HTC Butterfly 3
{{Short description|Android smartphone}}
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| codename = B3
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| type = Smartphone
| form = Slate
| size = {{convert|151|mm|in|abbr=on}} H
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| weight = {{convert|161|g|oz|1|abbr=on}}
| os = Android 5.0 "Lollipop"
| soc = Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
| cpu = Quad-core ARM Cortex A57 and quad-core A53 (64-bit support)
| gpu = Adreno 430
| memory = 3 GB LPDDR4 RAM
| storage = 32 GB
| memory_card = microSD up to 128 GB
| battery = 2,700 mAh Li-Po
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The HTC Butterfly 3 is an Android smartphone manufactured and marketed by HTC. The device is an international variant of the HTC J Butterfly (HTV31) which was sold only in Japan and the Butterfly 3 was first launched in Taiwan on October 20, 2015.{{cite web|title=HTC unveils the Butterfly 3 for its international audiences|url=http://www.androidcentral.com/htc-officially-unveils-butterfly-3-its-international-audience|website=androidcentral.com|publisher=Mobile Nation|author=Rich Edmonds|date=29 September 2015|access-date=1 November 2015|archive-date=1 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101125929/http://www.androidcentral.com/htc-officially-unveils-butterfly-3-its-international-audience|url-status=live}} However, HTC later on stated that the Butterfly 3 will be sold only in Taiwan.{{cite web|title=Updated: Japan-exclusive HTC J Butterfly to launch only in Taiwan as the Butterfly 3|url=http://www.phonearena.com/news/Updated-Japan-exclusive-HTC-J-Butterfly-to-launch-only-in-Taiwan-as-the-Butterfly-3_id74183|website=phonearena.com|publisher=Phonearena|date=30 September 2015|access-date=1 November 2015|archive-date=5 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105020150/http://www.phonearena.com/news/Updated-Japan-exclusive-HTC-J-Butterfly-to-launch-only-in-Taiwan-as-the-Butterfly-3_id74183|url-status=live}}
History
The J Butterfly was announced in May 2015 and the Butterfly 3 was announced along with the HTC One M9+ Supreme Camera Edition in a press conference held in Japan in September 2015.{{cite web|title=HTC launches J Butterfly HTV31 in Japan|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/htc-launches-htc-j-butterfly-htv31-in-japan-video-139118/|website=christianpost.com|publisher=Christian Post|date=14 May 2015|access-date=1 November 2015|archive-date=22 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222081602/http://www.christianpost.com/news/htc-launches-htc-j-butterfly-htv31-in-japan-video-139118/|url-status=live}} An international version was announced on 29 September 2015.
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Category:Android (operating system) devices
Category:Mobile phones introduced in 2015