Screen size
equal specsDesire 125.5"
Wildfire E5 Life5.5"
Quick verdict
Desire 12 leads the measured specs 8-3.
Measured wins
Desire 12
8
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
6
equal specs
Wildfire E5 Life
3
spec wins
Screen size
equal specsTechnology
Desire 12
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Desire 12
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Desire 12
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Wildfire E5 Life
HSDPA 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
equal specsRAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Wildfire E5 Life
LTE
Speed
Desire 12
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Wildfire E5 Life
HSPA, LTE
Announced
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2018, March. Released 2018, May
Wildfire E5 Life
2025, Q3
Status
Desire 12
Discontinued
Wildfire E5 Life
Available. Released 2025, Q3
Dimensions
Desire 12
148.5 x 70.8 x 8.2 mm (5.85 x 2.79 x 0.32 in)
Wildfire E5 Life
155.6 x 77.8 x 10.2 mm (6.13 x 3.06 x 0.40 in)
Weight
Desire 12
137 g (4.83 oz)
Wildfire E5 Life
188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM
Desire 12
· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Wildfire E5 Life
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Build
Desire 12
-
Wildfire E5 Life
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Desire 12
IPS LCD
Wildfire E5 Life
TFT LCD
Size
Desire 12
5.5 inches, 78.1 cm2 (~74.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Wildfire E5 Life
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~68.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
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720 x 1440 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~293 ppi density)
Wildfire E5 Life
540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~200 ppi density)
OS
Desire 12
Android 7.x (Nougat)
Wildfire E5 Life
Android 14 (Go edition)
Chipset
Desire 12
Mediatek MT6739 (28 nm)
Wildfire E5 Life
Unisoc SC9832E (28 nm)
CPU
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Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
Wildfire E5 Life
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Desire 12
PowerVR GE8100
Wildfire E5 Life
Mali-T820 MP1
Card slot
Desire 12
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
Internal
Desire 12
16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM
Wildfire E5 Life
32GB 3GB RAM
Other
Desire 12
eMMC 5.1
Wildfire E5 Life
eMMC 5.1
Single
Desire 12
13 MP, f/2.2, PDAF
Wildfire E5 Life
5 MP
Features
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LED flash, HDR, panorama
Wildfire E5 Life
LED flash
Video
Desire 12
1080p@30fps
Wildfire E5 Life
540p
Single
Desire 12
5 MP, f/2.4, 1/5.0" 1.12µm
Wildfire E5 Life
2 MP
Video
Desire 12
720p
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Loudspeaker
Desire 12
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
3.5mm jack
Desire 12
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
WLAN
Desire 12
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Bluetooth
Desire 12
4.2, A2DP, LE
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Positioning
Desire 12
GPS, GLONASS
Wildfire E5 Life
GPS
NFC
Desire 12
No
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Radio
Desire 12
FM radio
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
USB
Desire 12
microUSB 2.0
Wildfire E5 Life
USB Type-C
Sensors
Desire 12
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Type
Desire 12
Li-Ion 2730 mAh, non-removable
Wildfire E5 Life
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
Colors
Desire 12
Cool Black, Warm Silver
Wildfire E5 Life
Gray
Price
Desire 12
About 130 EUR
Wildfire E5 Life
About 30 EUR