Phone Comparison - HTC Explorer vs Nokia Asha 501

HTC Explorer
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Nokia Asha 501
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Nokia
Announced September 2011 May 2013
Status Available - October 2011 Available - June 2013
Colors Active Black, Active Navy, Metallic Black, Metallic Navy Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 102.8 x 57.2 x 12.9 mm
(4.05 x 2.25 x 0.51 in)
99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
Weight 108 g (3.81 oz) 98 g (3.46 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 N/A
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 1.0
Processor 600 MHz Cortex A5, Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225A [Similar] -
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] -
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 64 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM 128 MB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 256K colors
Size 3.2 inches [Similar] 3.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 52.01% 48.68%
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] 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder
Video Yes, 480p Yes,QVGA@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 80 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with EDR
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
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support No
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 4000 Contacts
Internal 90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 128 MB, 64 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included

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 (BL-4U)
Capacity 1230 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 485 h (2G)
Up to 445 h (3G)
Up to 624 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 33 min (3G)
Up to 17 h