The HTC Butterfly 2 is a waterproofed One M8 with 13MP Duo Camera
posted by Chris P.
/ Aug 19, 2014, 7:47 AM
The Butterfly 2 differs in essentially no ways from Japan's KDDI exclusive J Butterfly that we told you about back at the end of July, which makes it all the better. The new handset is styled around the One M8 (or the E8, if you will), but offers what happens to be both an appealing and unfortunate trade-offs. For one, the device forgoes the M8's signature all-aluminum body in favor of polycarbonate, but at the same time you're getting waterproofing (IP57) and a better, 13-megapixel Duo Camera (no UltraPixels here!).
Pricing remains unavailable, though that won't last long, for HTC is promising to make the Butterfly 2 available as early as September 2nd starting with Taiwan. The company is planning on distributing the device to major wireless carriers and retail partners in other countries in the South Asian region, too, including Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. Currently, we don't know if the handset will make an appearance in the West, but rumors suggest it will.
HTC Butterfly 2
source: HTC
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21 Comments
8. CyberFalcon
Posts: 223; Member since: Apr 17, 2014
Yup...
I dont know y they always mess up the design of the Butterfly series...
posted on Aug 19, 2014, 8:21 AM 0
12. itsdeepak4u2000
Posts: 3718; Member since: Nov 03, 2012
Nice... Sexy... Phone... This should have been the M8.
Anyways hope HTC prices it right and does proper marketing.
posted on Aug 19, 2014, 8:59 AM 3
20. RandomUsername
Posts: 808; Member since: Oct 29, 2013
Why are you people always complaining about bezels... HTC is too thick, Sharp is too thin, what's right for you?
posted on Aug 20, 2014, 4:39 PM 0
2. xperiaDROID
Posts: 5629; Member since: Mar 08, 2013
Yay, it's coming to Malaysia!
posted on Aug 19, 2014, 7:57 AM 1
10. itsdeepak4u2000
Posts: 3718; Member since: Nov 03, 2012
Yay, India too.....
posted on Aug 19, 2014, 8:54 AM 3
3. magnanimus
Posts: 565; Member since: Mar 29, 2013
The 150mm 5-incher brought to you by HTC
posted on Aug 19, 2014, 8:04 AM 2
4. HugoBarraCyanogenmod
Posts: 1409; Member since: Jul 06, 2014
Looks promising, should fly to Taipei this Friday and one and try
posted on Aug 19, 2014, 8:04 AM 1
13. CyberFalcon
Posts: 223; Member since: Apr 17, 2014
Ok i get it, u mean one of those girls... :P
posted on Aug 19, 2014, 9:47 AM 2
7. jellmoo
Posts: 2530; Member since: Oct 31, 2011
It has a better camera and is waterproof. What are these "unfortunate trade-offs"? A lack of aluminum? That's a purely subjective preference. I much prefer this polycarbonate. This looks like a pure win over the M8 in my eyes.
posted on Aug 19, 2014, 8:16 AM 2
14. gigantos
Posts: 63; Member since: Jul 25, 2013
In Taiwan, Butterfly 2 has the release price of 20900 NTD, or roughly $700. Some guys get hand-ons with the phone said that it has much better camera than E8 and M8 and slightly higher benchmark scores as well!http://www.eprice.com.tw/mobile/intro/c01-p5066-htc-butterfly-2-16gb/ http://www.eprice.com.tw/mobile/talk/4542/4910704/1/rv/htc-butterfly-2-%E8%9D%B4%E8%9D%B6-2-review/ http://www.eprice.com.tw/mobile/talk/4542/4910688/1/rv/htc-butterfly-2-%E8%9D%B4%E8%9D%B6-2-review/
posted on Aug 19, 2014, 9:59 AM 1
19. tiara6918
Posts: 2263; Member since: Apr 26, 2012
Are you taiwanese?if so, is the butterfly series selling more than the one there?
posted on Aug 20, 2014, 5:15 AM 0
