Phone Comparison - HTC Explorer vs Sony Xperia Tipo vs Nokia Asha 501

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony Nokia
Announced September 2011 June 2012 May 2013
Status Available - October 2011 Available - August 2012 Available - June 2013
Colors Active Black, Active Navy, Metallic Black, Metallic Navy Classic Black, Classic White, Deep Red, Navy Blue Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and 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)
103 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.06 x 2.24 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) 99.4 g (3.49.0.14 oz) 98 g (3.46 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST21i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a
N/A
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, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Nokia Asha Software Platform 1.0
Processor 600 MHz Cortex A5, Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225A 800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A -
GPU Adreno 200 Adreno 200 -
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 64 MB
Internal Memory 90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available) 128 MB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 256K colors 256K colors
Size 3.2 inches 3.2 inches 3.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 52.01% 52.10% 48.68%
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 with RDS
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 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection Geo-tagging Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder
Video Yes, 480p Yes, VGA Yes,QVGA@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 80 kbps Up to 86 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support No
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 4000 Contacts
Internal 90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 128 MB, 64 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included

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 (BL-4U)
Capacity 1230 mAh 1500 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 485 h (2G)
Up to 445 h (3G)
Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 545 h (3G)
Up to 624 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 33 min (3G)
Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 17 h