http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/19/htc-butterfly-s-revealed/
It'll arrive boasting a familiar-sounding 5-inch 1080p display, front-facing BoomSound stereo speakers and Sense 5 as expected. When it comes to internals, the Butterfly s runs Android Jelly Bean on a quad-core 1.9GHz Snapdragon 600 (faster than the HTC One), an impressive 3,200mAh battery, quad-band HSPA/WCDMA radio, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of built-in storage, expandable once again through microSD. As for imaging, alongside that primary UltraPixel camera and Zoe software features, there's a 2.1-megapixel wide-angle shooter on the front.
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Kinda makes me wish I would have waited on the next phone if they do release it as the dna 2. That battery life is gonna be insane. I'm pushing 4 hours screen on time and 16-20 hours of avg battery life. Still love my dna though!
Saw the news that butterfly S will go to Sprint
Would be nice to have the micro SD too...
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I didn't even notice the mention of that. Yes that would be very nice as well! I'm fine without it but it still kinda sucks only having 16gb internal.
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Would be nice to have the micro SD too...
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If it comes to america as the DNA2 the SD card slot will likely be taken out.
The Butterfly 1 had an SD card slot as well.
Information from public post - "I can confirm that no North American carrier has opted to carry this phone at this time."
So where did u get info about Verizon's DNA2?
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Information from public post - "I can confirm that no North American carrier has opted to carry this phone at this time."
So where did u get info about Verizon's DNA2?
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Well you can also say that no North American carrier carries the Butterfly. Verizon has a variant of it but technically it is not carried here.
http://www.androidcentral.com/htc-b...peakers-5-inch-display-and-snapdragon-600-cpu
Confirmed.
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Information from public post - "I can confirm that no North American carrier has opted to carry this phone at this time."
So where did u get info about Verizon's DNA2?
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Some people have already backed me up but just because I like to defend myself if you'll notice I said possible. As mentioned the Butterfly is the International version of the DNA. Thus one can speculate that the DNA 2 would be a Butterfly Variant. Just because no N.A. carrier has opted to yet doesn't mean that they wont. If Big Red is gonna carry it you know they'll wanna brand it their way and to their specifications. Just thought I'd bring some news to the masses.
Well Verizon started to hype up a new DROID yesterday and today a new butterfly was announced. There could be a DNA2 around the corner. http://www.androidcentral.com/verizon-it-again-reveals-new-game-part-new-droid-campaign
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Some people have already backed me up but just because I like to defend myself if you'll notice I said possible. As mentioned the Butterfly is the International version of the DNA. Thus one can speculate that the DNA 2 would be a Butterfly Variant. Just because no N.A. carrier has opted to yet doesn't mean that they wont. If Big Red is gonna carry it you know they'll wanna brand it their way and to their specifications. Just thought I'd bring some news to the masses.
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Thanks for starting a topic with a promising news. I hope Verizon won't cut "the balls" of it's new droid IF Butterfly S is a prototype for there new flagship device. Droid DNA is the best phone for me at the moment. And Butterfly S is even better. I like the screen size and huge battery capacity.
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HTC put up a video on YouTube for it and it looks amazing
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It seems contrary that they would release the ONE and a DNA-ish device so close together. I have yet to read the article is there confirmation that the S will have a US version?
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It seems contrary that they would release the ONE and a DNA-ish device so close together. I have yet to read the article is there confirmation that the S will have a US version?
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It does seem contrary to VZW's historic ways to release 2 devices so similar so close together.
However, VZW tweeted about 2 weeks ago that they WOULD be getting the HTC One.
This week VZW tweeted that there is a new Droid coming. They certainly could be referring to the same device. But the DROID DNA is very similar to the Butterfly, so the fact that there is a new Butterfly coming certainly adds a different element to the discussion. Also, the Droid title has historically been applied to a phone NOT in general circulation on other networks in the U.S.
I too haven't seen any direct confirmation that there is a DNA2 / Butterfly 2 coming to the VZW. But I wouldn't be surprised to see 2 new HTC devices launch on VZW, perhaps with a 60 or 90 day difference in the launches. The fact that there have been numerous sales on the DNA certainly leads to the conclusion that the DNA is on the way out ...
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It does seem contrary to VZW's historic ways to release 2 devices so similar so close together.
However, VZW tweeted about 2 weeks ago that they WOULD be getting the HTC One.
