HTC Butterfly 2

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The HTC Butterfly 2 is a high-end Android smartphone released by HTC in 2014.

The phone received positive reviews. Kevin Nether of Android Authority described the phone as "basically the One (M8) in a plastic body", noting its dust and water resistance as advantages, but also that it lacked the premium build quality on the One (M8). [1] Aloysius Low of CNET described the Butterfly 2 as "one of [HTC]'s best smartphones". [2]

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References

  1. Nether, Kevin (October 15, 2014). "HTC Butterfly 2 Review". Android Authority. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  2. Low, Aloysius (September 1, 2014). "HTC Butterfly 2 review". CNET. Retrieved 2019-04-16.