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HTC Legend vs HTC Explorer

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC HTC
Announced
February 2010 September 2011
Status
Available - March 2010 Available - October 2011
Colors
Gray, Black Active Black, Active Navy, Metallic Black, Metallic Navy
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
112 x 56.3 x 11.5 mm
(4.41 x 2.22 x 0.45 in)
102.8 x 57.2 x 12.9 mm
(4.05 x 2.25 x 0.51 in)
Weight
126 g (4.44 oz) 108 g (3.81 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - American version
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 256K 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
48.51% 52.01%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor
600 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7227 [Similar] 600 MHz Cortex A5, Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225A [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM
384 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
N/A 90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash No
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video
Yes Yes, 480p
Front Camera
No [Similar] No [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 80 kbps
Edge
Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

User Memory

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

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

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