HTC Butterfly vs Huawei Honor 30

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.

  • Display technology

    OLED versus LCD

    Butterfly:
    LCD
    Honor 30:
    OLED
  • Weight

    Butterfly: 45 g lighter

    Butterfly:
    140 g
    Honor 30:
    185 g
  • Width

    Butterfly: 3.7 mm narrower

    Butterfly:
    70.5 mm
    Honor 30:
    74.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Butterfly: 1.53 in smaller diagonal

    Butterfly:
    5 in
    Honor 30:
    6.53 in
  • Chipset

    Butterfly:
    Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600
    Honor 30:
    HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G (7 nm)
  • Rear camera layout

    Butterfly:
    Single
    Honor 30:
    Quad

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. Butterfly

    Height:
    143 mm
    Width:
    70.5 mm
    Depth:
    9.1 mm +1 mm versus Honor 30
  2. 2. Honor 30

    Height:
    160.3 mm +17.3 mm versus Butterfly
    Width:
    74.2 mm +3.7 mm versus Butterfly
    Depth:
    8.1 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Butterfly

    140 g

  2. 2. Honor 30

    185 g

    +45 g versus Butterfly

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. Butterfly

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    68.9 cm²
  2. 2. Honor 30

    Screen diagonal:
    6.53 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    20:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    102.9 cm²

Honor 30 has approximately 49.4% more rectangular screen area than Butterfly.

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.

Recorded RAM for Butterfly, Honor 30, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageButterflyHonor 30
128 GB Unknown 6 / 8 GB RAM Alternative RAM configurations
256 GB Unknown 8 GB 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. Butterfly

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

2. Honor 30

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details NM (Nano Memory) · up to 256GB (uses shared SIM 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. Butterfly

    2020 mAh

  2. 2. Honor 30

    4000 mAh

    +1980 mAh versus Butterfly

Specifications

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1. Butterfly2. Honor 30

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Butterfly, Honor 30.
SpecificationButterflyHonor 30
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 143 Х 70.5 Х 9.1 mm
  • 160.3 Х 74.2 Х 8.1 mm
Weight
  • 140 g
  • 185 g
Technology
  • Super LCD3
  • OLED
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 6.53" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 1920 px
  • 1080 x 2400 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB (11 GB user available)
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 128GB 6GB RAM
  • 128GB 8GB RAM
  • 256GB 8GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • NM (Nano Memory)
  • up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2020 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 4000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
  • upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat); Sense UI 5
  • Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS); Magic UI 3.1
Chipset
  • Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600
  • HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G (7 nm)
NFC
  • Yes (market dependent)
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Butterfly, Honor 30.
SpecificationButterflyHonor 30
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 102.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 68.4%
  • 86.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 441 PPI
  • 403 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Butterfly, Honor 30.
SpecificationButterflyHonor 30
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 40 MP
  • Quad
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 40 MP
  • f/1.8
  • 27mm (wide)
  • 1/1.7''
  • PDAF -Periscope 8 MP
  • f/3.4
  • 125mm (telephoto)
  • PDAF
  • OIS
  • 5x optical zoom -8 MP
  • f/2.4
  • 17mm (ultrawide) -2 MP
  • (depth)
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • HDR
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 2160p
  • 1080p; gyro-EIS
Front camera, selfie
  • 2.1 MP
  • Single
  • 32 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2.1 MP
  • 32 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 26mm (wide)
  • 1/2.8''
  • 0.8µm
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Butterfly, Honor 30.
SpecificationButterflyHonor 30
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
  • Octa-core (1x2.58 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x2.40 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55)
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 320
  • Mali-G77
Antutu 7 score *
  • 24780
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 409
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 1360
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Butterfly, Honor 30.
SpecificationButterflyHonor 30
Release date
  • 2012
  • December
  • 2020
  • April 15
Colors
  • Black
  • Titanium silver
  • Emerald Green
  • Midnight Black
  • Icelandic Frost
  • Neon purple
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 330 EUR
  • 400 EUR
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Butterfly, Honor 30.
SpecificationButterflyHonor 30
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE (market dependent)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 6(900)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 9(1800)
  • 18(800)
  • 19(800)
  • 26(850)
  • 34(2000)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500) -5G - 5G band 1(2100)
  • 41(2500)
  • 77(3700)
  • 78(3500)
  • 79(4700); SA/NSA
Speed
  • HSPA
  • LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A
  • 5G
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with dual-band A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • GALILEO
  • QZSS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • aptX
  • 5.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.97 W/kg (head) 0.79 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Butterfly, Honor 30.
SpecificationButterflyHonor 30
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others
  • Beats Audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Butterfly, Honor 30.
SpecificationButterflyHonor 30
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as HTC Deluxe
  • Sensors Fingerprint (under display
  • optical)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast charging 40W -Reverse charging 5W