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BLU Magic vs HTC Butterfly

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Width

    Magic: 12.5 mm narrower

    Magic:
    58 mm
    Butterfly:
    70.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Magic: 1.8 in smaller diagonal

    Magic:
    3.2 in
    Butterfly:
    5 in
  • Chipset

    Magic:
    Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
    Butterfly:
    Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600
  • Depth

    Butterfly: 4.4 mm thinner

    Magic:
    13.5 mm
    Butterfly:
    9.1 mm
  • Height

    Magic: 32 mm shorter

    Magic:
    111 mm
    Butterfly:
    143 mm
  • Release year

    Magic:
    2011
    Butterfly:
    2012

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. Magic

    Height:
    111 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    13.5 mm +4.4 mm versus Butterfly
    Weight:
    Unknown
  2. 2. Butterfly

    Height:
    143 mm +32 mm versus Magic
    Width:
    70.5 mm +12.5 mm versus Magic
    Depth:
    9.1 mm
    Weight:
    140 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. Magic

    Screen diagonal:
    3.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    30.5 cm²
  2. 2. Butterfly

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    68.9 cm²

Butterfly has approximately 126% more rectangular screen area than Magic.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Magic: Original memory entry

512 MB · 256 MB RAM

Butterfly: Original memory entry

16 GB (11 GB user available) · 2 GB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Magic

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Butterfly

NFC:
See details Yes (market dependent)
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Magic

    1450 mAh

  2. 2. Butterfly

    2020 mAh

    +570 mAh versus Magic

Specifications

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1. Magic2. Butterfly

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Magic, Butterfly.
SpecificationMagicButterfly
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 111 Х 58 Х 13.5 mm
  • 143 Х 70.5 Х 9.1 mm
Weight
  • 0 g
  • 140 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • Super LCD3
Screen size
  • 3.2" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 1080 x 1920 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 16 GB (11 GB user available)
  • 2 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1450 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2020 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
  • upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat); Sense UI 5
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
  • Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600
NFC Unknown
  • Yes (market dependent)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Magic, Butterfly.
SpecificationMagicButterfly
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 30.5 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 47.4%
  • 68.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 180 PPI
  • 441 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Magic, Butterfly.
SpecificationMagicButterfly
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
  • HDR
Video
  • 320p@18fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 2.1 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 2.1 MP
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Magic, Butterfly.
SpecificationMagicButterfly
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
  • Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • Adreno 320
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 24780
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 409
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 1360
General specs
General specs — specifications for Magic, Butterfly.
SpecificationMagicButterfly
Release date
  • 2011
  • February
  • 2012
  • December
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 110 EUR
  • 330 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 700 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Magic, Butterfly.
SpecificationMagicButterfly
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Micro-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE (market dependent)
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • aptX
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.97 W/kg (head) 0.79 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Magic, Butterfly.
SpecificationMagicButterfly
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • Beats Audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Magic, Butterfly.
SpecificationMagicButterfly
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+/AMR-NB/AMR-WB/MIDI/PCM/WMA -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as HTC Deluxe