Phone Comparison - HTC Explorer vs Motorola Moto G Dual SIM vs Motorola Moto E

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Motorola Motorola
Announced September 2011 January 2014 May 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Available - January 2014 Available - May 2014
Colors Active Black, Active Navy, Metallic Black, Metallic Navy Black, Chalk, Violet, Royal Blue, Turquoise, Lemon Line, Cherry Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 102.8 x 57.2 x 12.9 mm
(4.05 x 2.25 x 0.51 in)
129.9 x 65.9 x 11.6 mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x 0.46 in)
124.8 x 64.8 x 12.3 mm
(4.91 x 2.55 x 0.48 in)
Weight 108 g (3.81 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 142 g (5.01 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex A5, Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225A Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8210 Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 200 Adreno 305 Adreno 302
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM 8/16 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Edge-to-Edge Display TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches 4.5 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 52.01% 65.36% 63.10%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 480p Yes, 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] No [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, 21 Mbps; HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot 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, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 32 GB
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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1230 mAh 2070 mAh 1980 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)
Up to 24 h -