The HTC Butterfly 3 is an Android smartphone manufactured and marketed by HTC. The device is an international variant of the HTC J Butterfly (HTV31) which was sold only in Japan and the Butterfly 3 was first launched in Taiwan on October 20, 2015.[1] However, HTC later on stated that the Butterfly 3 will be sold only in Taiwan.[2]

HTC Butterfly 3
CodenameB3
ManufacturerHTC
PredecessorHTC Butterfly 2
TypeSmartphone
Form factorSlate
Dimensions151 mm (5.9 in) H
73 mm (2.9 in) W
10 mm (0.39 in) D
Mass161 g (5.7 oz)
Operating systemAndroid 5.0 "Lollipop"
System-on-chipQualcomm Snapdragon 810
CPUQuad-core ARM Cortex A57 and quad-core A53 (64-bit support)
GPUAdreno 430
Memory3 GB LPDDR4 RAM
Storage32 GB
Removable storagemicroSD up to 128 GB
Battery2,700 mAh Li-Po

History edit

The J Butterfly was announced in May 2015 and the Butterfly 3 was announced along with the HTC One M9+ Supreme Camera Edition in a press conference held in Japan in September 2015.[3] An international version was announced on 29 September 2015.[4][5][6]

References edit

  1. ^ Rich Edmonds (29 September 2015). "HTC unveils the Butterfly 3 for its international audiences". androidcentral.com. Mobile Nation. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Updated: Japan-exclusive HTC J Butterfly to launch only in Taiwan as the Butterfly 3". phonearena.com. Phonearena. 30 September 2015. Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  3. ^ "HTC launches J Butterfly HTV31 in Japan". christianpost.com. Christian Post. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  4. ^ "HTC Butterfly 3 is now official with Snapdragon 810 and 20MP Duo camera". GSMArena. 29 September 2015. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  5. ^ Edmonds, Rich (29 September 2015). "HTC officially unveils the Butterfly 3 for its international audience". Android Central. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  6. ^ Triggs, Rob (29 September 2015). "HTC launches the Butterfly 3 for international markets". Android Authority. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.