HTC Explorer (A310E) vs Nokia 500
Side by side comparison between HTC Explorer vs Nokia 500 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Nokia 500
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6 Advantages 
10 Advantages | 17 Common items in both devices |
| Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC |
| TFT LCD |
| 3.2" |
| Only digital zoom |
| VGA (640x480) |
| 14.4 Mbps |
| Capacitive |
| +10 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| HTC Explorer (A310E) | Nokia 500 | |
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| Model | Explorer (A310E) | Nokia 500 |
| Other model names | HTC Pico, HTC Explorer A310E | Nokia 500, Nokia Fate |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  (Global, International) |
| Brand | HTC | Nokia |
| Release date | 10/1/2011 | 9/1/2011 |
| Depth | 12.9 millimeters (0.51 inches) | 14.1 millimeters (0.56 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 57.2 x 102.9 millimeters (2.25 x 4.05 in) | 53.8 x 111.3 millimeters (2.12 x 4.38 in) |
| Weight | 108 grams (3.78 ounces) | 93 grams (3.26 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| HTC Explorer (A310E) | Nokia 500 | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 3.2" inches | 3.2" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~51.8% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~47.1% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x480 pixels | 360x640 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 180 PPI | 229 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| HTC Explorer (A310E) | Nokia 500 | |
| System version | Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread | Symbian ^3 Anna |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Symbian ^3 Nokia Belle |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| HTC Explorer (A310E) | Nokia 500 | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225A | 32bit: ARM 1136JF-S |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 600MHz ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz ARM11 (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 200 | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| HTC Explorer (A310E) | Nokia 500 | |
| RAM memory | 512MB | 256MB |
| Internal storage | 512MB (90MB available) | 2GB |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| HTC Explorer (A310E) | Nokia 500 | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 14.4/5.76 Mbps | 14.4/5.76 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 900/2100 | UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | CSD, HSCSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| HTC Explorer (A310E) | Nokia 500 | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 3.1 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2048x1536 pixels | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | VGA (640x480) 19 fps | VGA (640x480) 15 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Not supported | Not supported |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection | Face detection |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Not supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| HTC Explorer (A310E) | Nokia 500 | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| HTC Explorer (A310E) | Nokia 500 | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, XviD, WMV, H.264, H.263 | MP4, H.263, H.264 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, еAAC+, WMA |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| HTC Explorer (A310E) | Nokia 500 | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | 3.5mm (same audio output) |
| Bluetooth | 3.0 + A2DP | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| HTC Explorer (A310E) | Nokia 500 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| HTC Explorer (A310E) | Nokia 500 | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BD29100 | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BL-4U |
| Battery capacity | 1230 mAh | 1110 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 7.5 hours | 5 hours |
| Standby | 445 hours (18.5 days) | 456 hours (19 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| HTC Explorer (A310E) | Nokia 500 | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, Flash player | HTML, XHTML, Flash player |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Active Black, Active Navy, Metallic Black, Metallic Navy • 2GB microSD included • HTC Sense 2.1A UI • HTC Caller ID • SRS virtual surround sound • Wi-Fi hotspot • Java framework | • Colors: Black, White with covers • Comes with two covers back over Blue and Red • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| HTC Explorer (A310E) | Nokia 500 | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | 1.47W/kg (head), 1.38W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 1.18W/kg (head) |