HTC Explorer vs. Sony W8 Walkman 4.3 Tie HTC Explorer Reasons to buy the HTC Explorer Adobe Flash support Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash Supports multi-touch Intuitive gestures such as pinch to zoom Average speed wifi 802.11n (150 mbps) Wifi hotspot Share your phone's Internet connection with wifi devices Better bluetooth support 3.0 Average talk time 7.6 hours Really small 57x102x12 mm Small screen 3.2" Thick 13 mm 4.2 Tie Sony W8 Walkman "The interface feels fluid and responsive." phonearena.com | talking about the W8 Walkman's processor "Graphics look smooth and even the smallest of text is easily readable." phonearena.com | talking about the W8 Walkman's screen Reasons to buy the Sony W8 Walkman Has a camera flash Avoid blurry pictures when there isn't enough light Light-weight 104 g Not very sharp screen 191 PPI

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Overview

Battery 4.2 vs 3.5 Winner: HTC Explorer [details] More than 60% more talk time per battery charge, 7.6 hours vs 4.8 hours Size 7.5 vs 7.4 Too close to call [details] Light weight Fairly small 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 Screen 4.8 vs 4.8 Too close to call [details] Lower quality display of text, images and video Low resolution screens Very small screens 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] Photo & Video 1.2 vs - Missing information [details] Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc Processing power 2.4 vs - Missing information [details] Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core Less powerful processors than average, less snapiness and responsiveness Network 5.7 vs - Missing information [details] Neither support NFC for wireless transactions Sensors 7.8 vs - Missing information [details] Web browsing 9.1 vs - Missing information [details] Overall 4.3 vs 4.2

Battery

	HTC Explorer			Sony W8 Walkman
	Talk time	7.6 hours	vs	4.8 hours	The Explorer has average talk time per battery charge, but the W8 Walkman's talk time is really poor
	Standby time	19.1 days	vs	18.6 days	Average standby time
	Battery capacity	1,230 mAh	vs	1,200 mAh	Lower capacity batteries
	Technology	Lithium Ion	vs	Lithium Polymer

Size

	HTC Explorer			Sony W8 Walkman
	Weight	108 g	vs	104 g	Light weight
	Thickness	13 mm	vs	15 mm	Average thickness
	Size	57x102x12 mm	vs	54x99x15 mm	Fairly small
	Waterproof	No	vs	No	Neither are waterproof

Music

	HTC Explorer			Sony W8 Walkman
	FM Radio	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
	FM Transmitter	No	vs	No	Neither have built-in FM transmitters
	Headphone jack	3.5 mm	vs	3.5 mm	Both have a headphone jack

Screen

	HTC Explorer			Sony W8 Walkman
	Screen size	3.2"	vs	3.0"	Very small screens
	Screen resolution	480x320	vs	480x320	Low resolution screens
	Screen PPI	179 PPI	vs	191 PPI	Lower quality display of text, images and video
	Screen type	TFT LCD	vs	TFT LCD	Both have LCD screens, fairly common
	Touchscreen type	Capacitive	vs	Capacitive	Touchscreen

Storage

	HTC Explorer			Sony W8 Walkman
	Memory card	Micro SD, Micro SDHC	vs	Micro SDHC, Micro SD	Both have memory card slots
	Internal storage	90 MB	vs	128 MB	Less internal storage than average for storing music, photos and movies

Keyboard & keypad

	HTC Explorer			Sony W8 Walkman
	Numeric keypad	None	vs	None	Neither has a numeric keypad
	Keyboard	None	vs	None	Neither has a physical keyboard

Photo & Video

	HTC Explorer			Sony W8 Walkman
	Camera	3 MP	vs	3.2 MP	They both have cameras
	Flash	No	vs	Yes	The W8 Walkman has a camera flash which helps avoid blurry photos when there isn't enough light
	Secondary Camera	None	vs	None
	Movie format	480p @ 23fps	vs	Unknown
	Video out	None	vs	None	Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc

Processing power

	HTC Explorer			Sony W8 Walkman
	Frequency	600 MHz	vs	600 MHz	Less powerful processors than average, less snapiness and responsiveness
	Number of cores	Single core	vs	Single core	Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core
	RAM	512 MB	vs	Unknown

Network

	HTC Explorer			Sony W8 Walkman
	Network	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	vs	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	Average data speeds
	Generation	3.5G	vs	3.5G	Standard network technology
	Download speed	1.69 mbps	vs	Unknown
	Upload speed	0.3 mbps	vs	Unknown
	Network latency	262 ms	vs	Unknown
	Wifi	802.11n (150 mbps)	vs	802.11b (11 mbps)	The Explorer's has average speed wifi, but the W8 Walkman is slower than most
	Wifi hotspot	Yes	vs	No	The Explorer has a wifi hotspot to share it's Internet connection with other wifi devices
	NFC	No	vs	No	Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
	Bluetooth	3.0	vs	1.0	The Explorer has average bluetooth support, but the W8 Walkman's bluetooth support is somewhat older

Sensors

	HTC Explorer			Sony W8 Walkman
	GPS	Assisted GPS	vs	Assisted GPS	Have assisted GPS
	Accelerometer	Yes	vs	Yes	Both include an accelerometer
	Compass	Yes	vs	Unknown
	Gyroscope	No	vs	No

Web browsing

	HTC Explorer			Sony W8 Walkman
	Browser benchmark	1,225 ms	vs	Unknown
	Adobe Flash support	Yes	vs	No	The Explorer can access games and videos on the Internet that require Adobe Flash

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