HTC Explorer vs HTC Desire S
| Type | Touch | Touch |
| Dimensions | 102.80 x 57.20 x 12.90 mm | 115.00 x 59.80 x 11.63 mm |
| Weight | 108.00 g | 130.00 g |
| Display size | 3.20" | 3.70" |
| Display | Color / TFT 16M colors 320 x 480 px (3.20") 180 ppi | Color / Super LCD 480 x 800 px (3.70") 252 ppi |
| Display protection |   | |
| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Talk time (max.) | 2G: 460 min. (7.7 h) 3G: 453 min. (7.6 h) | 2G: 590 min. (9.8 h) 3G: 435 min. (7.3 h) |
| Stand-by (max.) | 2G: 485 h. (20.2 days) 3G: 445 h. (18.5 days) | 2G: 430 h. (17.9 days) 3G: 455 h. (19.0 days) |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 1230 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 1450 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 512 MB | 1.9 GB |
| End-user memory | 90 MB | 1.1 GB |
| RAM memory | 512 MB | 768 MB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread | Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread |
| Processor | Qualcomm MSM7225A | Qualcomm MSM8255 |
| Processor clock | 600 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| GPU | Adreno 200 enhanced | Adreno 205 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| DualSIM | | |
| Announced | 4Q 2011 | 2Q 2011 |
| Other names | Pico; A310e | - |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 900 2100 | 900 2100 |
| LTE standard | | |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 3.2 Mpx | 5 Mpx |
| Resolution | 2048x1536 px | 2592x1944 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution |  | 1280x720 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264 | H.263, H.264 |
| Additional | AF | AF |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | nd | 0.3 Mpx |
| Resolution | nd | 640x480 px |
| Optical zoom | nd | |
| Flash | nd | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | nd | |
| Video formats | nd | H.263, H.264 |
| Additional | nd | FF |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 14.40 Mbit/s | 14.40 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | | |
| LTE UP | | |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | class 12 | |
| EDGE | class 12 | |
| Bluetooth | v3.0 | v2.1 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 b/g/n | v802.11 b/g/n |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | T9 | T9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | z RDS |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR, OGG, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | AAC, AAC+, AMR, OGG, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
| Polyphony | 64 voices | 72 voices |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | Dalvik | Dalvik |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |