HTC launched two flagship products this year, of which HTC One is the key promotion, based on the key promotional strategies. The HTC Butterfly S, as the flagship of the upgraded model, is quietly launched, and no one knows. And who is stronger and how to choose between these two flagship?
(This article uses the dual card version HTC One of the Bank of China)
In terms of configuration, HTC Butterfly S is not only an upgraded version of HTC Butterfly, a popular model last year, but also a large plastic screen version compared with HTC One, with a certain performance improvement. However, there are still some things difficult to experience in this simple parameter comparison. For example, it is rumored that the BoomSound of HTC One is more powerful than that of HTC Butterfly S, and HTC Butterfly S has also castrated all OIS optical anti shake on HTC One. Will the improvement of parameters bring different feelings to the experience?
Appearance design:
In terms of appearance design, HTC Butterfly S is not very different from HTC One. The front landmark BoomSound and the back landmark UltraPixel give people the greatest feeling of plastic and metal appearance (nonsense). Compared with HTC Butterfly S, it is more low-key and Japanese style, which is quite different from the atmosphere and texture of HTC One.
HTC Butterfly S uses a 5-inch screen, which is a little larger than the 4.7-inch screen of HTC One, which also increases the three dimensions. However, the two flagship ships can also be operated by one hand, that is, HTC Butterfly S will have a donkey face.
From the visual point of view, the front landmark BoomSound speaker seems to have a larger cavity than the HTC Butterfly S. We will evaluate the details later.
The same concentric circle volume key on the side, but the HTC Butterfly S also has decoration, which is relatively pleasant.
The headphone hole and the power key are also designed on the top. The HTC Butterfly S is the same as the HTC One, and the power key is also an infrared transmitter. Compared with HTC Butterfly S, HTC One has added memory card expansion support, which is also on the top of the SIM card.
The back is also the iconic UltraPixel camera. Visually, HTC One is relatively large, but in fact, it's just the glass. In terms of parameters, the cameras of both HTCs are 4 million pixel UltraPixels, but the HTC Butterfly S lacks the OIS optical anti shake of HTC One and is replaced by digital anti shake.
HTC One uses metal material, which is much better than the baking paint material of HTC Butterfly S. In daily use, the beauty reserve of HTC Butterfly S must be taken good care of, or scratches will be unbearable. However, the metal material of HTC One also causes the lettering on the back to fall off. As shown in the figure above, only beats are left in the beatsound behind HTC One.
BoomSound：
HTC One and HTC Butterfly S also have the BoomSound launched by HTC this year. There are two speakers on the front of the BoomSound, which makes the sense of presence very powerful. At the same time, the volume is also very powerful. It can be said that after using the BoomSound, it can't go back. In the appearance comparison above, it seems that the cavity of HTC One is larger than that of HTC Butterfly S's BoomSound, so what is the actual situation?
To evaluate the BoomSound of two mobile phones, we put the two phones at the same position and angle, keep the same specific as the decibel meter, and play the same track in decibels.
Decibel meter (HTC Butterfly S on the left, HTC One on the right)
Although the BoomSound cavity of HTC One is visually larger than that of HTC Butterfly S, the actual maximum volume of HTC Butterfly S is still larger, but the difference is several decibels. It is not easy to detect if it is not put together.
It should be noted that at the maximum volume, both mobile phones will have obvious resonance. Since HTC Butterfly S uses a plastic body, the resonance phenomenon is more serious than that of HTC One with a metal body, and the sound also has a certain degree of distortion.
UltraPixel：
UltraPixel is also a technology launched by HTC this year. This technology enables a single pixel to have more light input, which has improved both in daylight and at night. The only thing is that it is only 4 million pixels at present. HTC Butterfly S and HTC One use this technology at the same time, but some OIS optical anti shake on HTC One changes to digital anti shake on HTC Butterfly S, while other parameters are the same. Optical anti shake is much better than digital anti shake in daily use. Here is a simple comparison.
Sample (HTC Butterfly S on the left, HTC One on the right)
Hold the two mobile phones horizontally and move them from left to right at a constant speed. Because of different positions, the camera will be different. However, as can be seen from the figure, HTC One has no obvious sense of shaking due to the blessing of optical anti shake. HTC Butterfly S, on the other hand, has a certain feeling of dithering and blurring in the font.
CPU：
HTC One and HTC Butterfly S also use the Snapdragon 600 processor, which is sufficient in terms of performance. In terms of frequency, HTC butterfly S has reached 1.9 GHz, 0.2 GHz higher than HTC One's 1.7 GHz. What difference does this gap bring?
Theoretical run test
Evaluation of rabbit (HTC Butterfly S on the left, HTC One on the right)
From the score of Anthare, HTC Butterfly S scores better than HTC One in all aspects, but the range is not large, which is also an expected result.
Vellamo (HTC Butterfly S on the left, HTC One on the right)
This is a web testing software launched by Qualcomm, which mainly tests the HTML5 performance of mobile phones. HTC Butterfly S is better than HTC One, but its advantages are not obvious.
GPU：
HTC Butterfly S and HTC One also use Adreno 320, but the 450 MHz Butterfly S is higher than the 400 MHz of One, so how does it perform in actual use?
Theoretical score test:
GFXBench 2.7.2 (HTC Butterfly S on the left, HTC One on the right)
For the old GPU performance test, the requirements for GPU performance are more stringent after version 2.7. At the same time, version 2.7 includes the 2.5 Egypt HD test. HTC Butterfly S still performs better than HTC One.
3DMark（ HTC Butterfly S on the left and HTC One on the right ）
HTC Butterfly S performed better than HTC One in this test link.
BaseMark X
HTC Butterfly S, On Screen: 8.6 frames, Off Screen: 6.4 frames
HTC One, On Screen: 7.2 frames, Off Screen: 6.8 frames
This test uses the Unity 4.0 engine and introduces a large number of particle effects, advanced lighting effects and post-processing, which will exert great pressure on the GPU of the mobile phone. Similarly, HTC Butterfly S performs better than HTC One.
Game frame test:
Both HTC Butterfly S and HTC One are equipped with Snapdragon 600 processors, but the CPU and GPU frequencies of HTC Butterfly S are higher than those of HTC One. In the theoretical scoring link, all indicators of HTC Butterfly S are better than those of HTC One, but do a small number of parameters really have a great impact on the experience?
The above figure shows the frame number comparison curve of HTC Butterfly S and HTC One in the same runway environment. The result is surprising. The HTC One with lower GPU frequency is slightly better than HTC Butterfly S, although this gap is not much perceived in the experience.
The performance in the original theory should be that HTC Butterfly S is better than HTC One. After all, there are advantages in hardware, but through software testing, we found that. After HTC One is upgraded to Android 4.2.2, the maximum frequency of GPU running games is 320MHz, which is less than 400MHz of hardware, and the same is true for HTC Butterfly S.
After various ways of detection and testing, the result is still the same. It can only be said that HTC's Android 4.2.2 system does not optimize the GPU well or restricts it. The test can only be carried out after the future system upgrade.
Power consumption:
HTC Butterfly S uses a 3200mAh battery, which is 800mAh larger than the 2300mAh of HTC One. In theory, it has left HTC One alone. The same is true in actual use. The HTC Butterfly S can be recharged every two days, or even every three days, for daily use. The HTC One is charged once a day or half a day.
(The above figure shows the endurance of HTC Butterfly S)
Fever:
HTC Butterfly S uses plastic materials, while HTC One uses metal materials. In addition to visual effects and touch, it has a great impact on heat dissipation. Fifteen minutes after a large game, you can feel the whole HTC One body is heating up, which is also a disadvantage of metal materials. The HTC Butterfly S is near the camera. However, it is also a material problem. Metal HTC One is easier to dissipate heat than plastic HTC Butterfly S.
Summary:
In terms of appearance design, the metal HTC One is more refined, refined and noble than the plastic HTC Butterfly S, and also beats the HTC Butterfly S in touch. However, the Japanese design style and various colors that HTC Butterfly S continues are quite elegant, which is better than HTC One in flavor and sentiment. As for who to choose, it depends on whether you are picky about the material or the design style. However, the back cover of HTC Butterfly S is still easy to scratch and needs careful care.
In terms of performance, the Snapdragon 600 processor is also used, but the frequency of HTC Butterfly S is slightly higher than that of HTC One, and the theoretical score is also better, but there is not much difference in actual application. Similarly, the GPU of HTC Butterfly S is stronger than that of HTC One. However, due to system problems, the GPU is limited to the same frequency, and there is not much difference in the game. So there is no need to compare the performance.
The same BoomSound, the same UltraPixel, HTC One and HTC Butterfly S are HTC's flagship products, but they complement each other in all aspects. The metal body is 4.7 inches and the elegant plastic is 5 inches. How to choose depends on whether you want the elegant large screen or the exquisite metal.
