Phone Comparison - HTC Explorer vs Karbonn A12+ vs Xolo A500S IPS

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Karbonn XOLO
Announced September 2011 October 2013 October 2013
Status Available - October 2011 Available - October 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Active Black, Active Navy, Metallic Black, Metallic Navy White, Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 102.8 x 57.2 x 12.9 mm
(4.05 x 2.25 x 0.51 in)
- 125 x 63.2 x 8.98 mm
(4.92 x 2.49 x 0.35 in)
Weight 108 g (3.81 oz) - -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex A5, Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225A Dual-core 1.3 GHz, MTK 6572 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MediaTek MT6572W
GPU Adreno 200 Mali-400MP Mali-400MP
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.24 GB user available) 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Wide Viewing Angle IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 52.01% - 57.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 480p Yes, 720p Yes, 720p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 80 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.0 A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.24 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1230 mAh 1400 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by Up to 485 h (2G)
Up to 445 h (3G)
- Up to 492 h (2G)
Up to 470 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 33 min (3G)
- Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)