Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 42.4 | 46.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Palm | HTC |
| webOS 2.1, 2.0 | Android 2.3 |
| 2010-10-19 | 2011-09-29 |
| 3.96 x 2.35 x 0.67 inches | 4.05 x 2.25 x 0.51 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 3.81 ounces |
| $ 410.00 | $ 80.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.1 inches | 3.2 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 320 x 480 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 186 pixels per inch | 180 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225A chipset |
| Single-Core 1000 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-Core 600 MHz) processor |
| -- | 512 MB RAM |
| GPU | Adreno 200 (enhanced) GPU |
| 7.2 | 6.84 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 92,16 MB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 0.6 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 3.00 MP |
| -- | 640 x 480 (19 fps) (VGA) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| EV-DO A and CDMA | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.6 | 3.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Ion Battery | 1230mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 350 hours standby time 5.5 hours talk time | 458 hours standby time 7.7 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 2.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The HTC Explorer is slightly better than Palm Pre 2, with a 46.4 score against 42.4. HTC Explorer comes with Android 2.3 operating system, while Palm Pre 2 has webOS 2.1 operating system. The HTC Explorer body is newer, extremely thinner and lighter than Palm Pre 2. The Palm Pre 2 counts with a more vivid screen than HTC Explorer, because although it has a bit smaller screen, and they both have an equal resolution of 480 x 320 pixels, the Palm Pre 2 also counts with a little bit better amount of pixels per inch of screen.
The Palm Pre 2 features a little better processing power than HTC Explorer. Both of them have the same number of cores. The Palm Pre 2 has a superior memory for games and applications than HTC Explorer, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 15,91 GB more internal memory capacity.
The HTC Explorer and Palm Pre 2 count with incredibly similar cameras, although the HTC Explorer has a way less mega-pixels resolution back facing camera. HTC Explorer counts with a much better battery life than Palm Pre 2.
The HTC Explorer is not only the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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