Phone Comparison - HTC Explorer vs Sony Xperia E vs Lava Iris 405

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony Lava
Announced September 2011 December 2012 May 2013
Status Available - October 2011 Available - March 2013 Available - May 2013
Colors Active Black, Active Navy, Metallic Black, Metallic Navy Black, Pink, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 102.8 x 57.2 x 12.9 mm
(4.05 x 2.25 x 0.51 in)
113.5 x 61.8 x 11 mm
(4.47 x 2.43 x 0.43 in)
125 x 63.3 x 10.6 mm
(4.92 x 2.49 x 0.42 in)
Weight 108 g (3.81 oz) 115.7 g (4.06.0.25 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 2100 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1505
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - C1504
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex A5, Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225A 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz, MediaTek MT6577
GPU Adreno 200 Adreno 200 PowerVR SGX531
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM 4 GB (2 GB user available) 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches 3.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 52.01% 51.89% 57.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No No Yes
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 480p Yes, FWVGA Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 80 kbps Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 4 GB (2 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1230 mAh 1530 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by Up to 485 h (2G)
Up to 445 h (3G)
Up to 530 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Up to 150 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 33 min (3G)
Up to 6 h 12 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 18 min (3G)
Up to 6 h