Taiwanese manufacturer HTC has
launched its new flagship smartphone, Butterfly, in India and will cost buyers
Rs 44,900. This places new HTC phone above Apple iPhone 5's base model and
Nokia Lumia 920 in terms of pricing, and much ahead of Samsung Galaxy S III.
The distinction of being the most
expensive Android phone was previously held by Samsung Galaxy S III, which was
initially launched at Rs 43,180 in May 2012. However, this price was soon cut
to sub-Rs 40,000 levels and the device currently sells for approximately Rs
32,000 on the internet.
HTC Butterfly, known as Droid DNA
in the US market, features a 5-inch Super LCD3 screen. This display has pixel
density of 441ppi, the highest in any phone currently available in the market,
and supports full HD videos (shot at 1920x1080p resolution). This smartphone
comes with Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), layered with HTC Sense UI, out-of-the-box
and can be upgraded to Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).
The upcoming Butterfly is powered
by a 1.5GHz quad-core processor with 2GB RAM. It will have 16GB onboard memory
and will support microSD card expansion up to 32GB. Connectivity options in the
device include 2G, 3G, Wi-Fi, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0 and microUSB. Since the device
is not listed on HTC's India website, it is not known whether the device meant
for the market will support 4G LTE or not. Butterfly will sport an 8MP
autofocus snapper with LED flash on the back and 2.1MP camera in the front.
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