We took a while
prior posting this entry because we've been HELLA busy for the past few weeks.
Nevertheless this is one of those blogs that we looked forward to working at
mainly because we're actually fans of the product. #fanmodeON!
We found ourselves
marching from Laguna to Dillingers over at Greenbelt 3 last February 26 for the
launch of HTC Butterfly. I'm glad we got invited for this one because I've been
curious as to what the hype really is about. Much praise has been said of the
Butterfly for its stunning design and features, and we wanted to see it with
our own eyes.
Dillingers is
actually a steak and brew restaurant, there was just a small HTC tarp near the
door and a handful of people on the tables, so we were a little hesitant to get
in. Turns out, we were led to a corner where there was a small gray-walled
tunnel that led down to the Prohibition lounge, a wine bar and pub with a
reception area. I think the setup was really classy and old school, like the
guests were being invited to a secret. Perfect way to present the elegance of
what was to come.
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| At Dillingers |
The marketing head,
Francisco Turno, and country president Richard Javier were there. I actually
liked the product presentation. Straightforward and no frills. You can check http://www.htc.com/www/smartphones/htc-butterfly/ for the specs.
The HTC Butterfly is
the first to bring 441ppi screen resolution in town. Take this: magazine photos
are printed at about 300 ppi, museum-grade photos work with 400ppi, while this
phone comes with 440ppi. So just imagine the display calibre this phone packs
itself with. True enough, when we tried it, we were welcomed with unparalleled
color vibrance for a phone. It was pleasure enough just to browse through the
screen!
The phone also comes
with a dedicated imaging chip. Well, not all 8mp cameras are created equal.
Even some 12mp cameras suffer with over saturation of colors. But the HTC
butterfly makes use of an imaging chip for quick shooting and better image
processing. Guys, the thing can snap photos in as quick as 0.2 secs! Faster
than you'd say "smile!" :p You'd never miss a precious, or hilarious
moment with this one. :)
It also comes with a
front 2.0megapixel camera for those vanity shots and group barkada pics (when
you couldn't find someone else to take your group picture and you have to make
use of "tantsameter" to fit all of you in the frame. Heheh!)
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| Product demo was straight forward and product-centered |
Video shooting is
also topnotch quality, as again, this is the first to offer 1080p HD video
playback and shoot. That's like bringing your HD TV wherever you are. For
whatever purpose you may have in mind, it also has a slow motion video capture and playback
capability, so that's being able to capture the smallest details of your
basketball game, make fun of your friends while they eat, or just take a
surreal moment of the time when your crush said "hi!".
We weren't able to
check the actual performance since we only got to play with it for a short
time, but so far I'm really liking the intuitive HTC Sense OS. And at 2gb RAM
and 1.5Ghz, you'd expect that this is a blazing fast device.
One thing we had to
check out were the audio quality and speakers. Being music lovers, this is one
of our top priorities for a phone. For the previous One X and One X+ handsets,
the sound quality with headsets on were good because of Beats audio, however
when you use the speaker it tends to get distorted. For the Butterfly I tried
to stream a couple of songs, one electronic rock, and one with heavy bass, over
the internet (yes there was wi-fi), and the sound quality was pretty nice, with
considerably loud volume, thanks to the built in amplifier.
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| rarr! I want one!! |
