HTC
Explorer
vs. Nokia
500

Nokia 500

5.1

Winner

Nokia 500

Reasons to buy the Nokia 500

Frequency
Average speed processor
1.0 GHz
Screen PPI
sharp screen
228 PPI
Weight
Light-weight
93 g
Camera resolution
Average resolution
5 MP
Screen resolution
Low resolution screen
640x360
Standby time
Average standby time
21 days
Internal storage
Very little internal storage
2 GB
HTC Explorer

4.6

Runner-up Android

HTC Explorer

Reasons to buy the HTC Explorer

App store
Average number of apps available
Android App Market
Adobe Flash support
Adobe Flash support
Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash
Wifi
Average speed wifi
802.11n (150 mbps)
Bluetooth
Better bluetooth support
3.0
Size
Really small
57x102x12 mm
Battery capacity
Small battery capacity
1,230 mAh
Screen size
Small screen
3.2"
Talk time
Average talk time
7.6 hours
Thickness
Thick
13 mm

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Nokia 500 Samsung Galaxy Ace 500 vs Galaxy Ace

Overview

Sensors 7.8 vs 10.0
Nokia 500 Winner: Nokia 500
[details]
Processing power 3.3 vs 5.4
Nokia 500 Winner: Nokia 500
[details]
  • More powerful processor, snappier and more responsive (around 70% faster), 1.0 GHz vs 600 MHz
Battery 4.5 vs 4.0
HTC Explorer Winner: HTC Explorer
[details]
  • More than 10% higher capacity battery, 1,230 mAh vs 1,110 mAh
  • Around 10% more talk time per battery charge, 7.6 hours vs 7 hours
Screen 5.0 vs 5.3
Nokia 500 Winner: Nokia 500
[details]
  • Around 30% crisper display of text, images and video, 228 PPI vs 179 PPI
  • 50% higher resolution screen, 640x360 vs 480x320
Size 7.5 vs 7.5
Too close to call
[details]
  • Light weight, with the 500 being particularly light
Music 7.0 vs 7.0
Too close to call
[details]
  • Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
Photo & Video 4.2 vs 4.2
Too close to call
[details]
  • Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc
  • Standard resolution video
  • Neither has a camera flash
Storage 1.5 vs 1.5
Too close to call
[details]
  • Less internal storage than average for storing music, photos and movies
Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0
Too close to call
[details]
Network 5.9 vs -
Missing information
[details]
  • Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
  • Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
Web browsing 9.3 vs -
Missing information
[details]
Overall 4.6 vs 5.1

Sensors

HTC
Explorer
HTC Explorer
Nokia 500 Nokia
500
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GPS Assisted GPS vs Assisted GPS Have assisted GPS
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Accelerometer Yes vs Yes Both include an accelerometer
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Compass Yes vs Yes Both have integrated compasses
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Gyroscope No vs Yes

Processing power

HTC
Explorer
HTC Explorer
Nokia 500 Nokia
500
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Frequency 600 MHz vs 1.0 GHz The 500's has an average speed processor, but the Explorer is slower than most
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Number of cores Single core vs Single core Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core
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RAM 512 MB vs 256 MB Average amount of RAM for running apps

Battery

HTC
Explorer
HTC Explorer
Nokia 500 Nokia
500
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Talk time 7.6 hours vs 7 hours Average talk time
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Standby time 19.1 days vs 21 days Average standby time
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Battery capacity 1,230 mAh vs 1,110 mAh Lower capacity batteries
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Technology Lithium Ion vs Lithium Ion

Screen

HTC
Explorer
HTC Explorer
Nokia 500 Nokia
500
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Screen size 3.2" vs 3.2" Very small screens
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Screen resolution 480x320 vs 640x360 Low resolution screens
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Screen PPI 179 PPI vs 228 PPI The 500's screen is somewhat sharp, but the Explorer's is poor likely resulting in pixelation
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Screen type TFT LCD vs TFT LCD Both have LCD screens, fairly common
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Touchscreen type Capacitive vs Capacitive Touchscreen

Size

HTC
Explorer
HTC Explorer
Nokia 500 Nokia
500
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Weight 108 g vs 93 g Light weight, with the 500 being particularly light
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Thickness 13 mm vs 14 mm Average thickness
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Size 57x102x12 mm vs 53x111x14 mm The Explorer is fairly small, but the 500 is not far behind
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Waterproof No vs No Neither are waterproof

Music

HTC
Explorer
HTC Explorer
Nokia 500 Nokia
500
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FM Radio Yes vs Yes Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
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FM Transmitter No vs No Neither have built-in FM transmitters
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Headphone jack 3.5 mm vs 3.5 mm Both have a headphone jack

Photo & Video

HTC
Explorer
HTC Explorer
Nokia 500 Nokia
500
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Camera 3 MP vs 5 MP They both have cameras
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Flash No vs No Neither has a camera flash
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Secondary Camera None vs None
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Movie format 480p @ 23fps vs 480p @ 15fps Standard resolution video
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Video out None vs None Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc

Storage

HTC
Explorer
HTC Explorer
Nokia 500 Nokia
500
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Memory card Micro SD, Micro SDHC vs Micro SD, Micro SDHC Both have memory card slots
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Internal storage 90 MB vs 2 GB Less internal storage than average for storing music, photos and movies

Keyboard & keypad

HTC
Explorer
HTC Explorer
Nokia 500 Nokia
500
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Numeric keypad None vs None Neither has a numeric keypad
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Keyboard None vs None Neither has a physical keyboard

Network

HTC
Explorer
HTC Explorer
Nokia 500 Nokia
500
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Network HSDPA (7.2 mbps) vs HSDPA (7.2 mbps) Average data speeds
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Generation 3.5G vs 3.5G Standard network technology
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Download speed 1.69 mbps vs Unknown
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Upload speed 0.3 mbps vs Unknown
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Network latency 262 ms vs Unknown
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Wifi 802.11n (150 mbps) vs 802.11g (54 mbps) The Explorer's has average speed wifi, but the 500 is slower than most
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Wifi hotspot Yes vs Yes Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
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NFC No vs No Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
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Bluetooth 3.0 vs 2.1 The Explorer has average bluetooth support, but the 500's bluetooth support is somewhat older

Web browsing

HTC
Explorer
HTC Explorer
Nokia 500 Nokia
500
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Browser benchmark 1,225 ms vs Unknown
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Adobe Flash support Yes vs No The Explorer can access games and videos on the Internet that require Adobe Flash

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