| HTC Explorer | Sony Ericsson S500 |
| Manufacture | HTC | Sony Ericsson |
| Model | Explorer | S500 |
| Form factor | Block | Slider |
| Weight | 108 gram | 94.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 103 x 57 x 13 | 99.00 x 47.00 x 14.00 |
| Operating System | Android | Other |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 900/2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
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| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | 3.0 | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 3 megapixel | 2 Megapixels. 4x digital zoom |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | NA |
| Second Camera | NA | NA |
| Display size | 3.2 inches | 2.00 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 256000 | 262144 |
| Display width | 320 | 240 |
| Display height | 480 | 320 |
| PPI | 180.28 | 200.00 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | 600 MHz | NA |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 512 MB RAM. 90 MB storage available. Expandable with microSD card | 12MB. Expandable with Memory Stick Micro (M2) card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AMR, OGG, M4A, MID, WAV, WMA | Polyphonic |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes | Yes. Java |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1230 mAh | NA |
| Standby time (h) | 485 | 370 |
| Talktime (m) | 460 | 540 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | Android HTML Webkit | 2.0 XHTML |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |