HTC to launch India’s most expensive Android phone?
07:55AM Fri 18 Jan, 2013
Taiwanese manufacturer HTC is reportedly all set to launch its new flagship smartphone, Butterfly, in India. A top-of-the-line device, it is expected to be priced above all current Android flagship phones, including the likes of Samsung Galaxy S III and HTC's own One X. According to tech blog AndroidOS, the smartphone will be priced at a whopping Rs 44,000 in the country.
This would make HTC Butterfly the most expensive Android smartphone ever launched in the country. This distinction 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.
Even if launched at Rs 44,000, HTC Butterfly will still not touch the price tag of Apple iPhone 5, whose base version comes for Rs 44,500 in the country.
As per the blogpost, HTC Butterfly is likely to be unveiled in the next two weeks and is expected to hit the stores on the same day.
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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This would make HTC Butterfly the most expensive Android smartphone ever launched in the country. This distinction 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.
Even if launched at Rs 44,000, HTC Butterfly will still not touch the price tag of Apple iPhone 5, whose base version comes for Rs 44,500 in the country.
As per the blogpost, HTC Butterfly is likely to be unveiled in the next two weeks and is expected to hit the stores on the same day.
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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