New HTC J Butterfly launched, is a waterproof One M8

Japanese telecom carrier KDDI launches the new HTC J Butterfly in Japan. It is basically a One M8 but with new and improved specs and features. Head past the break for more details.

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HTC J Butterfly specs:
5-inch Full HD Super LCD 3 @ 1920 x 1080 resolution, 441ppi
Corning Gorilla Glass
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 2.45GHz quad-core processor
Adreno 330 GPU
2GB RAM
32GB internal storage (expandable via microSD)
13MP rear camera with secondary depth sensor
5MP front camera
4G LTE
Support for Dot View Case
Waterproof
Android 4.4 KitKat

As you may have notied, the One M8’s original 4MP Ultrapixel camera gets revamped to a 13MP sensor but with the same secondary camera for depth of field shots. HTC also opted to give up on its BoomSound speakers to make it waterproof, so the company is giving a free JBL in-ear headset along with the package.

We’re still waiting for the announcement if it will be available outside Japan. But with the availability of its lineup locally there’s a big chance we’ll be seeing this new Butterfly emerge out of its cocoon in no time.

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HTC Butterfly S now official: the One on steroids

Going official in Taiwan, the HTC Butterfly S bests the company’s flagship, the HTC One. It packs a larger battery, a faster CPU and a micro SD card slot.

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The HTC Butterfly S sports a faster 1.9GHz Snapdragon 600 CPU (as compared to the 1.7GHz on the One), 2GB RAM and 16GB internal memory; no need to worry with the limited storage as it reels in a microSD card slot unlike the HTC One. The phone will also come with a 2.1 megapixel wide-angle front-facing camera, a larger 5-inch 1080p display and a bigger 3,200mAh battery.

BoomSound, UltraPixel, Zoe, Sense 5.0 and all things found on the HTC One will also be found here running on top of a version of Android Jellybean. Whether this is 4.1 or 4.2 is still unknown.

The phone is selling in Taiwan for NT $22,900 or around Php33,000.

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HTC Butterfly S spotted with BoomSound

The HTC Butterfly was one of the first phones to pack a 1080p display, and now we might be seeing an update to it – the HTC Butterfly S.

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Not much is known about the device as of the moment, but as you can see in the leaks above, it features a very similar design to the original Butterfly, only packing another set of speakers at the bottom – which probably hints at the HTC BoomSound feature.

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Speculations say it might pack a Snapdragon 600 CPU with an UltraPixel camera, but that is yet to be confirmed.

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HTC Butterfly vs. HTC One X+

Now that we’ve reviewed and thoroughly used the HTC Butterfly and the HTC One X+, we’re somewhat torn between which of the two we will be using on a daily basis.

Normally, we carry at three different phones on a daily basis and one of them has been the One X+ since December. However, since we bought the HTC Butterfly, it has temporarily replaced the One X+. Now that the two ha been fully reviewed, the only question that leaves us is which of the two is better.

Let’s break the two down, shall we?

Display Size & Screen Resolution.

The Butterfly is bigger at 5 inches while the One X+ is at 4.7 inches. At the same time, the HTC Butterfly has a high pixel density of 440ppi with a resolution of full HD 1080p while the One X+ has a pixel density of just 312ppi and a resolution of just 720p. That doesn’t count the SLCD3 and Gorilla Glass 2 on the Butterfly.

HTC Butterfly: 1, HTC One X+: 0

Processor and RAM.

The One X+ uses a faster NVidia Tegra 3 processor with each core running at a maximum 1.7GHz and 1GB of RAM. The HTC Butterfly uses the latest Snapdragon S4 Pro from Qualcomm, with each of the 4 cores running at 1.5GHz and 2GB of RAM. Based on our benchmark results, the Butterfly wins by a mile.

HTC Butterfly: 2, HTC One X+: 0

Storage.

We thought this one would be pretty easy — the Butterfly only has 16GB of internal storage while the One X+ has a huge 64GB storage. However, the latter doesn’t have any microSD card expansion slot and the Butterfly has one.

We’re giving the One X+ this round since the 64GB storage is more than enough and will even with the 16GB internal and 32GB expandable storage of the Butterfly, the One X+ has more space.

HTC Butterfly: 2, HTC One X+: 1

Camera.

We compared the 8MP camera of both handsets produce the same great results, same full HD video recording, same sensor features (f/2.0, 28mm). The only time the Butterfly edged over the One X+ is with the front-facing camera (2.1MP 1080p vs. 1.6MP 720p) but we don’t think that’s a huge over-all edge so we put it to a tie.

HTC Butterfly: 3, HTC One X+: 2

Multimedia and Connectivity.

Both have Beats Audio, DLNA, fast WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth and operates with a quad-band radio. However, we the One X+ has NFC while the Butterfly does not have one.

HTC Butterfly: 3, HTC One X+: 3

Battery Life.

The One X+ has a 2100mAh battery and the Butterfly has a slightly lower battery rating at 2020mAh. Other factors will affect battery life but we think it’s too close to call between the two.

HTC Butterfly: 4, HTC One X+: 4

Design and Build Quality.

This one is also too close to call and will really depend on the personal taste of the user. Both device are pretty solid although we like the design of the One X+ better. The Butterfly also has a waterproof front panel while the One X+ has a ceramic finish compared to the glossy one on the former.

HTC Butterfly: 5, HTC One X+: 5

Our Verdict.

So you can see our dilemma — the newer, faster handset would normally be the obvious and better choice. However when we break it down to bits and pieces, very few reasons will point us to the older model. However, sometimes when all things are almost equal or pretty close, the design and build of the handset oftentimes take the upper hand.

This is almost the same reason why the iPhone 5, with its relatively lower hardware configuration would still win out against a lot of really good competitors — consumers are more attached to design more than anything else.

This is also the reason we’re inclined to carry the One X+ around more often compared to the HTC Butterfly.

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