HTC Butterfly smartphone now pre-order in Europe

Just officially intros few days ago, the HTC Butterfly smartphone is already listed for pre-order in Europe. The Expansys France, Germany, Italy, and UK have started taking pre-order for this HTC product (SIM free) but the price and shipping date is still unknown at moment. The Butterfly is known as the HTC Droid DNA in the US (Verizon), while in Japan is called the HTC J Butterfly.

Running on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS, the HTC Butterfly / Droid DNA smartphone sports a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, and 16GB of onboard storage.
The Butterfly by HTC provides a 5-inch touchscreen display with 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution (Full HD), and Corning Gorilla Glass 2. This phone has also brings an 8MP camera on the back with ImageSense, a front-facing 2.1MP camera, Beats Audio, and a 2,020 mAh li-polymer battery.
As connectivity term, it has Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, and A-GPS GLONASS. Weighing 140 grams (with battery), its dimensions are 143 x 70.5 x 9.08 mm.

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HTC Butterfly sales going well, HTC had to boost shipments

HTC is one company in desperate need of a comeback. After being the poster child of Android success until the last quarter of 2011, it all started sliding down for the Taiwanese phone maker, and it’s been trying to regain sales and market share ever since.

And now, as it was the first to bring a mass 1080p device to market with the 5-inch HTC Butterfly, the company is enjoying a small comeback. It’s still in the early stages, but the Butterfly seems an important part of what’s happening.

“Based on our initial feedback, the phone has become very popular in Japan and we have been endeavoring to boost our shipments,” HTC said.

The HTC Butterfly will start arriving in larger quantities around the end of the month, according to HTC North Asia president Jack Tong.

Interestingly, HTC is also said to be changing its strategy, letting flagship devices like the Butterfly sell longer on the market. That is in stark contrast with what market leaders like Apple and Samsung are doing. Apple for instance is said to be actually speeding up its product cycle to introducing two products a year instead of just one.

Also, HTC plans to widen its presence in more affordable devices, that should allow it to grow its presence in China.

source: Focus Taiwan via Android Authority

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HTC J Butterfly quad-core smartphone

HTC has confirmed to launch its high-end Android smartphone for Japanese market, the HTC J Butterfly. Reportedly, this handset will be available starting December 10th in Japan but its price isn’t revealed yet. The J Butterfly is also known at other markets as the HTC Droid DNA smartphone.

Running on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system, the HTC J Butterfly smartphone is powered by a 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 APQ8064 quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, and 16GB of built-in memory.
New HTC Butterfly J smartphone packs a 5-inch touchscreen display with 1920 x 1080 Full HD resolution, and two cameras (a 2-megapixel front and an 8MP rear-facing).
Other features on this quad-core smartphone are microSD card support, Bluetooth, 4G LTE connectivity, GPS, WiFi, NFC, and a 2,020mAh battery.

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HTC J Butterfly quad-core smartphone

HTC has confirmed to launch its high-end Android smartphone for Japanese market, the HTC J Butterfly. Reportedly, this handset will be available starting December 10th in Japan but its price isn’t revealed yet. The J Butterfly is also known at other markets as the HTC Droid DNA smartphone.

Running on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system, the HTC J Butterfly smartphone is powered by a 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 APQ8064 quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, and 16GB of built-in memory.
New HTC Butterfly J smartphone packs a 5-inch touchscreen display with 1920 x 1080 Full HD resolution, and two cameras (a 2-megapixel front and an 8MP rear-facing).
Other features on this quad-core smartphone are microSD card support, Bluetooth, 4G LTE connectivity, GPS, WiFi, NFC, and a 2,020mAh battery.

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