HTC CEO Peter Chou shows the new HTC One M8 phone
IN PHOTO: HTC CEO Peter Chou shows the new HTC One M8 phone during a launch event in New York March 25, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Reuters/Brendan McDermid

For readers who are considering buying the HTC Butterfly 2 or the HTC One M8, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design

The HTC Butterfly 2 comes with a 5-inch capacitive touch screen, which translates into a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. The HTC One M8 comes with a 5-inch Super LCD3 capacitive touch screen, which translates into a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. Both the devices are about the same in this category with 441 ppi pixels display density.

The HTC Butterfly 2 measures 145.4 x 70.2 x 10 mm and weighs 151 grams. The HTC One M8 has a similar design but is comparatively heavier. The device measures 146.36 x 70.6 x 9.35 mm and weighs 160 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The HTC Butterfly 2 is equipped with a 2.5 GHz quad core Krait 400 processor and Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset. It comes with 16 GB and 32 GB internal memory, which can be expanded by up to 128 GB using a Micro SD card.

The HTC One M8 is equipped with a 2.5 GHz quad core Krait 400 processor and Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 chipset. It comes in 16 GB and 32 GB internal memory variants, which can be expanded by up to 128 GB using a Micro SD card.

Both the devices run on the Android KitKat operating system and have 2 GB of RAM. In terms of computing power, both the devices are about the same.

Camera

The HTC Butterfly 2 sports a dual 13 MP primary camera with autofocus and dual LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 5 MP. The HTC One M8 sports a dual 4 MP primary camera with autofocus and dual LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 5 MP.

Battery

The HTC Butterfly 2 comes with a non-removable Li-Po 2700 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 24 hours on 3G. The HTC One M8 comes with a non-removable Li-Po 2600 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 20 hours on 3G.

Price in Australia

The HTC Butterfly 2 4G LTE variant is priced at around AU $749.95 and the HTC One M8 16 GB 4G LTE variant is priced at around AU $609.95 in Australia.

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