Phone Comparison - HTC Explorer vs Apple iPhone 5

HTC Explorer
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Apple
Announced September 2011 September 2012
Status Available - October 2011 Available - September 2012
Colors Active Black, Active Navy, Metallic Black, Metallic Navy Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 102.8 x 57.2 x 12.9 mm
(4.05 x 2.25 x 0.51 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
Weight 108 g (3.81 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) iOS 6
Processor 600 MHz Cortex A5, Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225A [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 52.01% 60.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 480p Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [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 DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
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 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No

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-Po
Capacity 1230 mAh 1440 mAh
Stand by Up to 485 h (2G)
Up to 445 h (3G)
Up to 225 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 33 min (3G)
Up to 8 h