Phone Comparison - HTC Aria vs HTC Explorer

HTC Aria
htc aria
HTC Explorer
htc explorer
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC
Announced June 2010 September 2011
Status Available - June 2010 Available - October 2011
Colors Black Active Black, Active Navy, Metallic Black, Metallic Navy
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 103.8 x 57.7 x 11.7 mm
(4.09 x 2.27 x 0.46 in)
102.8 x 57.2 x 12.9 mm
(4.05 x 2.25 x 0.51 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 108 g (3.81 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor 600 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7227 [Similar] 600 MHz Cortex A5, Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225A [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 384 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 MB ROM 90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 256K colors
Size 3.2 inches [Similar] 3.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 51.07% 52.01%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes Yes, 480p
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 80 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB ROM, 384 MB RAM 90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included microSD, up to 32GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1200 mAh 1230 mAh
Stand by Up to 372 h Up to 485 h (2G)
Up to 445 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 7 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 33 min (3G)