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HTC Butterfly vs T-Mobile Shadow

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.

  • WeightButterfly: 10 g lighterButterfly: 140 g · Shadow: 150 g
  • WidthShadow: 17.5 mm narrowerShadow: 53 mm · Butterfly: 70.5 mm
  • ChipsetQualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600 / TI OMAP 850Butterfly: Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600 · Shadow: TI OMAP 850
  • DepthButterfly: 5.9 mm thinnerButterfly: 9.1 mm · Shadow: 15 mm
  • HeightShadow: 40 mm shorterShadow: 103 mm · Butterfly: 143 mm
  • Release year2012 / 2007Butterfly: 2012 · Shadow: 2007

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 Shadow: 103 × 53 mm 2
Side
Butterfly: 143 × 9.1 mm 1 Shadow: 103 × 15 mm 2
  1. 1. Butterfly
    Height
    143 mm+40 mm versus Shadow
    Width
    70.5 mm+17.5 mm versus Shadow
    Depth
    9.1 mm
    Weight
    140 g
  2. 2. Shadow
    Height
    103 mm
    Width
    53 mm
    Depth
    15 mm+5.9 mm versus Butterfly
    Weight
    150 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Butterfly140 g
  2. 2. Shadow150 g

    +10 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.

At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

  1. 1. Butterfly 5 in · 16:9 About 68.9 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Shadow Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting

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

Shadow: Original memory entry

128 MB RAM · 256 MB ROM

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. Shadow

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
No
Memory card support
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

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

Recorded capacity

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

  1. 1. Butterfly2020 mAh

    +1100 mAh versus Shadow

  2. 2. Shadow920 mAh

Specifications

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1. Butterfly2. Shadow

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationButterflyShadow
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 143 Х 70.5 Х 9.1 mm
  • 103 Х 53 Х 15 mm
Weight
  • 140 g
  • 150 g
Technology
  • Super LCD3
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 0" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 1920 px
  • 240 x 320 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
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2020 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 920 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
  • upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat); Sense UI 5
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard
Chipset
  • Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600
  • TI OMAP 850
NFC
  • Yes (market dependent)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display
SpecificationButterflyShadow
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
Unknown
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 68.4%
Unknown
PPI /points per inch/
  • 441 PPI
  • 0 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationButterflyShadow
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 2 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
Performance
SpecificationButterflyShadow
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 320
Unknown
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
SpecificationButterflyShadow
Release date
  • 2012
  • December
  • 2007
  • October
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 330 EUR
  • 260 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationButterflyShadow
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)
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA
  • LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Unknown
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
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • aptX
  • 2.0
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.97 W/kg (head) 0.79 W/kg (body)
  • SAR - 0.35 W/kg (head) 0.67 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationButterflyShadow
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others
  • Beats Audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features
SpecificationButterflyShadow
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as HTC Deluxe
  • Pocket Office -MP3/AAC player -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input HTC Juno platform