HTC DNA vs HTC J BUTTERFLY (PICS INSIDE) - HTC Droid DNA

Hi guys, ok so now i have both phones, and i have provided some pictures bellow. I will soon take the butterfly apart and reveal the inside and answer some long awaited questions, but based off initial views i can almost promise none of us would be able to add SD card support from the j butterfly to the DNA. The reason i say this is because the J butterfly is about a mm or so longer in length than the DNA is, (i guess to support the infrared and sd card reader) but ya installing the sd card reader from the butterfly to dna would prove undoable since the back cover from J butterfly would not fit on the DNA.
Note: Verizon did a much better job detail wise on the DNA than the HTC J Butterfly is done but AU. The grill where ear speaker is, is not red like the DNA its just black and plain, the back HTC logo is not embossed and is only just printed small, gloss feel on the J butterfly is not bad, but i prefer the DNA's soft touch feel, and although the DNA looks thinner, it sits a little more raised on its back than the butterfly is. Ok here are some pics. I will do a video on it later.
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neat! i hate that glossy back lol
and wow you can actually see how the JB is thicker from that top view!

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Lol ya, a lot of people would say the dna was a downgraded j butterfly, but aside from the sd card, i honestly think the dna is a more well built, better feeling, more sturdy phone. The j butterfly feels too plasticy and doesnt have the small details like the red grill for the earpiece or the bolder htc logo to make the phone stand out more.

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The Butterfly's noticably thicker. It'll be interesting to see what the diffrences are between the internals.

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BarryH_GEG said:
The Butterfly's noticably thicker. It'll be interesting to see what the diffrences are between the internals.
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The differences look to be pretty slender. Here is a comparison of all 4 variants of the Butterfly: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2081771

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jlevy73 said:
The differences look to be pretty slender.
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This is what caught my eye...

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Where do you buy the butterfly j ? If you don't mind telling us
Sent from my SGH-T889 using xda app-developers app

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djnicho12 said:
Where do you buy the butterfly j ? If you don't mind telling us
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You might want to think twice depending on where you live and where you're going to use it. It's not a global phone. It supports quad-band GSM for voice but only 850/2100 MHz for HSPA which makes it incompatible in some regions.
http://www.htc.com/www/smartphones/htc-butterfly/#specs

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I got it from someone i know in japan, but ya i tried my verizon sim doesnt work in it, going to try att sim later on today see what happens. Also yea that headphone jack area gives the thickness away quit well haha

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Gotta say the front looks a lot cleaner without that Verizon logo though!
Sent from my HTC6435LVW using Tapatalk 2

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I dunno, i think it looks to plain without it, just blank lol. Dunno my opinion i guess

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whats the actual thickness of the two phones. The J Butterfly may LOOK thicker, but it may just be how the top of the phone is shapped due to whatever the hell that slot is for(SD/Sim idk). As you can tell on your DNA, the edges are quite round as it gets to the edge of the phone to make it appear its more slim than it actually is. Besides, were talking about like .5mm, which is rather insignificant.

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Glad you could get one!
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

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rhettnis said:
whats the actual thickness of the two phones.
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It's actually interesting. The DNA's the "thickest" of the three. All the stats are from HTC websites.
DNA: 141 x 70.5 x 9.73 mm, 140g
J-Butterfly: 143 x 71 x 9.2 mm, 140g
Butterfly: 143 x 70.5 x 9.08 mm, 140g

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BarryH_GEG said:
It's actually interesting. The DNA's the "thickest" of the three. All the stats are from HTC websites.
DNA: 141 x 70.5 x 9.73 mm, 140g
J-Butterfly: 143 x 71 x 9.2 mm, 140g
Butterfly: 143 x 70.5 x 9.08 mm, 140g
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figures, that curved edge is all just a trick to make the phone appear more thin, but I think it may also help with holding the phone too.

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yup dna is actually thicker, when u put them side by side, the dna sits higher thus the center of the phone is thicker.

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BarryH_GEG said:
It's actually interesting. The DNA's the "thickest" of the three. All the stats are from HTC websites.
DNA: 141 x 70.5 x 9.73 mm, 140g
J-Butterfly: 143 x 71 x 9.2 mm, 140g
Butterfly: 143 x 70.5 x 9.08 mm, 140g
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There is a 4th variant (Chinese version of Butterfly, x920e) although it has the same dimensions as the Taiwan version just a little lighter due to lack of micro sd.
X920e: 143 x 70.5 x 9.08 mm, 138g

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cant wait for your video comparison....

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minjiet said:
cant wait for your video comparison....
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sorry i had linked it in another thread. here is the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPM98DPKY0U

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So there is basically 3 versions of the same phone? I think the Butterfly is coming to AU - so any android development for the DNA is usable on the Butterfly?