Phone Comparison - HTC Explorer vs HTC Legend

HTC Explorer
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HTC Legend
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC
Announced September 2011 February 2010
Status Available - October 2011 Available - March 2010
Colors Active Black, Active Navy, Metallic Black, Metallic Navy Gray, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 102.8 x 57.2 x 12.9 mm
(4.05 x 2.25 x 0.51 in)
112 x 56.3 x 11.5 mm
(4.41 x 2.22 x 0.45 in)
Weight 108 g (3.81 oz) 126 g (4.44 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - American version
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, v2.1 (Eclair)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex A5, Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225A [Similar] 600 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7227 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 384 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM N/A
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen AMOLED 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% 48.51%
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] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 480p Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 80 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 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
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

memory User Memory

Internal 90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 384 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1230 mAh 1300 mAh
Stand by Up to 485 h (2G)
Up to 445 h (3G)
Up to 440 h (2G)
Up to 560 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 33 min (3G)
Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 10 min (3G)