Samsung Galaxy Y vs. HTC Explorer : Specs Comparison! Entry-Level Android Phone Battle!

Last night, I posted an entry about HTC Explorer's imminent release in the Philippines. And today, understandably so, I woke up to a ton of emails in my inbox asking for a comparison post between that handset and its main rival, Samsung Galaxy Y.

So TP Friends, without ado, here you go:

TP Specs Comparison Table: Samsung Galaxy Y vs. HTC Explorer
Detail/Feature	Samsung Galaxy Y	HTC Explorer
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Availability and Price in Philippines	Now out in the Philippines Current Price in Malls - Php 5,990	Coming this Holiday Season TP Price Guesstimate - Php 6,000 - 7,000
Dimensions/ Weight	104 x 58 x 11.5 mm 97.5 g	102.8 x 57.2 x 12.9 mm 108 g
Screen/ Features	2.8 inches (~133 ppi pixel density), 240 x 320 pixels, TFT, capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors - TouchWiz UI - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off - Multi-touch input method - Touch-Sensitive Controls	3.2-inch, (~180 ppi pixel density) 320 x 480 pixels, TFT, capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors - HTC Sense UI v3.5 - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off - Multi-touch input method - Touch-sensitive controls
Operating System	Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread)	Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
CPU	832 MHz processor	600MHz Scorpion CPU, Adreno 200 GPU, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset
Internal storage	160 MB, 290MB RAM	90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Wifi	Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot	Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
3G	Yes, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps	Yes, HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
MicroSD	Yes, Supports up to 32GB	Yes, Supports up to 32GB
Camera	2 MegaPixels, 1600x1200 pixels, full focus, no flash Video capture: QVGA 15 frames per second Secondary camera: N/A	3.15 MegaPixels, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus, no flash Video capture: QVGA 15 frames per second (to be confirmed) Secondary camera: N/A
Accelerometer	Yes	Yes
Digital Compass	No	Yes
EDGE	Yes	Yes
GPRS	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes, v3.0 with A2DP	Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Built-in MicroUSB Port	Yes, v2.0	Yes, v2.0
Audio Jack	Yes, 3.5mm	Yes, 3.5mm
HDMI Port	No	No
Stereo FM Radio	Yes	Yes
Games and Apps	Yes, via Android Market	Yes, via Android Market
Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Browser - Flash support	Yes	Yes
Battery Type	Li-Ion 1200 mAh	Li-Ion 1230 mAh

HTC Explorer has a smaller footprint compared to the lighter and slightly thinner Samsung Galaxy Y. Despite that, HTC Explorer has a noticeably bigger screen with greater pixel density, higher resolution autofocus camera and even has a slightly bigger battery.

There are two areas, however, where Samsung Galaxy Y appears to be better than HTC Explorer; Processor and Internal Storage. Galaxy Y has a 832 MHz CPU vs. the 600 MHz chip of the latter. As for internal storage, SGY has 160 MB and only 90 MB for HTC Explorer. Nonetheless, one should note that Explorer has far more RAM than SGY, which should greatly augment the performance of the handset.

As for the design, well, it depends on individual tastes. Samsung Galaxy Y looks like a shrunk Samsung Galaxy Ace while HTC Explorer looks like a smaller HTC Desire S.

So which entry-level Android handset do you think is better? Which one are you getting this Christmas?