HTC Butterfly released in Philippines for Php30,990

HTC Philippines today announced the local release of their new flagship handset, the HTC Butterfly.

We earlier shared that the Butterfly will be released locally this quarter and looks like we’re spot on. This 5-inch smartphone packs a full HD 1080p display giving it a pixel density of over 440ppi.

HTC Butterfly specs:
5.0-inch Super LCD3 full HD 1080p @ 1920×1080 pixels, 441ppi
Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro 1.5GHz quad-core processor
2GB RAM
Adreno 320
16GB internal storage
up to 32GB via microSD
HSPA+; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, DLNA
Bluetooth 4.0
GPS w/ aGPS support, GLONASS
8MP autofocus rear camera, LED flash
1080p video recording, stereo sound recording
2.1MP front-facing camera, 1080p @ 30fps
Li-Po 2020mAh battery
Android 4.1.1 Jellybean

WE headed off to one of the local HTC Concept stores and found several units being sold for only Php30,990. There’s option for 12 months zero interest but the price goes to Php35,990 with that option.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

https://www.yugatech.com

22 Comments

spongebong says:

12 years ago

on ergonomics di ako makadesisyon kung htc butterfly or xperia z…
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Mark says:

12 years ago

Does this phone have built in wireless charging similar to DNA, lumina 920 and nexus 4?.
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irv says:

12 years ago

Kasing presyo nya ang iPhone 5. So, which one would you buy now?
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noiphone says:

12 years ago

i will buy the flagship android phone if i have that money. I am choosing a phone because of its functionalities, not social status.

Mahlditality says:

12 years ago

May panorama ba yan?
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mm says:

12 years ago

hahaha of course, i think ur one of the id*** pipol who are amazd by the commercial of iphone haha, before iphone do it, almost all android phones out there do have panorama

Randi says:

12 years ago

“Only” php 30, 999? Plsdont say “only” sa 30k, dahil di naman lahat ng tao milyunaryo at namumurahan sa presyo na yun para lang sa isang phone.
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johnonline says:

12 years ago

xperia z is way better and looks classier, more premium than this…tatak Sony pa…
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Ben Astorga says:

12 years ago

its really nice but in a month there’s the rumored M7 in MWC.
Not in the same league with 5″ vs 4.7″ though, still..
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Ron says:

12 years ago

Pushing that much pixel would definitely be a battery hogger. I still see 1080p resolution on a mobile device unnecessary. Great specs though and I dig the color too.
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DTech says:

12 years ago

Can’t wait for Xperia Z! Haha better one!
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Ryan says:

12 years ago

all but the bat… pra kang nka Ferrari na 5 liters lang ang tank capacity. :)
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Ron says:

12 years ago

I know, right?

But maybe HTC did some voodoo optimization magic to make this phone last a day at most.

Enya says:

12 years ago

Kung baket kasi umuuso ang non-removable battery
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geebie says:

12 years ago

“There’s option for 12 months zero interest but the price goes to Php35,990 with that option.”

Paano naging zero percent interest yan kung ang difference sa cash only is 5k? tsk tsk.
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Jason says:

12 years ago

The store owner is not being greedy. Unless HTC etc will subsidize the zero percent, the stores cannot just absorb some 12% (for the 12 month installments) of the retail price which will go to the bank. The retailers are probably just raking in at just some 5% profit in some instances.
churvalang says:

12 years ago

We have a law preventing vendor to pass on the credit card charges sa mga buyer. Pero ‘tong mga greedy store owner iniba lang nila yung strategy.

for example:
real Price P35,000.00
using CC: P40,000.00

pero ang makikita mo sa store nila
Price: 40,000.00
Discounted price for “cash buyer” : P35,000.00

the government should do something about this.
umi000 says:

12 years ago

Indeed – Yugatech shouldn’t be perpetuating these types of misleading marketing practices. That extra 5,000 amounts to an add-on rate of 1.34%, or an effective annual interest rate of 28.56%.

LoLz says:

12 years ago

Hehehe napangiti naman ako sa presyo “for only Php30,990”. . .for only ha? Pwede bang tatlo dos nito? LoLz
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Fake Abe says:

12 years ago

@Edwin: Hindi, wala pa yang LTE. Huwag mo lang basahin ang specs.
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Edwin says:

12 years ago

Wow!!! Nauuna talaga ako magcomment hehe nakasubscribe kasi ako lol. Tinitingnan ko lang to kahapon :) supported ung LTE dito? Thanks Sir Abe :)
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