The Hi-wave Hi5
quad-core,
HTC Butterfly lookalike appears to be nearing it's
launch date as a new
China Unicom version of the
phone has recently been spotted in the wild.
While we have seen the Hi5 in numerous
spy photos in the past, this is the first time the 999 Yuan ($160) quad-core,
1080 phone has shown up designed to run on China Unicom's networks.
The black
phone features red highlights and boasts the same overall
appearance as the 5-inch
HTC Butterfly. Like the
HTC phone the Hi5 has a 5-inch FHD display, but is powered by a more cost-effective
MT6589 processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB ROM, and comes equipped with a 2 mega-pixel front, 8 mega-pixel rear camera and
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.
Once launched the
Hiwave Hi5 will go head to head with tough
competition such as the
iOcean X7 Youth and entry-level
Neo N003.