HTC Butterfly S with 1.9GHz Snapdragon 600 processor, UltraPixel camera introduced


HTC Butterfly S

HTC just introduced the successor to the Butterfly at an event in Taiwan. Called the Butterfly S, the handset looks very similar to the model it replaces. However, the phone has now been equipped with the same front facing BoomSound speakers as seen on the HTC One. The operating system too gets the HTC’s spanking new Sense 5 UI layer that we quite liked when we reviewed the One.

HTC Butterfly S

Internally, the phone is now powered by a 1.9 GHz Snapdragon 600. This processor has been clocked higher than the one on the HTC One and should result in some interesting benchmarks. There’s 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage that can be expanded via a microSD slot. The battery unit is rated 3,200 mAh. The camera module is the same as the one on the HTC One and comes with Zoe software based features. The front snapper is a 2.1 MP wide angle module.

HTC Butterfly S specifications

  • 5.0-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD Super LCD 3 display display with 440ppi, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
  • 1.9 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor with Adreno 320 GPU
  • Android 4.2.2 Jellybean with HTC Sense 5.0
  • HTC Zoe, HTC BoomSound, Dual frontal stereo speakers with built-in amplifiers
  • UltraPixel rear camera with LED Flash, BSI Sensor,F2.0 aperture and 28 mm lens
  • Full HD (1080p) video recording with HDR Video
  • 2.1 MP HD front-facing camera
  • 3.5 mm headset jack, Beats audio support
  • 2 GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 64GB via micro SD
  • 3G (HSDPA up to 42 Mbps), WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX codec, DNLA, MHL, GPS with GLONASS, NFC
  • 3200 mAh battery

The phone is expected to be released in Taiwan in July at an estimated price of about $766. We’ll keep you posted once we hear about international release dates.

[Via – Engadget]


Author: Dhruv Bhutani

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