The world's first smartphone with a 5" Full HD 1080p display (Super LCD3, 441 ppi). It launched first in Japan as the HTC J Butterfly HTL21 (au, October 2012, with water resistance), then in the US as the Verizon Droid DNA (November 21, 2012, $199) and in Asia/Europe as the HTC Butterfly (December 2012). A Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 at 1.5 GHz (4 cores), 2 GB of RAM, 16 GB (Butterfly: plus microSD), an 8 MP f/2.0 ImageSense camera, a 2.1 MP front camera with an 88° lens, Beats with an amplifier, a 2020 mAh battery, wireless charging (DNA), and Android 4.1 with Sense 4+ → 4.4 with Sense 5.5. Red side grilles, 140 g, 9.1 mm. It proved the viability of the 5" format.
Specifications
| OS | Android 4.1 → 4.4 + HTC Sense 4+ → 5.5 |
|---|---|
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064, 4×1.5 GHz |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 16 GB (Butterfly — + microSD) |
| Display | 5.0" 1920×1080 Super LCD3, 441 ppi |
| Camera | 8 MP f/2.0 ImageSense, OIS none, 1080p + 2.1 MP 88° |
| Audio | Beats Audio, amplifier |
| Networks | LTE (DNA — Verizon CDMA/LTE) |
| Battery | 2020 mAh (DNA: Qi wireless charging) |
| Dimensions | 141×71×9.1 mm, 140 g |
| Codename | Deluxe (DLX) |
Data from Wikipedia (en)
| Manufacturer | HTC |
|---|---|
| Discontinued | 2013-06 |
| Form factor | Bar |
| OS | Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" |
| SoC | Snapdragon S4 Pro |
| CPU | Quad-core 1.5 GHz "Krait" APQ8064 processor |
| RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Storage | 16 GB internal |
| Memory card | Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD (J Butterfly only) |
| Display | 5 inch "Super LCD 3" display; 1920×1080 pixels (441 ppi) |
| Rear camera | 8 MP, FullHD 1080p video recording at 30 FPS with re-invented zoom |
| Front camera | 2.1 MP, HD 720p video recording at 30 FPS |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi, NFC, DLNA, FeliCa, infrared |
| Networks | Droid DNA: dual-band CDMA2000; EV-DO Rev. A; 800 1900 MHz; LTE 700 MHz; quad-band GSM, UMTS 850 900 1900 2100 MHz; J Butterfly: quad-band GSM, UMTS 850 900 1900 2100 MHz, LTE |
| Battery | 2020 mAh |
| Dimensions | 143 mm H; W; D |
| Weight | 140 g (HTC Droid DNA) |
| Website | (HTL21) http://www.htc.com/jp/smartphones/htl21; (X920d) http://www.htc.com/www/smartphones/htc-butterfly; (DNA) http://www.htc.com/us/smartphones/droid-dna-by-htc; (X920e) http://www.htc.com/cn/smartphones/htc-butterfly |
From Wikipedia
The HTC Butterfly is an Android-based, 4G LTE-capable smartphone designed and developed by HTC. First announced for release in Japan by Japanese carrier KDDI as the HTC J Butterfly (HTL21), the J Butterfly was released in Japan on 9 December 2012 as the successor to the HTC J. Outside Japan, in other Asian countries, the phone was released as the HTC Butterfly (X920d) and in China and Russia as the HTC Butterfly (X920e). The Chinese/Russian and US versions of the Butterfly do not have a microSD slot. In the United States, the Butterfly was released as the HTC Droid DNA as a Verizon exclusive, supporting wireless charging. The DNA would become Verizon's final non-Motorola Droid smartphone; following its replacement in August 2013 by the HTC One and Droid Maxx, the carrier announced that all future Droid phones would be built exclusively by Motorola. In June 2013, the Butterfly was succeeded by the HTC Butterfly S.
Source: HTC Butterfly — Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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