While this isn’t going to come as a surprise to many of us, HTC and Verizon held their press event to today and unveiled none other than the HTC Droid DNA. For those that don’t know, this is essentially the US version of the HTC J Butterfly.

So the announcement wasn’t a surprise, is anything else related to the new HTC phablet a shocker? Not really, it seems pretty on par with the J Butterfly. Here are the official specs and features on the HTC Droid DNA:

• 1.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor
• 2GB of RAM
• 16GB of storage
• 5-inch IPS display with 1920 x 1090 resolution and Gorilla Glass 2
• microSD
• 8MP camera, 2.1MP front cam
• 4G LTE support
• 802.11 a/b/g/n dual-band, Wifi, GPS
• Bluetooth, NFC
• Mobile hotspot support
• microUSB
• 2020mAh battery
• Beats audio support
• wireless charging support
• Android 4.1 Jelly Bean running with HTC Sense 4+
• Size: 143 x 71 x 9.1mm
• Weight: 140g

As you can see, this phone is a beast with its quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, and 1080p 5-inch screen. Large phones like this aren’t for everyone, and HTC Sense might be a turn off for some– that said, if you are looking for a massively powerful phablet, this is certainly the most powerful you’ll find at least for now.

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We’ve known about the Japanese-bound HTC J Butterfly for a while now. The 5-inch 1080 monster looks to be one of the most impressive smartphones ever released, but what about outside of Japan? In the United States, Verizon is getting a rebranded version called the Droid DNA. The good news is that the rest of the Asian market is also getting the gorgeous 1080p phablet, under the name HTC DLX.

According to several rumors emerging, the HTC DLX will be available in black, white and brown color choices and will be slightly thinner than Verizon’s version, possible due to a smaller battery inside. Otherwise, the DLX, J Butterfly and Droid DNA all seem to have about the same overall specs.

With the HTC DLX you will get the same 1080p screen, a quad-core Snapdragon S4 CPU, 2GB of RAM and a 12MP camera.

At the moment, the rumors seem to only talk about China and Taiwan getting the DLX. That being said, don’t be surprised if the HTC DLX makes its way to other markets like Europe in the not-so-distant future as well. When? That’s a good question. We’ll keep our readers up to date when we learn more.

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