This week VZW tweeted that there is a new Droid coming. They certainly could be referring to the same device. But the DROID DNA is very similar to the Butterfly, so the fact that there is a new Butterfly coming certainly adds a different element to the discussion. Also, the Droid title has historically been applied to a phone NOT in general circulation on other networks in the U.S.
I too haven't seen any direct confirmation that there is a DNA2 / Butterfly 2 coming to the VZW. But I wouldn't be surprised to see 2 new HTC devices launch on VZW, perhaps with a 60 or 90 day difference in the launches. The fact that there have been numerous sales on the DNA certainly leads to the conclusion that the DNA is on the way out ...
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Agreed.You also have to think that perhaps they think they can cater the DNA 2 as the big brother to the One. I'm personally thinking along the lines of Motorola with the Razr and Razr Maxx deal. Personally unless you're just going for aesthetics (which apple has proven people will) I see no reason why you'd pick the One overthe Butterfly S. So it may very well not come to the US at all but if it does Samsung had better watch out because HTC is dropping some bombs on the front lines with these new devices.
I agree that they *could* release both like the Razr HD/HD Maxx. But they should just release one. While this is the superior device, if this was released as the Droid One or something you would have people moaning that they said it was going to be the HTC One and expect the device that is out now. They should have kept quiet and released this as the Droid ONE in the fall.
Seriously looks like it could be the DNA 2. With VW hyping up another Droid and is selling out the DNA, I wouldn't be surprised.
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Probably on Launch Day.
Nope. The screen will KILL battery life like butter.
Via my Google Galaxy S3 running sweet sweet Jelly Bean
Depends on the off contract price... expecting it to be around 7-8 hundred so probably not.
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Is this thread really necessary?
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I agree we already have the same phone in 2 other threads. Although I sound a bit like a hippocrit since I made a thread on the Japanese version when they had the dlx thread out.
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Nope. The rezound is my last HTC device. They make decent quality stuff, but they refuse to support it. (see tablets) After buying two tabs and getting the shaft, I have made a vow to not buy another HTC product. Not to mention the hoops they make us jump through just to root and rom our phones. They might aswell be dead to me.
/rant off
Delete it then fine by me. I only saw the butterfly thread and was just trying to provide some information.
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Nope. The rezound is my last HTC device. They make decent quality stuff, but they refuse to support it. (see tablets) After buying two tabs and getting the shaft, I have made a vow to not buy another HTC product. Not to mention the hoops they make us jump through just to root and rom our phones. They might aswell be dead to me.
/rant off
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Ok go get a samsung or moto and have fun with all the locked bootloaders
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Ok go get a samsung or moto and have fun with all the locked bootloaders
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Samsungs is easily bypassable. Which is where I plan on going. And it's not like "htc's unlockable" BL does all that much good. If it did we wouldn't need to s-off.
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Samsungs is easily bypassable. Which is where I plan on going. And it's not like "htc's unlockable" BL does all that much good. If it did we wouldn't need to s-off.
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true about samsung. moto i think has garbage hardware... can i ask what trouble you had with the htc tablets? sounds like a pretty bad experience for you to leave the company
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true about samsung. moto i think has garbage hardware... can i ask what trouble you had with the htc tablets? sounds like a pretty bad experience for you to leave the company
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Well, it started with the many replacements of the tbolt, then HTC's hard stance against updating their tablets kinda pushed me over the edge, then they updated the flyer/view to broken software and they wont even fix it. Now the Rezound is having touchscreen issues. So I'm just tired of dealing with the problems and the lack of OEM support after purchase. I appreciate the Dev community for the zound, but sammy seems to be stronger in that dept. So I think I am going to give them a shot. I won't touch Moto with a ten foot pole. It may be a bad move, but I'm willing to take that risk after all the issues I have had recently with HTC. So for me, from here on out, it's going to be Nexus, or Samsung.
Samsung is worse.
I love my Rez and I still think of it as probably one of the, if not the most undervalued android phone released to date, but I don't see myself going for yet another carrier exclusive device after this. Of course, reviews might be so great for the DNA that I could change my mind but so far I am not that impressed.
Having said that however, the lack of a LTE capable Nexus 4 kinda limits the options for those looking to upgrade atm and I really cant see myself with a Galaxy S device. Wish Sony would be given a chance at penetrating the US market, they seem to strike a fair balance between corporate dev support, hardware and software quality.
