Phone Comparison - HTC Explorer vs Lenovo A536 vs Lenovo A328

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Lenovo Lenovo
Announced September 2011 September 2014 September 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Available - September 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Active Black, Active Navy, Metallic Black, Metallic Navy Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 102.8 x 57.2 x 12.9 mm
(4.05 x 2.25 x 0.51 in)
139.6 x 72 x 9.95 mm
(5.5 x 2.83 x 0.39 in)
132 x 68.5 x 11 mm
(5.2 x 2.7 x 0.43 in)
Weight 108 g (3.81 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex A5, Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225A Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M
GPU Adreno 200 Mali-400MP2 Mali-400MP2
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM 8 GB ROM 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches 5.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 52.01% 68.49% 61.54%
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, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash No LED Flash LED Flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 480p Yes Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [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 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0 v4.0
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 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB 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-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1230 mAh 2000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 485 h (2G)
Up to 445 h (3G)
Up to 300 h Up to 240 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 33 min (3G)
Up to 15 h 30 min Up to 21 h