Fans of the highly anticipated HTC Butterfly will have plenty to rejoice at the end of January as this Android-powered smartphone will make its debut on local shores at a RRP of RM 2,299. This is the first smartphone with a Full HD (1080p) display and comes with the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon quad-core processor, HTC Sense 4+ and Android Jelly Bean.

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The 5 inch screen features Corning Gorilla Glass 2 protection and boasts a 440 pixels per inch. The rear camera has an 8-megapixel f/2.0 28mm wide-angle lens, 5-level automatic flash, backside illuminated sensor (BSI), and superfast autofocus. The front camera on the other hand is a new best-in-class 2.1-megapixel, f/2.0, 88-degree, ultra-wide angle, front-facing camera that allows more to be captured in self-portraits, and up to four people for group shots.

As with recent HTC devices, the Butterfly comes with Beats Audio and built-in headset amplifier and dedicated amp for the external rear-speaker. HTC Butterfly is available at all HTC authorized retailers and mobile operators – Celcom, DiGi, Maxis, TuneTalk, and U Mobile – at RRP 2,299 starting end-January.