I'll be getting this. The hardware and build quality will be top notch, it can be unlocked through HTCs dev website and be able to load cm. It was between this and the note but son, I am dissapoint at it having the older gen exynos and 720p screen on a 5.5 inch screen.
no, my next phone will be honor 2 or note 2
battery is important factor to me now
i dont think i will ever came back to htc
even im sense-boy
Nah, samsung isn't worse.
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Its looking like ill most likely be getting it. I'm thinking ill be getting the DNA and one other new gen phone probably a GSM phone since I have two contracts, one with ATT and one with Verizon.
But I will be more careful than usual with this purchase. I'm currently so broke I can't afford the down payment on a grilled cheese sandwich. But this phone is a priority, and I owe it to the BAMF community. So I've been saving my pennies and will be selling some stuff to raise some funds.
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I cam say that I'll be getting one as well, I'm always into the latest HTC has to offer..
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Nah, samsung isn't worse.
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samsungs radios and signal are 10x worse.
in my house, my gs3 gets about 6kbps download on 3g.
my rezound, when its not pulling 4g in my house (which the nexus and GS3 CAN'T), pulls atleast half a meg to a meg per second. doing anything on the gs3 on 3g is terrible, and ridiculously slow. fb app won't even load. rezound loads it no problem. hell, i even tethered 3 tablets to my rezound last night and while we were all browsing at the same time, ti was STILl faster than my gs3
i don't think i'd buy antoher samsung phone ever again, and i really want the DNA...dunno if i wanna fork out 600 bones for it tohugh
I am really thinking about getting this phone over the S4 but not sure if the Devs will support this phone or the S4. This will be my first HTC phone.
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The one x had great support
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But for how long? The S4 comes out a couple of weeks later.
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Yes there will be support.
The s3 came out after the one x and there are still new ROMs being released for it.
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Yes. I'm here, I'll probably push something out here pretty soon.
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The s3 came out after the one x and there are still new ROMs being released for it.
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Yup, and I really don't remember many devs leaving the One X to go to the SG3. Maybe a couple, but we still have many of the same awesome devs we had at the start, and then more that came on later. Possibly due to the price of the device dropping over time, and getting into the hands of more devs.
Will a more popular device have more devs and more ROMs? Sure. But as long as you have "enough" development, who really cares about the actual number of ROMs?
The performance specs of the 2 phones are very similar, but the One is obviously the better piece of hardware from an exterior "industrial design" standpoint. The SGS4 is just a rehash of Sammy's cheap plastic casing design. Devs aren't going to ignore that.
This is a flagship phone and it's coming out on multiple carriers.
You can bet there's going to be support. It's not like one of HTC's throwaway phones like the Rezound or the Sensation.
SirSigma said:
This is a flagship phone and it's coming out on multiple carriers.
You can bet there's going to be support. It's not like one of HTC's throwaway phones like the Rezound or the Sensation.
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The Sensation to this day is one of the phones with the best development, its not as big as a year ago but development for the Sensation was crazy
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I would expect development for the One to be better than the already-great development for the One XL, because my understanding is that the international One and the LTE One are identical - at least development-wise as opposed to the One X, which had a community split between the Tegra 3-based One X and the S4-based One XL. It's also a really good sign that a couple of kernel sources for the HTC One are already available as-of last night.
The only real question is whether or not the AT&T HTC One will be rootable/bootloader unlockable.
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I would expect development for the One to be better than the already-great development for the One XL, because my understanding is that the international One and the LTE One are identical - at least development-wise as opposed to the One X, which had a community split between the Tegra 3-based One X and the S4-based One XL. It's also a really good sign that a couple of kernel sources for the HTC One are already available as-of last night.
The only real question is whether or not the AT&T HTC One will be rootable/bootloader unlockable.
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Yeah I asked Torxx in the Trickdroid thread about this and he said that his rom should flash on this phone. I've also read that there's virtually no difference between any of the One's except for network bands supported for different carriers/regions which has no effect on rom flashability. Just enter in your correct APN for your carrier and away u go
I believe there will have support very soon
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I am really thinking about getting this phone over the S4 but not sure if the Devs will support this phone or the S4. This will be my first HTC phone.
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Samsung always has WAY more dev support buddy!
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The one x had great support
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Maybe the international version did...
AT&T's one x keeps having issues with even obtaining root. Keeps getting patched over, then a new way takes months to find.
And we're not even talking about S off...
