HTC Butterfly: First look
HTC Butterfly: First look HTC Butterfly: First look Feb 11, 2013 16:04 pm IST Published On Feb 11, 2013 16:04 pm IST Last Updated On Feb 13, 2013 10:59 am IST Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email The HTC Butterfly is the first commercially available smartphone to feature a full HD 1080p screen. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email The phone has a large 5-inch screen, but HTC doesn't like to call it a phablet. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email The Butterfly features a Super LCD 3 display with Corning Gorilla Glass 2 and has a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email There's a greyish brown metal strip right above the earpiece, which gives a phone a premium feel. The earpiece grille sports red colour. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email The back of the phone has a soft rubberised matte finish. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email The 8-Megapixel camera lens is located towards the top, and the lens unit doesn't protrude out and is flush with the body of the phone. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email The phone also features a notification LED just adjacent to the camera lens at the back. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email The Beats audio branding and the speaker outlet is located towards the bottom of the phone. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email The bottom panel features a microphone and a rubber insert which hides the Micro-USB port. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email The power/screen lock button sits on top, in the middle, along with a secondary microphone and an insert that hides a slot for the SIM card and the microSD slot. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email The right side features the volume rocker, which is also red in colour, just like the pseudo-side grille. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email The front also features three capacitive touch buttons and their markings,used for navigating the phone. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email The SIM card slot is really cumbersome and it took us a while to figure out the mechanism for placing our SIM card inside the phone. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email There are no controls on the left side. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email The 2.1 Megapixel front shooter is located at the left side, below the earpiece. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email HTC One X+ 720p screen vs the Butterfly's 1080p.