HTC Butterfly vs T-Mobile Prism II

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

    Prism II: 40 g lighter

    Butterfly:
    140 g
    Prism II:
    100 g
  • Width

    Prism II: 8.5 mm narrower

    Butterfly:
    70.5 mm
    Prism II:
    62 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Prism II: 1.5 in smaller diagonal

    Butterfly:
    5 in
    Prism II:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Butterfly: 3.3 mm thinner

    Butterfly:
    9.1 mm
    Prism II:
    12.4 mm
  • Height

    Prism II: 26 mm shorter

    Butterfly:
    143 mm
    Prism II:
    117 mm
  • Release year

    Butterfly:
    2012
    Prism II:
    2013

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 +26 mm versus Prism II
    Width:
    70.5 mm +8.5 mm versus Prism II
    Depth:
    9.1 mm
  2. 2. Prism II

    Height:
    117 mm
    Width:
    62 mm
    Depth:
    12.4 mm +3.3 mm versus Butterfly

Weight

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

  1. 1. Butterfly

    140 g

    +40 g versus Prism II

  2. 2. Prism II

    100 g

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. Prism II

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

Butterfly has approximately 88.9% more rectangular screen area than Prism II.

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

Prism II: Original memory entry

4 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. Prism II

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

    +270 mAh versus Prism II

  2. 2. Prism II

    1750 mAh

Specifications

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1. Butterfly2. Prism II

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Butterfly, Prism II.
SpecificationButterflyPrism II
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 143 Х 70.5 Х 9.1 mm
  • 117 Х 62 Х 12.4 mm
Weight
  • 140 g
  • 100 g
Technology
  • Super LCD3
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 3.5" 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
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2020 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1750 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
  • upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat); Sense UI 5
  • Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600
Unknown
NFC
  • Yes (market dependent)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Butterfly, Prism II.
SpecificationButterflyPrism II
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
Unknown
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 36.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 68.4%
  • 50.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 441 PPI
  • 165 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Butterfly, Prism II.
SpecificationButterflyPrism II
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
Unknown
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, Prism II.
SpecificationButterflyPrism II
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
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, Prism II.
SpecificationButterflyPrism II
Release date
  • 2012
  • December
  • 2013
  • June
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 330 EUR
  • 90 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 260 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Butterfly, Prism II.
SpecificationButterflyPrism II
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
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 b/g/n
  • hotspot
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
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.97 W/kg (head) 0.79 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Butterfly, Prism II.
SpecificationButterflyPrism II
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • FM radio
Others
  • Beats Audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Butterfly, Prism II.
SpecificationButterflyPrism II
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as HTC Deluxe
  • Sensors Accelerometer