HTC Explorer vs Sony Xperia tipo

Comparing the HTC Explorer vs Sony Xperia tipo across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Xperia tipo runs at a higher processing speed of 0.8 GHz, while HTC Explorer runs at 0.6 GHz, making Sony Xperia tipo the better performer.

Display: Both HTC Explorer and Sony Xperia tipo offer the same screen size of 3.2 inches and feature the same TFT display.

Rear Camera: Both HTC Explorer and Sony Xperia tipo feature a 3.2 MP primary rear camera.

Battery: Sony Xperia tipo offers a higher battery capacity with 1500 mAh, while HTC Explorer offers 1230 mAh, making Sony Xperia tipo better for longer battery life.

Storage: HTC Explorer offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Sony Xperia tipo offers 2 GB, making HTC Explorer the better option for storage.

User Rating: HTC Explorer receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Sony Xperia tipo has a rating of 4.1.

HTC Explorer

₹14,200

(Discontinued)

Sony Xperia tipo

₹5,790

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

23 Oct, 2011

27 Aug, 2012

14 May, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
Snapdragon S1	Snapdragon	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
(upto 600 MHz)	(upto 800 MHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
512 MB RAM	512 MB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
3.2 inches (8.13 cm)	3.2 inches (8.13 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
TFT	TFT	AMOLED
320x480 px	320x480 px	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
3.2 MP Primary Camera	3.2 MP Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	50 MP

Battery

N/A	N/A
1230 mAh	1500 mAh	6600 mAh
N/A	N/A	100W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

512 MB	2.9 GB	512 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.7/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

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Device yet to be reviewed

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.3/5

(1,290 ratings)

4.1/5

(2,059 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

HTC Sense

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227A

Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM7225A

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

600 MHz, Cortex A5

Single core, 800 MHz, Cortex A5

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 200

Adreno 840

RAM

512 MB

16 GB

RAM Type

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

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

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

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

TFT

AMOLED

Screen Size

3.2 inches (8.13 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

320x480 px

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.8:9

Pixel Density

180 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

51.95 %

51.94 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

102.8 mm

103 mm

162.98 mm

Width

57.2 mm

57 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

12.90 mm

13 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

108 grams

99.4 grams

232 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

3.2 MP
Primary Camera

3.2 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

2048 x 1536 Pixels

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection

4 x Digital Zoom

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

640x480 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

N/A

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

1230 mAh

1500 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Up to 4.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 5 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

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

15h 10m

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

N/A

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

512 MB

2.9 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3.0

Yes v2.1

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

SRS Sound

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

Document Viewer

N/A

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