HTC Butterfly is set to arrive in India in the next ten days and this HTC flagship (until M7 launches) will be directly competing with Samsung’s Galaxy Note II and Galaxy S III smartphones. Sony’s Xperia Z is still over a month away and Xperia Ion isn’t really a direct competitor to Butterfly.
Expected to be priced around INR 44,000, HTC packs quite some goodies, but would it be able to topple the Note II or Galaxy S III in the country. If we put the pricing aside for a moment, HTC does leave Note II and S3 behind in some departments including the obviously better display.
Butterfly packs a 1080p resolution Super LCD 3 display, which on any day is better than 5.5-inch or 4.8-inch 720p displays on Note II and S III. Even the S4 Pro processor leaves behind Exynos 4412 in benchmarks, however we are yet to see the real world performance of Butterfly, so jury is still out on that front.
Coming to battery, Note II clearly triumphs Butterfly in this section. S III’s 2100 mAH and Butterfly’s 2020 mAh batteries are pretty much same, but the 5-inch 1080p display on Butterfly is likely to consume more power than 4.8-inch 720p display on S III.
Pricing is going to play a crucial role in the purchase decisions of smartphone buyers in India, when choosing between Note II (INR 36,900), HTC Butterfly or Galaxy S III (INR31,900 (16GB)).
Here is a look at specs comparison between the three devices:
| Phone | HTC Butterfly | Samsung Galaxy Note II | Samsung Galaxy S III |
|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 5-inch Super LCD 3 display with 1920x1080p resolution | 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display with 1280x720p resolution | 4.8-inch Super AMOLED display with 1280x720p resolution |
| Processor | Qualcomm S4 Pro 1.5GHz, Quad-Core | Exynos 4412 1.6 GHz, Quad-core | Exynos 4412 1.4 GHz, Quad-core |
| Android Version | Android 4.1 Jelly Bean | Android 4.1 Jelly Bean | Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (via Update) |
| RAM | 2GB | 2GB | 1GB |
| Internal Storage | 16GB | 16GB | 16GB/ 32GB |
| External Storage | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cameras | 8MP rear/ 2.1MP front | 8MP rear/ 1.9MP front | 8MP rear/ 1.9MP front |
| Software customizations | Beats Audio, HTC Sense 4+ | Tuochwiz Nature UX, Multi-window | Tuochwiz Nature UX, Multi-window |
| Connectivity/ Ports | Wi-Fi, DLNA, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) | Wi-Fi, DLNA, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host | Wi-Fi, DLNA, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host |
| Battery | 2020 mAH | 3100 mAh | 2100 mAh |
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