Phone Comparison - HTC Explorer vs Samsung Galaxy Discover vs Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2011 November 2012 July 2016
Status Available - October 2011 Available - November 2012 Available - July 2016
Price - - Rs. 9,750 ($143.38) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Active Black, Active Navy, Metallic Black, Metallic Navy Black Black, Gold, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 102.8 x 57.2 x 12.9 mm
(4.05 x 2.25 x 0.51 in)
112.8 x 61.5 x 11.5 mm
(4.44 x 2.42 x 0.45 in)
142.4 x 71.1 x 8.0 mm
(5.61 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 108 g (3.81 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109
4G Network - - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Smart Glow Notifications
- Turbo Speed Technology (TST)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex A5, Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225A 800 MHz Cortex-A5 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A
GPU Adreno 200 - Mali-400MP2
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors - 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches 3.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 52.01% 52.47% 67.94%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No FM radio, RDS, recording
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP
Flash No LED flash LED Flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 480p Yes 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] 5 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, 7.2 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, with A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1230 mAh 1300 mAh 2600 mAh battery
Stand by Up to 485 h (2G)
Up to 445 h (3G)
Up to 440 h -
Talk Time Up to 7 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 33 min (3G)
Up to 7 h 20 min Up to 14 h (3G)