Phone Comparison - HTC Explorer vs Nokia Asha 230

HTC Explorer
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Nokia Asha 230
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Nokia
Announced September 2011 February 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Coming Soon - March 2014
Colors Active Black, Active Navy, Metallic Black, Metallic Navy White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 102.8 x 57.2 x 12.9 mm
(4.05 x 2.25 x 0.51 in)
99.5 x 58.6 x 13.2 mm
(3.92 x 2.31 x 0.52 in)
Weight 108 g (3.81 oz) 89.3 g (3.14.0.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 No
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1
Processor 600 MHz Cortex A5, Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225A [Similar] -
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] -
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM -
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 256K colors
Size 3.2 inches [Similar] 2.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 52.01% 41.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection -
Video Yes, 480p Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 80 kbps Up to 42.8 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support A-GPS support only
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash WAP 2.0/xHTML

memory User Memory

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

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 1020 mAh
Stand by Up to 485 h (2G)
Up to 445 h (3G)
Up to 504 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 33 min (3G)
Up to 12 h