Screen size
Desire 125.5"
Wildfire E starWinner: 6.5"+16%
Quick verdict
Desire 12 and Wildfire E star are close on the measured specs.
Measured wins
Desire 12
4
spec wins
Ties
9
equal specs
Wildfire E star
4
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Desire 12
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Wildfire E star
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Desire 12
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Wildfire E star
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Desire 12
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Wildfire E star
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands
Desire 12
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - Global, 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 28 - USA
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
equal specsStorage
equal specsMain camera
Front camera
equal specsBattery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
equal specsUSB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Wildfire E star
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41
Speed
Desire 12
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Wildfire E star
HSPA, LTE
Announced
Desire 12
2018, March. Released 2018, May
Wildfire E star
2023, August 08
Status
Desire 12
Discontinued
Wildfire E star
Available. Released 2023, August
Dimensions
Desire 12
148.5 x 70.8 x 8.2 mm (5.85 x 2.79 x 0.32 in)
Wildfire E star
164.8 x 76.5 x 9.2 mm (6.49 x 3.01 x 0.36 in)
Weight
Desire 12
137 g (4.83 oz)
Wildfire E star
200 g (7.05 oz)
SIM
Desire 12
· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Wildfire E star
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Build
Desire 12
-
Wildfire E star
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Desire 12
IPS LCD
Wildfire E star
IPS LCD
Size
Desire 12
5.5 inches, 78.1 cm2 (~74.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Wildfire E star
6.52 inches, 102.6 cm2 (~81.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Desire 12
720 x 1440 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~293 ppi density)
Wildfire E star
720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~269 ppi density)
OS
Desire 12
Android 7.x (Nougat)
Wildfire E star
Android 12 (Go edition)
Chipset
Desire 12
Mediatek MT6739 (28 nm)
Wildfire E star
Unisoc SC9832E (28 nm)
CPU
Desire 12
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
Wildfire E star
Quad-core 1.4 GHz
GPU
Desire 12
PowerVR GE8100
Wildfire E star
Mali-T820 MP1
Card slot
Desire 12
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Wildfire E star
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal
Desire 12
16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM
Wildfire E star
16GB 2GB RAM
Other
Desire 12
eMMC 5.1
Wildfire E star
eMMC 5.1
Single
Desire 12
13 MP, f/2.2, PDAF
Wildfire E star
8 MP, f/2.2, (wide), AF Auxiliary lens
Features
Desire 12
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Wildfire E star
LED flash
Video
Desire 12
1080p@30fps
Wildfire E star
1080p@30fps
Single
Desire 12
5 MP, f/2.4, 1/5.0" 1.12µm
Wildfire E star
5 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Video
Desire 12
720p
Wildfire E star
720p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Desire 12
Yes
Wildfire E star
Yes
3.5mm jack
Desire 12
Yes
Wildfire E star
Yes
WLAN
Desire 12
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Wildfire E star
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth
Desire 12
4.2, A2DP, LE
Wildfire E star
4.2, A2DP
Positioning
Desire 12
GPS, GLONASS
Wildfire E star
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
NFC
Desire 12
No
Wildfire E star
No
Radio
Desire 12
FM radio
Wildfire E star
Unspecified
USB
Desire 12
microUSB 2.0
Wildfire E star
USB Type-C 2.0
Sensors
Desire 12
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Wildfire E star
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity
Type
Desire 12
Li-Ion 2730 mAh, non-removable
Wildfire E star
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
Colors
Desire 12
Cool Black, Warm Silver
Wildfire E star
Gray
Price
Desire 12
About 130 EUR
Wildfire E star
About 100 EUR