Phone Comparison - HTC Explorer vs Micromax Canvas Doodle 2 A240 vs Gionee M2

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Micromax Gionee
Announced September 2011 August 2013 January 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Available - August 2013 Available - January 2014
Colors Active Black, Active Navy, Metallic Black, Metallic Navy Gray/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)
161 x 82.5 x 8.9 mm
(6.34 x 3.25 x 0.35 in)
144 x 72 x 10.5 mm
(5.67 x 2.83 x 0.41 in)
Weight 108 g (3.81 oz) 220 g (7.76 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.2.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex A5, Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225A Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 6589 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M
GPU Adreno 200 PowerVR SGX544 Mali-400MP2
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM 16 GB (12 GB user available) 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16.7M colors
Size 3.2 inches 5.7 inches 5 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (258 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 52.01% 67.25% 66.40%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 12 MP, 4000 x 3000 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash No Dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama, Face beauty, Eraser, 99 snaps in one click, Gesture Shot, Smile Shot
Video Yes, 480p Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [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, 42 Mbps, HSUPA, 11 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v3.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 16 GB (12 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

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 Non-removable Li-Ion battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1230 mAh 2600 mAh 4200 mAh
Stand by Up to 485 h (2G)
Up to 445 h (3G)
Up to 220 h Up to 555 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 33 min (3G)
Up to 8 h Up to 31 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 24 h (3G)