Being one of the first to launch its flagship phone for 2014, HTC undoubtedly jump started things and delivered a fantastic product in the HTC One M8. For all of its acclaim and stature, it had some rough edges, like its 4-megapixel camera. Therefore, all of that leads us straight to the HTC Butterfly 2.Don’t go looking for your wallets just yet, mainly because the HTC Butterfly 2 isn’t something that’s going to be widely available for purchase.
As it currently stands, it’s being sold in the Malaysia, Philippines, and Singapore – albeit, you can pick it up as an unlocked model for roughly 45000 rs through various online sellers. Over here in the US, the phone is unlikely to ever reach the light of day with any of the major carriers.Nonetheless, we’re not too saddened by this realization, since the Butterfly 2 isn’t much of a drastic improvement over the One M8. Sure, it gains a water resistant construction and a more formidable 13-megapixel camera, but it loses its signature uni-body aluminum body, which unequivocally gave the phone its biggest advantage - one of the best premium designs out there. At its core, the Butterfly 2 feels more like a device to tide over those who felt that the M 8 was lacking, but in the back of our minds, we’re really hoping to see HTC carry on some of the new things present here into its next flagship device.