HTC Butterfly 3 vs Huawei P9

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Comparing the HTC Butterfly 3 vs Huawei P9 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei P9 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while HTC Butterfly 3 runs at 2.0 GHz, making Huawei P9 the better performer.


Display: Both HTC Butterfly 3 and Huawei P9 offer the same screen size of 5.2 inches, but HTC Butterfly 3 features a S-LCD 3 display compared to Huawei P9's IPS LCD, making HTC Butterfly 3 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: HTC Butterfly 3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20 MP, while Huawei P9 offers 12 MP, making HTC Butterfly 3 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: HTC Butterfly 3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Huawei P9 offers 8 MP, making HTC Butterfly 3 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Huawei P9 offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while HTC Butterfly 3 offers 2700 mAh, making Huawei P9 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both HTC Butterfly 3 and Huawei P9 offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

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Summary

Release Date

N/A
17 Aug, 2016
11 Jun, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 810
HiSilicon Kirin
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
3 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
S-LCD 3
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

20 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
12 MP
Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

13 MP
8 MP
50 MP

Battery

2700 mAh
3000 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging
90W Turbo Power Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
32 GB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Outstanding cameras
  • Decent performance
  • Sleek build quality
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Average battery life
  • No OIS or 4K video recording
  • Expensive
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

N/A
4.5/5
(835 ratings)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Aug 17, 2016
(Official)
Jun 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.0 (Lollipop)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

N/A
EMUI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
HiSilicon Kirin 955
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, ARM Cortex A57 1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 430
Mali-T880 MP4
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

3 GB
3 GB / 4 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

S-LCD 3
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.6:9

Pixel Density

565 ppi
424 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.61 %
72.34 %
92.08 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

150.9 mm
145 mm
162.7 mm

Width

72.9 mm
70.9 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

9.9 mm
6.9 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

161 grams
144 grams
190 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Resolution

20 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.227.8 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI ISO-CELL
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
N/A
12 MP
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Laser Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5192 x 3896 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

N/A
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

2700 mAh
3000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 21 Hours(3G) / Up to 26 Hours(2G)
Up to 18 Hours(3G) / Up to 33 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
32 GB / 64 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB
Yes Up to 128 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
No

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 1900(band 39)
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) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
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) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.2
Yes v5.4

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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