feel better built than the Samsung rivals
  • fluidity
  • responsiveness and thoughtful design
  • excellent touch responsiveness and lag-free performance
  • screen is bright and good-looking
  • Voice quality was great

Cons

  • There are no controls on the left side
  • is a bit on the higher side
  • Butterfly 2 features a 13 MP rear unit
  • color lacking even further
  • and lot of noise and loss of detail
  • somewhat heavy given its all-plastic build
  • image quality is still found lacking
  • lack of image stabilization
  • and poor color reproduction
  • it does not wrap text when you zoom on the page in portrait mode
  • this processor will blow the competition out of the water

HTC Butterfly - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
5 in
Best:
Asus FonePad 8
Screen size: 8 in
IconBattery capacity
2020 mAh
Best:
Doogee BL12000
Battery capacity: 12000 mAh
IconPixel density
441 ppi
Best:
Sony Xperia Z6
Pixel density: 891 ppi
IconCPU clock speed
1.5 GHz
Best:
Motorola Moto G100
CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz

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HTC Butterfly - Full Specifications

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Hardware
Operating systemAndroid 4.1
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064AB
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 320
RAM memory2 GB
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Rear camera
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyes
Burst Modeyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
Digital zoomyes
LED Flashyes
Panoramayes
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Storage
Memory card readeryes
Maximum card storage32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
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Dimensions
Height5.63 in
Width2.78 in
Depth0.36 in
Weight4.94 oz
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Connectivity
DLNA certifiedyes
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version4.0
NFCyes
Charging connectionUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
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Battery
Battery typeLithium Polymer
Battery capacity2020.0 mAh
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Display
Screen size5.0 in
Panel typeLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px
Pixel density441.0 ppi
Multi touchyes
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Front camera
Primary resolution2.1 Mpx
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Design
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Red
  • White
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Sensors
Accelerometeryes
Proximityyes
Digital compassyes
Ambient light sensoryes
Gyroscopeyes
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Cellular
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Data transmissionHSPA+
Navigation systemGPS
2G GSMyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyes
Mobile hotspotyes

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HTC Butterfly HTC - Editorial Reviews (6)

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HTC Butterfly HTC Butterfly review
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NDTV Gadgets 360
Published: 12.02.2013
HTC Butterfly review

The HTC Butterfly is the company's first 5-inch phone, and more importantly, the first phone to feature a 1080p display. Here's our review of the phone.

HTC Butterfly Swift processor, fat battery offset by cheap plastic
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CNET
Published: 19.07.2013
Swift processor, fat battery offset by cheap plastic

Meet the new HTC Butterfly S, which features a faster processor and higher-capacity battery than the company's flagship, the HTC One.

HTC Butterfly HTC Butterfly 2 Review
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Android Authority
Published: 15.10.2014
HTC Butterfly 2 Review

The latest addition to the Butterfly series is finally here. What does it have to offer? We find out, in this in-depth review of the HTC Butterfly 2!

HTC Butterfly HTC Butterfly Review
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Published: 04.02.2013
HTC Butterfly Review
4.5

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HTC Butterfly HTC Butterfly 2 review
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Android Central
Published: 19.09.2014
HTC Butterfly 2 review

HTC's new high-end handset for Asia packs M8-level internals, an upgraded camera and a water-resistant body Over the past year HTC has consolidated most of its smartphone range into ...