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GSMArena team, 18 February 2013

The droid monarch


HTC Butterfly review: The droid monarch

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  • User reviews
  • Butterfly

11. Play store, Google Maps
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Retail package, 360-degree spin, design and build quality
  3. 3. Controls, battery life, display
  4. 4. User interface
  5. 5. Performance
  6. 6. Google Now, phonebook, telephony, messaging
  7. 7. Gallery, music and video players, audio quality
  8. 8. Camera and camcorder, image and video comparison tools
  9. 9. Connectivity, web browser
  10. 10. Organizer
  11. 11. Play store, Google Maps
  12. 12. Conclusion
  13.  
  14. HTC Butterfly specification
  15. User opinions and reviews
  16. Review comments (68)

HTC Android

Play Store

The Google Play Store features several scrollable tabs - categories, featured, top paid, top free, top grossing, top new paid, top new free and trending. Apps usually have several screenshots (some even offer a demo video) so you can get an idea of what the app looks like before installing it. You can also check out comments and ratings, as well as the number of downloads and so on, to help you decide if the app is worth it.

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The Google Play app

There are all kinds of apps in the Android market and the most important ones are covered (file managers, audio and video players, navigation apps, document readers etc.).

Unfortunately there is no HTC Hub in the Jelly Bean version of HTC's Android implementation. This means you can't get additional HTC scenes, HTC wallpapers, etc.

Google Maps

The HTC Butterfly has a built-in GPS receiver, which managed to get a lock in under a minute (with A-GPS switched off no less). If all you need is a rough idea of where you are (within 150 meters) you can use the Cell-ID and Wi-Fi network lock, which is very fast as well.

Google Maps is a standard part of the Android package and we've covered it many times before. It offers voice-guided navigation in certain countries and falls back to a list of instructions elsewhere. You can plan routes, search for nearby POI and go into the always cool Street View.

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Google Maps

Popular places around the world feature pictures and reviews by people. Street view isn't available everywhere, but it is growing in coverage and is the coolest thing we've seen on a Maps app to date (that includes Aerial view in iOS).

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Local information and Street View

You can save maps for offline view, which caches them on your device's storage, but keep in mind that not all map info is saved (meaning not everything down to street level like businesses, POIs, etc.). You can also go with HTC's Location app, which lets you navigate offline and download a handful of language packages and maps by region.

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HTC Locations

One month of voice guidance will set you back 9.99 EUR, while a year or unlimited cost 39.99 and 49.99 EUR, respectively, which is a bit on the salty side.

Next Page » 12. Conclusion
11. Play store, Google Maps
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Retail package, 360-degree spin, design and build quality
  3. 3. Controls, battery life, display
  4. 4. User interface
  5. 5. Performance
  6. 6. Google Now, phonebook, telephony, messaging
  7. 7. Gallery, music and video players, audio quality
  8. 8. Camera and camcorder, image and video comparison tools
  9. 9. Connectivity, web browser
  10. 10. Organizer
  11. 11. Play store, Google Maps
  12. 12. Conclusion
  13.  
  14. HTC Butterfly specification
  15. User opinions and reviews
  16. Review comments (68)

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  • Comments (68)
  • User reviews
  • Butterfly

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