HTC Butterfly vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

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

  Galaxy A5 (2017):

  OLED

• Weight

  Butterfly: 17 g lighter

  Butterfly:

  140 g

  Galaxy A5 (2017):

  157 g

• Screen diagonal

  Butterfly: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

  Butterfly:

  5 in

  Galaxy A5 (2017):

  5.2 in

• Chipset

  Butterfly:

  Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600

  Galaxy A5 (2017):

  Exynos 7880 Octa (14 nm)

• Depth

  Galaxy A5 (2017): 1.2 mm thinner

  Butterfly:

  9.1 mm

  Galaxy A5 (2017):

  7.9 mm

• Height

  Butterfly: 3.1 mm shorter

  Butterfly:

  143 mm

  Galaxy A5 (2017):

  146.1 mm

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 +1.2 mm versus Galaxy A5 (2017)

2. 2. Galaxy A5 (2017)

   Height:

   146.1 mm +3.1 mm versus Butterfly

   Width:

   71.4 mm

   Depth:

   7.9 mm

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. Galaxy A5 (2017)

   Screen diagonal:

   5.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   74.5 cm²

Galaxy A5 (2017) has approximately 8.2% 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.

Practical features

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

Battery capacity

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

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