HTC Explorer vs Nokia Lumia 520

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Comparing the HTC Explorer vs Nokia Lumia 520 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nokia Lumia 520 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.0 GHz, while HTC Explorer runs at 0.6 GHz, making Nokia Lumia 520 the better performer.


Display: Nokia Lumia 520 offers a screen size of 4 inches, while HTC Explorer offers 3.2 inches, making Nokia Lumia 520 the larger display of the two. Nokia Lumia 520 features a IPS LCD display compared to HTC Explorer's TFT, making Nokia Lumia 520 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Nokia Lumia 520 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 5 MP, while HTC Explorer offers 3.2 MP, making Nokia Lumia 520 better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Nokia Lumia 520 offers a higher battery capacity with 1430 mAh, while HTC Explorer offers 1230 mAh, making Nokia Lumia 520 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nokia Lumia 520 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while HTC Explorer offers 512 GB, making Nokia Lumia 520 the better option for storage.


User Rating: HTC Explorer receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Nokia Lumia 520 has a rating of 4.2.

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HTC Explorer
₹14,200
(Discontinued)
Nokia Lumia 520
₹7,800
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Release Date

23 Oct, 2011
26 Apr, 2013

Performance

Snapdragon S1
Snapdragon S4 Plus
(upto 600 MHz)
(upto 1 GHz)
512 MB RAM
512 MB RAM

Display

3.2 inches (8.13 cm)
4 inches (10.16 cm)
TFT
IPS LCD
320x480 px
800x480 px (HD)

Rear Camera

3.2 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

1230 mAh
1430 mAh

Storage

512 MB
8 GB

User Ratings

4.3/5
(1,290 ratings)
4.2/5
(23,439 ratings)

Video

There are no videos available for the device.
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Apr 26, 2013
(Official)

Operating System

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Windows Phone v8

Custom UI

HTC Sense
N/A

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227A
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227

Processor

600 MHz, Cortex A5
Dual core, 1 GHz, Krait

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 200
Adreno 305

RAM

512 MB
512 MB

Display

Display Type

TFT
IPS LCD

Screen Size

3.2 inches  (8.13 cm)
4 inches  (10.16 cm)

Resolution

320x480 px
800x480 px (HD)

Pixel Density

180 ppi
233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

51.95 %
59.35 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

102.8 mm
119.9 mm

Width

57.2 mm
64 mm

Thickness

12.90 mm
9.9 mm

Weight

108 grams
124 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

3.2 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.428 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A
Yes

Flash

No
N/A

Image Resolution

2048 x 1536 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
4 x Digital Zoom
Touch to focus

Video Recording

640x480 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Capacity

1230 mAh
1430 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 7.55 Hours(3G) / Up to 7.66 Hours(2G)
Up to 9.7 Hours(3G) / Up to 17.4 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

512 MB
8 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.86 W/kg Body: 0.88 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

SRS Sound
N/A

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Applications

Document Viewer
N/A