HTC Desire S vs HTC Explorer

HTC Desire S

HTC Desire S

Announced On:February, 2011

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HTC Explorer

HTC Explorer

Announced On:September, 2011

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HTC Desire S vs HTC Explorer

HTC Desire S	HTC Explorer

Price
EUR: €100	EUR: €70
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
GBP: N/A	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen	Candybar, Touchscreen
Dimensions
115 x 59.8 x 11.6 mm (4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 in)	102.8 x 57.2 x 12.9 mm (4.05 x 2.25 x 0.51 in)
Weight
130 g (4.59 oz)	108 g (3.81 oz)
Colors
Black, Red	Active Black, Active Navy, Metallic Black, Metallic Navy

Type
Display
S-LCD	TFT, 256K colors
Size
3.7 inches, 39.0 cm² (~56.7% screen-to-body ratio)	3.2 inches, 30.5 cm² (~51.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density)	320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~180 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass

Technology
Network
GSM / HSPA	GSM / HSPA
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 900 / 2100	HSDPA 900 / 2100

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
1.1GB ROM, 768MB RAM	512MB ROM, 512MB RAM
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records
Practically unlimited	Practically unlimited

GPRS
Connectivity
Up to 114 kbps	Up to 80 kbps
EDGE
Up to 560 kbps	Up to 236.8 kbps
Speed
HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps	HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth
2.1, A2DP, EDR	3.0, A2DP, EDR
USB
microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS	Yes, with A-GPS

Main Camera
Camera
5 MP, AF	3.15 MP
Camera Features
LED flash	Geo-tagging, face detection
Video
720p@30fps	480p
Selfie Camera
VGA

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA	MP3/eAAC+/WAV/WMA
Video Format Support
DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV	XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV
Radio
Stereo FM radio, RDS	Stereo FM radio, RDS

Operating System (OS)
Software
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)	Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Upgradable
Upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
UI
Sense UI 3	Sense UI 3.5
Java
Yes, via Java MIDP emulator	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash	HTML, Adobe Flash
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Games
Yes	Yes

Chipset
Hardware
Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2	Qualcomm MSM7225A Snapdragon S1
CPU
1.0 GHz Scorpion	600 MHz Cortex A5
GPU
Adreno 205	Adreno 200
Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity, compass	Accelerometer, proximity
SIM
Mini-SIM	Mini-SIM
Speakers
Yes	Yes SRS surround
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	3.5 mm

Battery Type
Battery
Removable Li-Ion 1450 mAh battery	Removable Li-Ion 1230 mAh battery
Standby
Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 455 h (3G)	Up to 485 h (2G) / Up to 445 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 9 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)	Up to 7 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 33 min (3G)

Features
Additional Features
Dedicated search key Document viewer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input	Voice memo Predictive text input

SAR US
Misc
0.33 W/kg (head) 1.06 W/kg (body)	1.56 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
	1.24 W/kg (head) 0.72 W/kg (body)

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