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HTC Explorer vs HTC Desire C

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC HTC
Announced
September 2011 May 2012
Status
Available - October 2011 Available - June 2012
Colors
Active Black, Active Navy, Metallic Black, Metallic Navy Polar White, Stealth Black, Flamenco Red
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
102.8 x 57.2 x 12.9 mm
(4.05 x 2.25 x 0.51 in)
107.2 x 60.6 x 12.3 mm
(4.22 x 2.39 x 0.48 in)
Weight
108 g (3.81 oz) 100 g (3.53 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors
256K colors 16M colors
Size
3.2 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
52.01% 56.03%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor
600 MHz Cortex A5, Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225A [Similar] 600 MHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory
90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM 4 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No No
Features
Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video
Yes, 480p Yes
Front Camera
No [Similar] No [Similar]

Multimedia

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

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; HSUPA
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 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, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 4 GB storage
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

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