HTC Butterfly vs ZTE Max XL

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: 40 g lighter

  Butterfly:

  140 g

  Max XL:

  180 g

• Width

  Butterfly: 13.3 mm narrower

  Butterfly:

  70.5 mm

  Max XL:

  83.8 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Butterfly: 1 in smaller diagonal

  Butterfly:

  5 in

  Max XL:

  6 in

• Chipset

  Butterfly:

  Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600

  Max XL:

  Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 (28 nm)

• Height

  Butterfly: 22.1 mm shorter

  Butterfly:

  143 mm

  Max XL:

  165.1 mm

• Release year

  Butterfly:

  2012

  Max XL:

  2017

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

2. 2. Max XL

   Height:

   165.1 mm +22.1 mm versus Butterfly

   Width:

   83.8 mm +13.3 mm versus Butterfly

   Depth:

   9.4 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. Max XL

   Screen diagonal:

   6 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   99.2 cm²

Max XL has approximately 44% 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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

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.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.