HTC expects brisk sales of the water-resistant Butterfly 2 across Asia
Today, HTC is launching the Butterfly 2 in its home country, Taiwan, with plans to release it in other Asian markets pretty soon.
According to Focus Taiwan, HTC North Asia president Jack Tong said that the company expected “brisk sales” of the new Butterfly. Besides Taiwan, HTC confirmed that the handset would be released in India, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Hong Kong. The Butterfly 2 is already available in Japan, where it’s known as the Butterfly J (being a KDDI-exclusive).
Prices for the Butterfly 2 start at around $700 - at least in Taiwan. The smartphone is water-resistant (IP57-certified), and features a 13 MP Duo rear camera. Its body is made out of polycarbonate, but underneath you'll find pretty much the same specs that the all-metal One (M8) is offering, including: a 5-inch 1080p display, BoomSound speakers, 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor, 2 GB of RAM, and expandable internal memory. The battery of the new Butterfly is a 2700 mAh one - slightly larger than the 2600 mAh unit that's found inside the One (M8).
source: Focus Taiwan
It's still not clear if the HTC Butterfly 2 will be launched in North America and / or Europe. But we'll let you know as soon as we find out anything about this.
source: Focus Taiwan
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