Samsung Galaxy S4 vs HTC Butterfly

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S4 vs HTC Butterfly across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S4 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.6 GHz, while HTC Butterfly runs at 1.5 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S4 the better performer.


Display: Both Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC Butterfly offer the same screen size of 5 inches, but Samsung Galaxy S4 features a Super AMOLED display compared to HTC Butterfly's S-LCD 3, making Samsung Galaxy S4 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S4 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while HTC Butterfly offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S4 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC Butterfly feature a 2 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S4 offers a higher battery capacity with 2600 mAh, while HTC Butterfly offers 2020 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S4 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC Butterfly offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S4 receives a higher user rating of 3.9, while HTC Butterfly has a rating of 3.5.

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Samsung Galaxy S4
₹15,999
(Discontinued)
HTC Butterfly
₹39,100
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

N/A
25 Jan, 2013
N/A

Performance

N/A
Apple A13 Bionic
Snapdragon S4 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 1.6 GHz)
(upto 1.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5 inches (12.7 cm)
5 inches (12.7 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super AMOLED
S-LCD 3
Extreme AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

N/A
2 MP
2.1 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
2600 mAh
2020 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Turbo Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

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

User Ratings

3.9/5
(10,437 ratings)
3.5/5
(352 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
Jun 04, 2026
(Expected)

Operating System

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Android v4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI
N/A
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
N/A
Excellent

Chipset

Apple A13 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

1.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A15 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A7
Quad core, 1.5 GHz, Krait
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)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR SGX 544MP3
Adreno 320
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

2 GB
2 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
S-LCD 3
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

5 inches  (12.7 cm)
5 inches  (12.7 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.6:9

Pixel Density

441 ppi
441 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.12 %
68.2 %
92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass
N/A
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

136.6 mm
143 mm
162.7 mm

Width

69.8 mm
70.5 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
9.08 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

130 grams
140 grams
190 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
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
N/A
Excellent

Resolution

13 MP
Primary CameraBack-illuminated sensor BSI
8 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
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Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
2.1 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

2600 mAh
2020 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 17 Hours(3G)
Up to 10 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes
N/A
Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

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

Reverse Charging

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

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB
256 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: Micro
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
No

SIM 1

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 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 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4
Yes v5.4

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
N/A
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Other Sensors

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