10 things you probably don’t know about the HTC Butterfly:
We spent a morning with the folks over at HTC to know more about their latest flagship phone, the 5-inch HTC Butterfly. We learned some interesting things about this gorgeous smartphone (especially the red one) that you might want to know especially if you’re considering it for your next handset purchase.
The HTC Butterfly might be a stranger in other countries but that’s because it goes in different names. In the US, it is known as the HTC Droid DNA and their model doesn’t come with a microSD slot. Hehehe. It comes in black for them though. It is known as HTC J in Hong Kong and HTC J Butterfly in Japan.
Yes, what we took for granted in entry-level and midrange phones are usually non-existent on some premium devices. Starting with the HTC Butterfly though, the microSD slot will make its comeback in HTC’s future phones.
HTC was the first to bring out a quad-core phone last year (HTC One X), and now they’re the first to market a Full HD phone which we’ll see more this year. The HTC Butterfly has a 5-inch Super LCD 3 screen with a 1920 x 1080 resolution for a best in class 440 ppi pixel density.
One of the gripes people might have on this phone is its non-removable 2020mAh battery. HTC peeps who are using the Butterfly as their primary phone are reporting a whole day usage out of it. It also comes with a Power Saver mode that turns off push notifications while the phone is locked, and resumes it once unlocked.
Nope this phone doesn’t come with LTE if that’s your thing. The HTC One SV will arrive late this month though which will be their first LTE handset in the country.
If brute performance is paramount to you, the HTC Butterfly is equipped with a 1.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro that is still the best quad-core chip available today besting NVIDIA’s Tegra 3 and Samsung’s Exynos 4412 in benchmark tests for both processor and GPU.
The HTC Butterfly sports the same fast 8-megapixel camera found on their HTC One phones that packs an ImageSense chip for an impressive performance. The one on this phone is slightly faster when it comes to burst shooting with 5 fps instead of 4.
While HTC continues to use Beats technology on their handsets for this year, they somehow stopped shipping Beats earphones with them. Same goes with the HTC Butterfly which ships with regular on-ear HTC earphones.
Aside from a built-in headset amplifier, this phone comes with a dedicated rear speaker amp that gives minimal distortion even at maximum volume. And yes, it can get annoyingly loud so you might want to keep that in mind.
Now we know why the HTC Butterfly has covered flaps on its port. This phone is rated IPX-5 which makes it water resistant that you can use it while showering (although I have no idea why would you) or when you get caught in the rain. Just don’t submerge it in water please.
There you have it. This phone is already available in HTC Concept Stores with an SRP of Php32,190. If you want our quick take on the HTC Butterfly, feel free to check our quick review of the phone.
We spent a morning with the folks over at HTC to know more about their latest flagship phone, the 5-inch HTC Butterfly. We learned some interesting things about this gorgeous smartphone (especially the red one) that you might want to know especially if you’re considering it for your next handset purchase.
10. It comes in many aliases
The HTC Butterfly might be a stranger in other countries but that’s because it goes in different names. In the US, it is known as the HTC Droid DNA and their model doesn’t come with a microSD slot. Hehehe. It comes in black for them though. It is known as HTC J in Hong Kong and HTC J Butterfly in Japan.
9. It has a microSD slot
Yes, what we took for granted in entry-level and midrange phones are usually non-existent on some premium devices. Starting with the HTC Butterfly though, the microSD slot will make its comeback in HTC’s future phones.
8. First Full HD smartphone in the market
HTC was the first to bring out a quad-core phone last year (HTC One X), and now they’re the first to market a Full HD phone which we’ll see more this year. The HTC Butterfly has a 5-inch Super LCD 3 screen with a 1920 x 1080 resolution for a best in class 440 ppi pixel density.
7. 2020mAh battery with Power Saver Mode
One of the gripes people might have on this phone is its non-removable 2020mAh battery. HTC peeps who are using the Butterfly as their primary phone are reporting a whole day usage out of it. It also comes with a Power Saver mode that turns off push notifications while the phone is locked, and resumes it once unlocked.
6. No LTE on this one
Nope this phone doesn’t come with LTE if that’s your thing. The HTC One SV will arrive late this month though which will be their first LTE handset in the country.
5. Uses the fastest quad-core processor in the market
If brute performance is paramount to you, the HTC Butterfly is equipped with a 1.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro that is still the best quad-core chip available today besting NVIDIA’s Tegra 3 and Samsung’s Exynos 4412 in benchmark tests for both processor and GPU.
4. 8-megapixel camera with 5fps burst mode
The HTC Butterfly sports the same fast 8-megapixel camera found on their HTC One phones that packs an ImageSense chip for an impressive performance. The one on this phone is slightly faster when it comes to burst shooting with 5 fps instead of 4.
3. Got Beats but no Beats earphone
While HTC continues to use Beats technology on their handsets for this year, they somehow stopped shipping Beats earphones with them. Same goes with the HTC Butterfly which ships with regular on-ear HTC earphones.
2. Internal amplifier
Aside from a built-in headset amplifier, this phone comes with a dedicated rear speaker amp that gives minimal distortion even at maximum volume. And yes, it can get annoyingly loud so you might want to keep that in mind.
1. Water-resistant IPX-5 rating
Now we know why the HTC Butterfly has covered flaps on its port. This phone is rated IPX-5 which makes it water resistant that you can use it while showering (although I have no idea why would you) or when you get caught in the rain. Just don’t submerge it in water please.
There you have it. This phone is already available in HTC Concept Stores with an SRP of Php32,190. If you want our quick take on the HTC Butterfly, feel free to check our quick review of the phone.
| HTC Butterfly Specs: |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro (APQ8064) 1.5GHz quad-core processor |
| Adreno 320 GPU |
| Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean |
| 5.0-inch Super LCD 3 Full HD 1080p @ 1920×1080 pixels, 440ppi |
| Corning Gorilla Glass 2 |
| 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, microSD up to 32GB |
| HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; No LTE |
| Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP. EDR, NFC, MHL |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| 8 MP autofocus camera with LED flash, ImageSense |
| Video recording at 1080p @ 30fps |
| 2.1 megapixel f2.0 ultra-wide angle front camera |
| 143 x 70.5 x 9.1 mm |
| 140 g |
| Li-Po 2020 mAh battery |
| SRP: Php32,190 |
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