HTC Butterfly 3 water resistant phone announced for international markets

HTC today announced the international variant of the HTV31 waterproof smartphone as Butterfly 3, it has a 5.2-inch Quad HD display, Powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 SoC coupled with 3GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal storage.

It comes with a 20-megapixel rear camera, a secondary rear camera for depth information, and a 13-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has IPX7 ratings for dust and water resistance. Connectivity options include 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 a/ac/b/g/n (2.4 and 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.1, MHL 3.0, NFC, and GPS. The device is packed by a 2700mAh battery.

HTC Butterfly 3 Specs

• 5.2-inch (1440 x 2560 pixels) Quad HD display
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Octa-Core (4 x 2.0GHz + 4 x 1.5GHz) 64-bit processor with Adreno 430 GPU
• 3GB RAM, 32GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
• Android Lollipop with HTC Sense 7 UI
• 20MP rear camera with dual LED Flash, sapphire cover lens, BSI sensor, f/2.2, 27.8mm lens, 4K video recording
• Secondary rear camera to capture depth information
• 13MP front-facing camera with BSI sensor,  f/2.0, 28.2mm lens, 1080p video recording
• Dimensions: 150.99 x 72.99 x 9.99 mm; weight 161 grams
• IPX7 ratings for dust and water resistance
• Dual front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby Audio
• 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 a/ac/b/g/n (2.4 and 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.1, MHL 3.0, NFC, and GPS with GLONASS
• 2700mAh battery

The HTC Butterfly 3 comes in white, carmine (red) and midnight blue colors,  is priced at NT$ 19,900 (US$ 600 / Rs. 39,740 approx.) and will go on sale in Taiwan starting from October 20th.