HTC Butterfly vs Palm Pre 2 CDMA

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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.

  • Weight

    Butterfly: 5 g lighter

    Butterfly:
    140 g
    Pre 2 CDMA:
    145 g
  • Width

    Pre 2 CDMA: 10.9 mm narrower

    Butterfly:
    70.5 mm
    Pre 2 CDMA:
    59.6 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Pre 2 CDMA: 1.9 in smaller diagonal

    Butterfly:
    5 in
    Pre 2 CDMA:
    3.1 in
  • Depth

    Butterfly: 7.8 mm thinner

    Butterfly:
    9.1 mm
    Pre 2 CDMA:
    16.9 mm
  • Height

    Pre 2 CDMA: 42.3 mm shorter

    Butterfly:
    143 mm
    Pre 2 CDMA:
    100.7 mm
  • Release year

    Butterfly:
    2012
    Pre 2 CDMA:
    2010

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 +42.3 mm versus Pre 2 CDMA
    Width:
    70.5 mm +10.9 mm versus Pre 2 CDMA
    Depth:
    9.1 mm
  2. 2. Pre 2 CDMA

    Height:
    100.7 mm
    Width:
    59.6 mm
    Depth:
    16.9 mm +7.8 mm versus Butterfly

Weight

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

  1. 1. Butterfly

    140 g

  2. 2. Pre 2 CDMA

    145 g

    +5 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. Pre 2 CDMA

    Screen diagonal:
    3.1 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    28.6 cm²

Butterfly has approximately 140.8% more rectangular screen area than Pre 2 CDMA.

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.

Butterfly: Original memory entry

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

Pre 2 CDMA: Original memory entry

16 GB · 512 MB 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. Pre 2 CDMA

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
No

Battery capacity

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

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. Butterfly2. Pre 2 CDMA

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Butterfly, Pre 2 CDMA.
SpecificationButterflyPre 2 CDMA
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 143 Х 70.5 Х 9.1 mm
  • 100.7 Х 59.6 Х 16.9 mm
Weight
  • 140 g
  • 145 g
Technology
  • Super LCD3
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 3.1" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 1920 px
  • 320 x 480 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
  • 16 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2020 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
  • upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat); Sense UI 5
  • HP webOS 2.0
Chipset
  • Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600
Unknown
NFC
  • Yes (market dependent)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Butterfly, Pre 2 CDMA.
SpecificationButterflyPre 2 CDMA
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 28.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 68.4%
  • 47.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 441 PPI
  • 186 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 2
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Butterfly, Pre 2 CDMA.
SpecificationButterflyPre 2 CDMA
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 2.1 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 2.1 MP
Unknown
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Butterfly, Pre 2 CDMA.
SpecificationButterflyPre 2 CDMA
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
  • 1.0 GHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 320
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 24780
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 409
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 1360
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Butterfly, Pre 2 CDMA.
SpecificationButterflyPre 2 CDMA
Release date
  • 2012
  • December
  • 2010
  • October
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 330 EUR
  • 210 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 350 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Butterfly, Pre 2 CDMA.
SpecificationButterflyPre 2 CDMA
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
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 - CDMA 800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA
  • LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
  • EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • No
Edge
  • Yes
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • aptX
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.97 W/kg (head) 0.79 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Butterfly, Pre 2 CDMA.
SpecificationButterflyPre 2 CDMA
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Unknown
Others
  • Beats Audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Butterfly, Pre 2 CDMA.
SpecificationButterflyPre 2 CDMA
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as HTC Deluxe
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - For Verizon