HTC Explorer vs HTC Desire S

HTC Explorer

HTC Explorer

Announced On:September, 2011

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HTC Desire S

HTC Desire S

Announced On:February, 2011

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HTC Explorer vs HTC Desire S

HTC Explorer	HTC Desire S

Price
EUR: €70	EUR: €100
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
102.8 x 57.2 x 12.9 mm (4.05 x 2.25 x 0.51 in)	115 x 59.8 x 11.6 mm (4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 in)
Weight
108 g (3.81 oz)	130 g (4.59 oz)
Colors
Active Black, Active Navy, Metallic Black, Metallic Navy	Black, Red

Type
Display
TFT, 256K colors	S-LCD
Size
3.2 inches, 30.5 cm² (~51.9% screen-to-body ratio)	3.7 inches, 39.0 cm² (~56.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~180 ppi density)	480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 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
512MB ROM, 512MB RAM	1.1GB ROM, 768MB 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 80 kbps	Up to 114 kbps
EDGE
Up to 236.8 kbps	Up to 560 kbps
Speed
HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps	HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth
3.0, A2DP, EDR	2.1, A2DP, EDR
USB
microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS	Yes, with A-GPS

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

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/eAAC+/WAV/WMA	MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA
Video Format Support
XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV	DivX/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 3.5	Sense UI 3
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 MSM7225A Snapdragon S1	Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
CPU
600 MHz Cortex A5	1.0 GHz Scorpion
GPU
Adreno 200	Adreno 205
Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
SIM
Mini-SIM	Mini-SIM
Speakers
Yes SRS surround	Yes
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	3.5 mm

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

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

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

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