HTC Butterfly Reviews and Specs

First Impression Amidst the rumours that some smartphone makers were contemplating coming up with a 1080p display, HTC came out with their HTC J Butterfly for Japan, Droid DNA for the US and simply ‘Butterfly’ for the Indian market. We had the chance to review the exclusive unit before anyone else could and we can easily say it’s a beautiful display that will impress any and every kind of user. But will it also impress us enough to pick it over similarly loaded smartphones? We’ll see.

Review Beautifully build, awesomely powered and intelligently designed. That’s the everlasting feeling you are left with after fully testing this Snapdragon S4 quad-core ‘superphone’ with a Full HD resolution of 1920×1080 in just a 5inch form factor. With 2GB of RAM it easily should be the best in class with its benchmark scores, and almost is – tying out with the LG Optimus G in some, but that phone never released in India and perhaps never will. The overall performance is enhanced with Adreno 320 GPU, which means playing videos in 1080p or the most graphic intensive games is a breeze. Because of the amazing display, everything just looks spectacular – almost like a dream. And though the 5” form factor has a slightly longer length compared to the breadth (almost iPhone 5-esque), it does not suffer any of the display issues that the iPhone 5 did, as the 1080p resolution is a standard one. Multimedia is enhanced because of the Beats Audio integration, plus there is 25GB of additional storage space via Dropbox to compliment the internal 16GB. The microSD card will support up to 32 GB, making space a non-issue. With Android 4.1 Jelly Bean available straight out of the box (upgradable to v4.2) with Sense UI on top, the user experience is smooth, fun and quite intuitive. Extended use, especially graphic- intensive use, heats up the battery a bit. But the same issue we have encountered with every major smartphone with pumped-up specs. On the negative, the micro-USB slot feels a bit fiddly to open and the micro-SIM slot too isn’t the best. The nice grip-assuring material at the back ensures the phone never slips out and the excellent finishing overall lends it a distinguished look. Verdict

The HTC Butterfly has got a Full HD display before all major smartphone makers, but the gadget is not resting on those laurels only. It performs brilliantly, has excellent Google integration and the Sense UI is pleasantly easy to use and customize. With a plethora of connectivity options to boot, as well as a fairly CAMERA The 8MP snapper is rather good, perhaps the best camera on a HTC device. The UI is the same that we saw on the One X+, and the front 2.1MP cam has 1080p video capabilities just like the primary cam. CONNECTIVITY 4G might be rather slow in taking off here in India, but it is an option available on the Butterfly along- with Wifi, DLNA, Bluetooth v4.0, AGPS + GLONASS as well as micro-USB. SPECS

5” Full HD Super LCD 3 Display 1.5 Ghz Snapdragon S4 quad-core processor 2GB of RAM, Adreno 320 GPU Android v4.1 Jelly Bean (upgradable to v4.2) Sense UI 4+ 8MP with Full HD video recording 16GB internal, microSD support up to 32GB 140gms, 2020 mAh Li-Polymer battery