Wife updated to JB which came out wayyy after the international crew got it, and it's a laggy battery munching POS. And I can't even root to fix it.
Duely blundered from my thunderdolt.
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Maybe the international version did...
AT&T's one x keeps having issues with even obtaining root. Keeps getting patched over, then a new way takes months to find.
And we're not even talking about S off...
Wife updated to JB which came out wayyy after the international crew got it, and it's a laggy battery munching POS. And I can't even root to fix it.
Duely blundered from my thunderdolt.
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The att one x has s off.
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If vzw does come out with the dna+ how similar do you devs believe the hardware will be, and if it will be easy to port stuff from it?
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If vzw does come out with the dna+ how similar do you devs believe the hardware will be, and if it will be easy to port stuff from it?
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if you believe whats out there, the dlx+ is nothing more than a verizon branded htc one
Yeah, what Nits said above. But we haven't seen much real data on it, just what was approved by the FCC - and that didn't give us much.
That's what I'm going off of is the rumors I've been reading. I'm new to HTC so I just got the dna less than a month ago. I asked the reps at the store if there was gonna be a newer HTC released this year and all of them didn't even know the S4 was coming out this year let alone provide info on the dna, haha
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That's what I'm going off of is the rumors I've been reading. I'm new to HTC so I just got the dna less than a month ago. I asked the reps at the store if there was gonna be a newer HTC released this year and all of them didn't even know the S4 was coming out this year let alone provide info on the dna, haha
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I would be surprised if they launched a DNA+ and gave it a smaller screen than the current DNA, such as is on the One. Verizon has to have something up their sleeve, but I have yet to see anything i really think is plausible speculation.
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That's what I'm going off of is the rumors I've been reading. I'm new to HTC so I just got the dna less than a month ago. I asked the reps at the store if there was gonna be a newer HTC released this year and all of them didn't even know the S4 was coming out this year let alone provide info on the dna, haha
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Not a lot of hardware differences between the one n DNA so development would be easy to port.
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That's what I'm going off of is the rumors I've been reading. I'm new to HTC so I just got the dna less than a month ago. I asked the reps at the store if there was gonna be a newer HTC released this year and all of them didn't even know the S4 was coming out this year let alone provide info on the dna, haha
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I can't tell if the reps are really that clueless, or just pretend to be! Last week I was in a VZW store, and I overheard a rep tell a customer that the S4 was "just a rumor"
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I can't tell if the reps are really that clueless, or just pretend to be! Last week I was in a VZW store, and I overheard a rep tell a customer that the S4 was "just a rumor"
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Well the DNA could just be a rumor in are imaginations and few days from now we could wake up before the DNA was even announced. That being all a dream.
Just read an article on philosophy. Philosophy can really screw with your mind.
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I can't tell if the reps are really that clueless, or just pretend to be! Last week I was in a VZW store, and I overheard a rep tell a customer that the S4 was "just a rumor"
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It's called being in sales, and there's a level of dishonesty that they can get away with.
It's really hard to sell an S3 or a DNA when someone believes a better phone is coming out in a month. That's a reasonable amount of time for people to put up with an old phone while waiting for the new hotness.
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It's called being in sales, and there's a level of dishonesty that they can get away with.
It's really hard to sell an S3 or a DNA when someone believes a better phone is coming out in a month. That's a reasonable amount of time for people to put up with an old phone while waiting for the new hotness.
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The goal of the salesperson in the store is to get you to sign a contract before you step out the door. That's it. They can't sell you something they don't have, therefore before a launch (or preorder) the next new phone doesn't exist in the salesperson's vocabulary.
As long as you realize the goal of the salesperson is to get you to sign a contract, then you're OK. Caveat emptor.
Personally I never set foot inside those stores.
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The goal of the salesperson in the store is to get you to sign a contract before you step out the door. That's it. They can't sell you something they don't have, therefore before a launch (or preorder) the next new phone doesn't exist in the salesperson's vocabulary.
As long as you realize the goal of the salesperson is to get you to sign a contract, then you're OK. Caveat emptor.
Personally I never set foot inside those stores.
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Here is the wish list:
Upgraded Camera, Software, RAM and Processor(The Usual)
Boom Sound
Relocation of Volume buttoms(and keep all other buttons in the same place)
RGB LED Notification light
32GB+ storage
Minor Redesign(Metal body, add in second speaker to front and keep nearly the same desing and thinner, and equal bezels from top to bottom)
Screen upgrade(Keep 1080p resolution but use LG displays that is used on LG Spectrum 2[Its REALLY BEAUTIFUL])
Minority:
removableSD card and battery.
