Lemon B499 Star vs HTC Explorer

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Comparing the Lemon B499 Star vs HTC Explorer across display, camera and battery to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: HTC Explorer offers a screen size of 3.2 inches, while Lemon B499 Star offers 2.4 inches, making HTC Explorer the larger display of the two. Lemon B499 Star features a LCD display compared to HTC Explorer's TFT, making Lemon B499 Star the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: HTC Explorer offers a higher rear camera resolution with 3.2 MP, while Lemon B499 Star offers 1.3 MP, making HTC Explorer better for rear camera photography.


Battery: HTC Explorer offers a higher battery capacity with 1230 mAh, while Lemon B499 Star offers 1200 mAh, making HTC Explorer better for longer battery life.

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Lemon B499 Star
₹1,398
(Discontinued)
HTC Explorer
₹14,200
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

04 Feb, 2013
23 Oct, 2011
06 May, 2026

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

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  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
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  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A
4.3/5
(1,290 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

N/A
Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
HTC Sense
Origin OS

Performance

Chipset

N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

N/A
600 MHz, Cortex A5
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A
Adreno 200
Adreno 829

RAM

N/A
512 MB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Type

LCD
TFT
AMOLED

Screen Size

2.4 inches  (6.1 cm)
3.2 inches  (8.13 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

N/A
320x480 px
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

N/A
180 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A
51.95 %
90.11 %

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

N/A
102.8 mm
150.83 mm

Width

N/A
57.2 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

N/A
12.90 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

95 grams
108 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera
3.2 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes
No
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A
2048 x 1536 Pixels
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom
Face detection
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
640x480 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Battery

Capacity

1200 mAh
1230 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 6(2G)
Up to 7.55 Hours(3G) / Up to 7.66 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

N/A
512 MB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 8 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Mini
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

No
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes
Yes v3.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

N/A
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
SRS Sound
N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: Yes Multi Format Music Player 3.5mm Audio Jack
N/A
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

N/A
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Java

No
N/A
N/A

Browser

Yes
N/A
N/A

Phone Book

Yes 200 Entries
N/A
N/A

SMS

Yes SMS Storage 100
N/A
N/A

Other Facilities

Alarm clock World clock Stopwatch Calculator
N/A
N/A

Applications

Nimbuzz Yahoo Buzzin Town Lemon Store
Document Viewer
N/A

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