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For readers who are considering buying the HTC Butterfly 2 or the Samsung Galaxy S4, here are the 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 Samsung Galaxy S4 comes with a 5-inch Super AMOLED 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 Samsung Galaxy S4 is comparatively smaller, thinner and lighter. The device measures 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm and weighs 130 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 in 16 GB and 32 GB internal memory variants, which can be expanded by up to 128 GB using a Micro SD card.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 is equipped with a quad core 1.6 GHz Cortex A15 and quad core 1.2 GHz Cortex A7 processor. It comes in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB internal memory variants, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

The HTC Butterfly 2 runs on the Android KitKat operating system and the Samsung Galaxy S4 runs on the Android Jelly Bean operating system, which can be upgraded to the KitKat version. Both the devices have 2 GB of RAM. In terms of computing power, The Butterfly 2 has a slight edge.

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 Samsung Galaxy S4 sports a 13 MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 2 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 Samsung Galaxy S4 comes with a Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 17 hours on 3G.

Price in Australia

The HTC Butterfly 2 4G LTE variant is priced at around AU $729.95. The Samsung Galaxy S4 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $439.95 and the 32 GB variant is priced at around AU $499.95 in Australia.

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