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HTC Explorer Mobile Phone
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HTC First Mobile Phone
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Meizu M8 Mobile Phone
Meizu M8
Editiorial reviews
5
5 editorial reviews
Ever since the Aria, HTC have had a petite Android on offer and the HTC Explorer is the latest in the line. With an affordable price tag, the plucky...Read more
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HTC’s aim is to encourage newbies to try out smartphones, and with its simple email, net and apps and a neat £130 pricetag, the HTC Explorer represents a decent choice.Read more
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3.5 out of 5
5 user ratings
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4 stars
80 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
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User rating
47
4.2 out of 5
47 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
55 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
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51
3.9 out of 5
51 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
3 %
1 stars
3 %
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4.0 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
29 %
4 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 2.3Android 4.1Windows 7 Home Premium
CPU clock speed0.6 GHz1.4 GHz0.67 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreDual-coreSingle-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon MSM7225AQualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930
N/A
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 200Qualcomm Adreno 305
N/A
RAM memory384 MB1 GB56 MB

Display

Screen size3.2 in4.3 in3.4 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
Number of colors262K
N/A
N/A
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution480 x 320 px1280 x 720 px720 x 480 px
Pixel density180.0 ppi342.0 ppi
N/A
Dual screen supportno
N/A
N/A
Scratch resistant displayno
N/A
N/A
HDRno
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution3.2 Mpx5.0 Mpx3.2 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution640 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yes
N/A

Storage

Internal storage128 MB
N/A
N/A
Memory card readeryesyes
N/A
Maximum card storage32GB
N/A
16GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDNo memory slotmicroSD

Dimensions

Height4.05 in4.96 in4.25 in
Width2.25 in2.56 in2.32 in
Depth0.51 in0.35 in0.47 in
Weight3.81 oz4.37 oz
N/A

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
N/A
N/A
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMicro-SIM
N/A
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS4.02.0 EDR
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
N/A
NFCnoyes
N/A
Charging connectionUSB
N/A
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
N/A
Video outputNo
N/A
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
N/A
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+
N/A
Navigation systemA-GPSGPS
N/A
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
N/A
4G LTEnoyesyes
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyes
N/A
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium PolymerLithium Polymer
Battery capacity1230.0 mAh2000.0 mAh1200.0 mAh
Standby time485.0 h432.0 h
N/A
Talk time7.0 h14.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingno
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging no
N/A
N/A

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