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HTC Butterfly vs Plum Axe

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.

  • WeightAxe: 42 g lighterAxe: 98 g · Butterfly: 140 g
  • WidthAxe: 6.9 mm narrowerAxe: 63.6 mm · Butterfly: 70.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalAxe: 1 in smaller diagonalAxe: 4 in · Butterfly: 5 in
  • ChipsetQualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600 / Mediatek MT6575 (40 nm)Butterfly: Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600 · Axe: Mediatek MT6575 (40 nm)
  • DepthButterfly: 1.3 mm thinnerButterfly: 9.1 mm · Axe: 10.4 mm
  • HeightAxe: 21 mm shorterAxe: 122 mm · Butterfly: 143 mm

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.

Front
Butterfly: 143 × 70.5 mm 1 Axe: 122 × 63.6 mm 2
Side
Butterfly: 143 × 9.1 mm 1 Axe: 122 × 10.4 mm 2
  1. 1. Butterfly
    Height
    143 mm
    Width
    70.5 mm
    Depth
    9.1 mm
    Weight
    140 g
  2. 2. Axe
    Height
    122 mm
    Width
    63.6 mm
    Depth
    10.4 mm
    Weight
    98 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationButterflyAxe
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 143 Х 70.5 Х 9.1 mm
  • 122 Х 63.6 Х 10.4 mm
Weight
  • 140 g
  • 98 g
Technology
  • Super LCD3
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 1920 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB (11 GB user available)
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2020 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
  • upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat); Sense UI 5
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600
  • Mediatek MT6575 (40 nm)
NFC
  • Yes (market dependent)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationButterflyAxe
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 68.4%
  • 58.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 441 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationButterflyAxe
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 2.1 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2.1 MP
  • VGA
Performance
Performance
SpecificationButterflyAxe
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 320
  • PowerVR SGX531
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 24780
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 409
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 1360
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationButterflyAxe
Release date
  • 2012
  • December
  • 2012
  • May
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 330 EUR
Unknown
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationButterflyAxe
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Dual 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 - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA
  • LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • Mi-Fi hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • aptX
  • 2.1
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.97 W/kg (head) 0.79 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationButterflyAxe
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
Others
  • Beats Audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features
SpecificationButterflyAxe
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as HTC Deluxe
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Document viewer -Photo editor -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - Z401 Single SIM Z400 Dual SIM