Phone Comparison - HTC Explorer vs Samsung Galaxy Gio S5660

HTC Explorer
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Samsung Galaxy Gio S5660
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Samsung
Announced September 2011 January 2011
Status Available - October 2011 Available - March 2011
Colors Active Black, Active Navy, Metallic Black, Metallic Navy Black, Silver White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 102.8 x 57.2 x 12.9 mm
(4.05 x 2.25 x 0.51 in)
110.5 x 57.5 x 12.2 mm
(4.35 x 2.26 x 0.48 in )
Weight 108 g (3.81 oz) 102 g (3.6 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3
Processor 600 MHz Cortex A5, Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225A [Similar] 800 MHz, Qualcomm QCT MSM7227-1 Turbo [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 278 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM 158 MB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches [Similar] 3.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 52.01% 48.14%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Smile Detection
Video Yes, 480p Yes, QVGA@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [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, 7.2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi 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, v2.0 microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 158 MB storage, 278 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1230 mAh 1350 mAh
Stand by Up to 485 h (2G)
Up to 445 h (3G)
Up to 610 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 33 min (3G)
Up to 10 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)