HTC Butterfly S vs HTC Butterfly 2

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Comparing the HTC Butterfly S vs HTC Butterfly 2 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: HTC Butterfly 2 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while HTC Butterfly S runs at 1.9 GHz, making HTC Butterfly 2 the better performer.


Display: Both HTC Butterfly S and HTC Butterfly 2 offer the same screen size of 5 inches, but HTC Butterfly S features a S-LCD 3 display compared to HTC Butterfly 2's LCD, making HTC Butterfly S the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: HTC Butterfly 2 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while HTC Butterfly S offers 4 MP, making HTC Butterfly 2 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: HTC Butterfly 2 offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while HTC Butterfly S offers 2.1 MP, making HTC Butterfly 2 better for front camera photography.


Battery: HTC Butterfly S offers a higher battery capacity with 3200 mAh, while HTC Butterfly 2 offers 2700 mAh, making HTC Butterfly S better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both HTC Butterfly S and HTC Butterfly 2 offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

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Summary

Release Date

N/A
30 Dec, 2014
06 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 600
Snapdragon 801
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
(upto 1.9 GHz)
(upto 2.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

5 inches (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
S-LCD 3
LCD
AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

4 UP Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

2.1 MP
5 MP
50 MP

Battery

3200 mAh
2700 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Flash Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

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

N/A
N/A
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

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

Operating System

Android v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Android v4.4 (KitKat)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

HTC Sense
HTC Sense
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 APQ8074AB
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Quad core, 1.9 GHz, Krait 300
Quad core, 2.5 GHz
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
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 320
N/A
Adreno 829

RAM

2 GB
2 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
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 Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

S-LCD 3
LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

5 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
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
441 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.5 %
67.48 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass
Yes

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

144.5 mm
145.4 mm
150.83 mm

Width

70.5 mm
70.2 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

10.6 mm
9.9 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

160 grams
151 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes IPX5 IPX7
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

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Avg
Excellent

Resolution

4 UP Primary Cameraf/228 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI UltraPixel BSI image sensor
13 MP
Primary Camera
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

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

2688 x 1520 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Optical Zoom
Auto Flash
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
N/A

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Below Avg
Avg
Best In Class

Resolution

2.1 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3200 mAh
2700 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 25 Hours(3G) / Up to 29 Hours(2G)
Up to 643 Hours(4G)
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 64 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8)
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 2300(band 30)
N/A

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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Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
N/A
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
N/A
Yes

HDMI

Yesvia microUSB
N/A
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
N/A

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
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

Infrared Sensor

Yes
N/A
N/A

Other Sensors

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

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