leapster explorer v. leappad

i've been looking for the leappad and can't find it anywhere but i can get the leapster explorer. most people say they're generally the same thing except that the leappad is newer. other than being newer, what else does the leappad do that the explorer doesn't do?

Re: leapster explorer v. leappad

The screen is larger on the leappad. The leap pad has a built in camera and video recorder. You can get an add on camera for the leapster. They will accept the same games. The explorer also has buttons to use it as more of a game console type system.