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Here is the wish list:
Upgraded Camera, Software, RAM and Processor(The Usual)
Boom Sound
Relocation of Volume buttoms(and keep all other buttons in the same place)
RGB LED Notification light
32GB+ storage
Minor Redesign(Metal body, add in second speaker to front and keep nearly the same desing and thinner, and equal bezels from top to bottom)
Screen upgrade(Keep 1080p resolution but use LG displays that is used on LG Spectrum 2[Its REALLY BEAUTIFUL])
Minority:
removableSD card and battery.
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sounds like the new One lol
binzokun said:
sounds like the new One lol
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The one has the same ram, processor and screen, just .3 inches smaller
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Verizon confirmed there is an HTC phone coming out. The HTC DNA has its counterpart HTC Butterfly. What I've read when I look around for the next Verizon HTC phone is that there is a butterfly 2. The next DNA is rumored to keep a 5 inch screen and slightly better internals than the one. Its all rumors of course....
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Here is the wish list:
Upgraded Camera, Software, RAM and Processor(The Usual)
Boom Sound
Relocation of Volume buttoms(and keep all other buttons in the same place)
RGB LED Notification light
32GB+ storage
Minor Redesign(Metal body, add in second speaker to front and keep nearly the same desing and thinner, and equal bezels from top to bottom)
Screen upgrade(Keep 1080p resolution but use LG displays that is used on LG Spectrum 2[Its REALLY BEAUTIFUL])
Minority:
removableSD card and battery.
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If I had one upgrade it would be the camera. The resolution is fine, but it is incapable of capturing images with any dynamic range. Any light sources turn into a giant white blob.
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Where would you move the volume buttons? Across to the other side or just relocate on the same side?
I want it to have the new NFC communication, Naked Flirty Communication
It's the first step to the human "bump" sharing
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The one has the same ram, processor and screen, just .3 inches smaller
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Incorrect. The dna has the S4 pro cpu and the one has the snapdragon 600.
If I'm not mistaken, the lcd technology is also different. The dna has an lcd 3 and I believe the one is different. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong.
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Incorrect. The dna has the S4 pro cpu and the one has the snapdragon 600.
If I'm not mistaken, the lcd technology is also different. The dna has an lcd 3 and I believe the one is different. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong.
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HTC site says its the same but they look extremely different.
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Incorrect. The dna has the S4 pro cpu and the one has the snapdragon 600.
If I'm not mistaken, the lcd technology is also different. The dna has an lcd 3 and I believe the one is different. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong.
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So it has an even better display than our dna ? Great!...:thumbdown:
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Incorrect. The dna has the S4 pro cpu and the one has the snapdragon 600.
If I'm not mistaken, the lcd technology is also different. The dna has an lcd 3 and I believe the one is different. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong.
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If I am not mistaken they are both LCD3.
The One has a slightly sharper display due to it being 1080p on a 4.7 inch display as opposed to a 5 inch display. If memory serves me the One has 469ppi and the DNA has 441ppi.
So by now the rumored DNA+ is gonna be a reality, the specs are mainly the rumors at this point. My question is, do you think the Verizon version of the One or probably DNA+, is gonna be released sometime in June? At this point I believe enough people know about the One that if Verizon borked their version no one would buy it, so I think their version is gonna be the One or maybe have a slight spec bump. Do you believe itll be released sometime this summer or at the end? I can hold off on getting a DNA if the + comes out in the next couple monthes, not if its more than 2 monthes out.
All of these are rumors so no one entirely knows what big red will do. If your patient I would wait. Expecially if you want to unlock root and s off because right now the only way to do that on the dna is jtag. So if you can't go without root and custom roms then I would wait unless you feel like jtag.
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I would be really surprised if verizon did not get the one.
So are there any pics yet of this so-called DNA+? I would think if it were to be released anytime soon there would be some sort of leaked pics, specs, or something by now. From what I've gathered just from brief looks at the ONE the phone isn't even cdma capable so I would assume if a version did come to vzw it would be completely different than any version of the ONE available now.
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So are there any pics yet of this so-called DNA+? I would think if it were to be released anytime soon there would be some sort of leaked pics, specs, or something by now. From what I've gathered just from brief looks at the ONE the phone isn't even cdma capable so I would assume if a version did come to vzw it would be completely different than any version of the ONE available now.
