HTC Butterfly vs T-Mobile myTouch 4G

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.

  • Weight

    Butterfly: 13.1 g lighter

    Butterfly:
    140 g
    myTouch 4G:
    153.1 g
  • Width

    myTouch 4G: 9.5 mm narrower

    Butterfly:
    70.5 mm
    myTouch 4G:
    61 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    myTouch 4G: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

    Butterfly:
    5 in
    myTouch 4G:
    3.8 in
  • Chipset

    Butterfly:
    Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600
    myTouch 4G:
    Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
  • Depth

    Butterfly: 1.1 mm thinner

    Butterfly:
    9.1 mm
    myTouch 4G:
    10.2 mm
  • Height

    myTouch 4G: 21.1 mm shorter

    Butterfly:
    143 mm
    myTouch 4G:
    121.9 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.

  1. 1. Butterfly

    Height:
    143 mm +21.1 mm versus myTouch 4G
    Width:
    70.5 mm +9.5 mm versus myTouch 4G
    Depth:
    9.1 mm
  2. 2. myTouch 4G

    Height:
    121.9 mm
    Width:
    61 mm
    Depth:
    10.2 mm +1.1 mm versus Butterfly

Weight

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

  1. 1. Butterfly

    140 g

  2. 2. myTouch 4G

    153.1 g

    +13.1 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. myTouch 4G

    Screen diagonal:
    3.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    41.1 cm²

Butterfly has approximately 67.7% more rectangular screen area than myTouch 4G.

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

myTouch 4G: Original memory entry

4 GB · 768 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. myTouch 4G

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 8 GB included

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

    +620 mAh versus myTouch 4G

  2. 2. myTouch 4G

    1400 mAh

Specifications

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1. Butterfly2. myTouch 4G

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Butterfly, myTouch 4G.
SpecificationButterflymyTouch 4G
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 143 Х 70.5 Х 9.1 mm
  • 121.9 Х 61 Х 10.2 mm
Weight
  • 140 g
  • 153.1 g
Technology
  • Super LCD3
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 3.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 1920 px
  • 480 x 800 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
  • 4 GB
  • 768 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 8 GB included
Battery Capacity 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 2.2 (Froyo)
  • upgradable to 2.3 (Gingerbread); Sense UI
Chipset
  • Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600
  • Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
NFC
  • Yes (market dependent)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Butterfly, myTouch 4G.
SpecificationButterflymyTouch 4G
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 41.1 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 68.4%
  • 55.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 441 PPI
  • 246 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Butterfly, myTouch 4G.
SpecificationButterflymyTouch 4G
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
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2.1 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2.1 MP
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Butterfly, myTouch 4G.
SpecificationButterflymyTouch 4G
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
  • 1.0 GHz Scorpion
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 320
  • Adreno 205
Antutu 7 score *
  • 24780
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 409
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 1360
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Butterfly, myTouch 4G.
SpecificationButterflymyTouch 4G
Release date
  • 2012
  • December
  • 2010
  • October
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 330 EUR
  • 280 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 552 h (2G) / Up to 432 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 9 h (2G) / Up to 10 h 20 min (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Butterfly, myTouch 4G.
SpecificationButterflymyTouch 4G
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 - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA
  • LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
  • miniUSB 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, myTouch 4G.
SpecificationButterflymyTouch 4G
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • FM radio
Others
  • Beats Audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Butterfly, myTouch 4G.
SpecificationButterflymyTouch 4G
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as HTC Deluxe
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial/commands -Predictive text input (Swype) - Optical trackpad - Also known as T-Mobile myTouch HD