HTC J Butterfly vs Apple iPhone 5 16GB

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Comparing the HTC J Butterfly vs Apple iPhone 5 16GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: HTC J Butterfly runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Apple iPhone 5 16GB runs at 1.3 GHz, making HTC J Butterfly the better performer.


Display: HTC J Butterfly offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Apple iPhone 5 16GB offers 4 inches, making HTC J Butterfly the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 5 16GB features a IPS LCD display compared to HTC J Butterfly's LCD, making Apple iPhone 5 16GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both HTC J Butterfly and Apple iPhone 5 16GB feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: HTC J Butterfly offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Apple iPhone 5 16GB offers 1.2 MP, making HTC J Butterfly better for front camera photography.


Battery: HTC J Butterfly offers a higher battery capacity with 2020 mAh, while Apple iPhone 5 16GB offers 1440 mAh, making HTC J Butterfly better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both HTC J Butterfly and Apple iPhone 5 16GB offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: HTC J Butterfly receives a higher user rating of 5, while Apple iPhone 5 16GB has a rating of 3.2.

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Summary

Release Date

31 Dec, 2012
21 Sep, 2012
06 May, 2026

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

5/5
(2 ratings)
3.2/5
(787 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
iOS v6
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064
Apple A6 APL0589
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

1.5 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon
Dual core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A7
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
32 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 320
PowerVR SGX 543MP3
Adreno 829

RAM

2 GB
1 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
DDR2
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Type

LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

5 inches  (12.7 cm)
4 inches  (10.16 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1920x1080 px (QHD (2k))
640x1136 px
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

441 ppi
326 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.84 %
60.66 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass Oleophobic coating
N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

143 mm
123.8 mm
150.83 mm

Width

71 mm
58.6 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

9.1 mm
7.6 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

140 grams
112 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Aluminium
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.4Back-illuminated sensor BSI
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

N/A
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
1.2 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
1280x720 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Capacity

2020 mAh
1440 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 8 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 3 GB
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
N/A
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓
N/A
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4
Yes v4.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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