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Only thing is a document about a phone codenamed dlx plus(the DNA was called the dlx btw) that went through Bluetooth testing.
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HTC confirmed that there is a butterfly 2 in the works. (The butterfly is the international version of the DNA) and the phone might come out july-ish. That's the rumor anyways.
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And, of course, add a minimum of two months for that Butterfly 2 to meander its way onto VZW.
Personally, I don't see much point in waiting 4-6 months for a phone whose only substantial differentiating features will be a 15% faster SoC and Sense 5, unless you still enjoy your current device.
Xenoproctologist said:
And, of course, add a minimum of two months for that Butterfly 2 to meander its way onto VZW.
Personally, I don't see much point in waiting 4-6 months for a phone whose only substantial differentiating features will be a 15% faster SoC and Sense 5, unless you still enjoy your current device.
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The DNA came out before the butterfly.
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Verizon just said that the droid devices will be Motorola exlusive now.. so I'm guessing no droid DNA 2
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I mean they are getting the one which is kinda like a dna 2... More like the cuter sister
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Verizon just said that the droid devices will be Motorola exlusive now.. so I'm guessing no droid DNA 2
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So does that just mean that it isn't going to have the "DROID" branding? I assume that HTC and Samsung wouldn't be very happy if Verizon was going to ditch all other android devices.
So you could have a DNA2, just not a "DROID" DNA2. Right?
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So does that just mean that it isn't going to have the "DROID" branding? I assume that HTC and Samsung wouldn't be very happy if Verizon was going to ditch all other android devices.
So you could have a DNA2, just not a "DROID" DNA2. Right?
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yea its the droid branding, not all androids lol. they would be fools to ditch samsung. but we already have the butterfly s (which IS, technically, the droid DNA 2) being released over seas. maybe it will make its way to the US some day
IDC what the name is, as long as HTC keeps making solid phones, I'm sold!
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IDC what the name is, as long as HTC keeps making solid phones, I'm sold!
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Its more then disappointing that The HTC One is Verizon's next phone! Smaller screen same processor. Basicly just the name being sold.
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So do you guys think the butterfly s will come to Verizon just without the droid branding?
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Its more then disappointing that The HTC One is Verizon's next phone! Smaller screen same processor. Basicly just the name being sold.
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the HTC ONE runs a faster SoC its different than the DNA's SoC
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So do you guys think the butterfly s will come to Verizon just without the droid branding?
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I sure hope so and I hope they keep the exact same specs as the butterfly s because that seems like a beast of a phone ,really want the boom sound and 3200 mah battery
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I sure hope so and I hope they keep the exact same specs as the butterfly s because that seems like a beast of a phone ,really want the boom sound and 3200 mah battery
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All that plus the option to put up to a 64gb sdcard!! I am definitely getting this phone but just hope it comes to Verizon so I can use an upgrade on it and not throw 800 bucks for it from eBay
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I still have hope for a US Butterfly S. HTC would be an idiot of a company not to release it to a US market. The question is, will it come to Verizon? The DNA wasn't much of a success on Verizon (but the J Butterfly was over in Japan was), so they might aim for a GSM carrier. OR it may come to sprint as the HTC Evo Butterfly.
Also, I kind of understand Verizon's decision to make the Droid line Motorola-only. The non-Moto Droids have never done well. Read: Droid Charge, and (dare I say it) DNA. The Moto Droids have almost always been top-selling devices. Like the original Droid and its sequels, The RAZR line, specifically the original Droid RAZR Maxx, and the Mini/Maxx/Ultra will likely follow that path.
BTW: I'm stuck with my DNA (and i'm perfectly fine with that) for the next year and a half, so absolutely none of this will affect me until my contract ends in Jan 2015. I personally couldn't care less what happens with the whole Butterfly S/DNA 2 situation, but I understand some of you like to replace your device more frequently (which is perfectly fine) so I'm just adding my $0.02 to anyone who may be interested.
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I still have hope for a US Butterfly S. HTC would be an idiot of a company not to release it to a US market. The question is, will it come to Verizon? The DNA wasn't much of a success on Verizon (but the J Butterfly was over in Japan was), so they might aim for a GSM carrier. OR it may come to sprint as the HTC Evo Butterfly.
