"Sony Xperia Z3" and "HTC Butterfly 3" are two great phones worthy of a comparison. Despite "Sony Xperia Z3" and "HTC Butterfly 3" being released one year apart, with "Xperia Z3" being the earlier model, these two phones have so much in common than you would expect. And despite not being as popular as the iPhones and the Galaxy S series, these two phones have really great specs.
Here is a brief comparison review between the "Sony Xperia Z3" and the "HTC Butterfly 3".
"Sony Xperia Z3" vs "HTC Butterfly 3" Body, Display
"Sony Xperia Z3" measures 146 x 72 x 7.3 mm while the "HTC Butterfly 3" measures 151 x 73 x 10 mm and both phones are dust and water resistant.
Both "Sony Xperia Z3" and "HTC Butterfly 3" have a screen size of 5.2 inches but "HTC Butterfly 3" has a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 with 565 ppi, as the "Sony Xperia Z3" only has a 1080 x 1920 pixel resolution with 424 ppi.
"Sony Xperia Z3" vs "HTC Butterfly 3" Platform, Memory
Both phones are upgradable to Android Marshmallow with "Sony Xperia Z3" having an initial OS of Android v4.4.4 KitKat and "HTC Butterfly 3" having an inital OS of Android v5.0 Lollipop.
"Sony Xperia Z3" is powered by Snapdragon 801 with a CPU of quad core 2.5 GHz Krait 400. "HTC Butterfly 3" on the other hand is powered by Snapdragon 810 with a quad core 1.5 GHz Cortex A53 and quad core 2 GHz Cortex A57 CPU.
Both the "Sony Xperia Z3" and "HTC Butterfly 3" have 3 GB RAM with a microSD slot for up to 128 GB external memory. "Sony Xperia Z3" comes with a 16/32 GB internal storage while "HTC Butterfly 3" comes with a 32 GB internal storage.
"Sony Xperia Z3" vs "HTC Butterfly 3" Camera
"Sony Xperia Z3" comes with a 20.7 rear camera with a smaller than usual 2.2 MP front camera. "HTC Butterfly 3" on the other hand has a 20.2 rear camera accompanied by an impressive 13 MP front camera. A 13 MP front camera is not something you can always find in today's smartphones, the usual front cam spec is just at around 5 to 8 MP.
"Sony Xperia Z3" vs "HTC Butterfly 3" Battery
"Sony Xperia Z3" comes with a Li Ion 3100 mAh battery with a standby time of 740 hours in 3G while "HTC Butterfly 3" comes with a Li Ion 2700 mAh battery that has a standby time of 416 hours on 3G.
Both the "Sony Xperia Z3" and "HTC Butterfly 3" come with fast battery charging capability of 60% in 30 minutes.
"Sony Xperia Z3" vs "HTC Butterfly 3" Price, Verdict
"Sony Xperia Z3" costs around 400 Euro while "HTC Butterfly 3" is priced at around 540 Euro. With a relatively small price difference, it looks like both phones are equally great. "HTC Butterfly 3" is better by a tiny bit in the display and front camera areas which do reflect on its price, but the "Xperia Z3" isn't doing so bad as well.
