Phone Comparison - HTC Explorer vs HTC Desire 816

HTC Explorer
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HTC Desire 816
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC
Announced September 2011 February 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Available - March 2014
Colors Active Black, Active Navy, Metallic Black, Metallic Navy Red, Grey, Green, Cyan, White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 102.8 x 57.2 x 12.9 mm
(4.05 x 2.25 x 0.51 in)
156.6 x 78.7 x 8 mm
(6.17 x 3.1 x 0.31 in)
Weight 108 g (3.81 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA
LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - Asia
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex A5, Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225A [Similar] Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM 8 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 52.01% 67.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR
Video Yes, 480p Yes, 720p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 80 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, 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, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1230 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 485 h (2G)
Up to 445 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 7 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 33 min (3G)
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