Also, I kind of understand Verizon's decision to make the Droid line Motorola-only. The non-Moto Droids have never done well. Read: Droid Charge, and (dare I say it) DNA. The Moto Droids have almost always been top-selling devices. Like the original Droid and its sequels, The RAZR line, specifically the original Droid RAZR Maxx, and the Mini/Maxx/Ultra will likely follow that path.
BTW: I'm stuck with my DNA (and i'm perfectly fine with that) for the next year and a half, so absolutely none of this will affect me until my contract ends in Jan 2015. I personally couldn't care less what happens with the whole Butterfly S/DNA 2 situation, but I understand some of you like to replace your device more frequently (which is perfectly fine) so I'm just adding my $0.02 to anyone who may be interested.
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Droid DNA is a great phone don't get me wrong but our family plan has like 3 extra upgrades to blow and my mom, grandma, and my brother don't really use them and use basic phones lol.
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And I also have a cracked screen lol. I have a love hate relationship with the HTC droids. Love that they aren't as popular as iPhone's or Samsung's so u feel like your unique... Hate the software development from Verizon (because of it not being as popular I guess)
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Who cares, the new phones don't have much wow factor to make me think the DNA is missing something or is being left behind. And looking at the development, the DNA has a good number of roms and kernels so I don't feel like it is under developed.
The DNA will be running strong for at least three years.
What I don't understand is... We have a 5 Inch, 1080P, Quad Core Android cell phone.. Nobody seems to care? We do!! But it's always about the HTC One, whatever Motorola is coming out with.. and Nokia Windows 8 phones..the next Nexus.. What is Samsung doing?? We have an absolute monster phone that I love yet there was almost ZERO hype behind it.. launched, then .. "Hey, I'm still here, I'm free now" .... Unless I missed something in my zombie like state of mind lately.. People ask what phone I have, then I tell them.. and I hear crickets.. People have no idea about this beast!!
See if people are wowed when you tell them you have the new Droid Ultra with a whopping 5 inch screen, powerful 1.7 dual core processor, and an unprecedented 2 gb ram plus the usually lousy Moto camera.
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See if people are wowed when you tell them you have the new Droid Ultra with a whopping 5 inch screen, powerful 1.7 dual core processor, and an unprecedented 2 gb ram plus the usually lousy Moto camera.
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Exactly!!! People go nuts over that sort of thing.. But a Quad core 5" 1080P HD phone is... "They aren't talking it up, must be mediocre"
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What I don't understand is... We have a 5 Inch, 1080P, Quad Core Android cell phone.. Nobody seems to care? We do!! But it's always about the HTC One, whatever Motorola is coming out with.. and Nokia Windows 8 phones..the next Nexus.. What is Samsung doing?? We have an absolute monster phone that I love yet there was almost ZERO hype behind it.. launched, then .. "Hey, I'm still here, I'm free now" .... Unless I missed something in my zombie like state of mind lately.. People ask what phone I have, then I tell them.. and I hear crickets.. People have no idea about this beast!!
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Completely agree with you. I firmly believe that the Droid DNA/J Butterfly/DLX is the second most innovative device of the modern mobile technology world. Second only to the Ubuntu Edge. I think the mistake was making this beast a Verizon exclusive. If they had endorsed the DNA the way they did with the One, or how Samsung has done since the Galaxy S2, they could easily blow the SGS4 and Xperia Z out of the water. Don't get me wrong, the One, S4 and XPZ are all great devices, but the DNA could easily rank right up there with them if HTC had really tried. And that's not even mentioning the Butterfly S. Bringing it to the states and endorsing it on all major carriers could set HTC for eternity. It takes the overall greatness of our DNAs and gives it all the things we love about the One (like boomsound). It's pretty much the ultimate smartphone IMO. HTC needs to play smart in the future, or they'll crash and burn. Hopefully the One's success will teach them this.
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The butterfly s is the only new phone I'm really looking foward too. I would pick the DNA over any other phone except it. It really solves all of our issues we had with the DNA . The battery is insane now, finally have more storage, and even though our speaker is amazing on the DNA, who wouldn't want boomsound?
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The butterfly s is the only new phone I'm really looking foward too. I would pick the DNA over any other phone except it. It really solves all of our issues we had with the DNA . The battery is insane now, finally have more storage, and even though our speaker is amazing on the DNA, who wouldn't want boomsound?
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And like you said sd card slot, I hope Verizon or htc doesnt screw this up . If it doesnt launch on Verizon I'm probably looking at the HTC one or droid maxx
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