Screen size
Desire 5004.3"
Wildfire E starWinner: 6.5"+34%
Quick verdict
Wildfire E star leads the measured specs 10-1.
Measured wins
Desire 500
1
spec wins
Ties
6
equal specs
Wildfire E star
10
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Desire 500
GSM / HSPA
Wildfire E star
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Desire 500
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
Wildfire E star
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Desire 500
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Wildfire E star
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
Speed
Desire 500
HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
equal specsFront camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
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HSPA, LTE
4G bands
Desire 500
-
Wildfire E star
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41
Announced
Desire 500
2013, August. Released 2013, September
Wildfire E star
2023, August 08
Status
Desire 500
Discontinued
Wildfire E star
Available. Released 2023, August
Dimensions
Desire 500
131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9 mm, 87.3 cc (5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
Wildfire E star
164.8 x 76.5 x 9.2 mm (6.49 x 3.01 x 0.36 in)
Weight
Desire 500
123 g (4.34 oz)
Wildfire E star
200 g (7.05 oz)
SIM
Desire 500
Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Wildfire E star
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Build
Desire 500
-
Wildfire E star
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Desire 500
TFT
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IPS LCD
Size
Desire 500
4.3 inches, 52.6 cm2 (~59.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Wildfire E star
6.52 inches, 102.6 cm2 (~81.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Desire 500
480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~217 ppi density)
Wildfire E star
720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~269 ppi density)
OS
Desire 500
Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), Sense UI 5
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Android 12 (Go edition)
Chipset
Desire 500
Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon S4 Play
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Unisoc SC9832E (28 nm)
CPU
Desire 500
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5
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Quad-core 1.4 GHz
GPU
Desire 500
Adreno 203
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Mali-T820 MP1
Card slot
Desire 500
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Wildfire E star
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal
Desire 500
4GB 1GB RAM
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16GB 2GB RAM
Other
Desire 500
-
Wildfire E star
eMMC 5.1
Single
Desire 500
8 MP, 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF
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8 MP, f/2.2, (wide), AF Auxiliary lens
Features
Desire 500
LED flash
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LED flash
Video
Desire 500
720p@30fps
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1080p@30fps
Single
Desire 500
1.6 MP
Wildfire E star
5 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Video
Desire 500
Wildfire E star
720p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Desire 500
Yes
Wildfire E star
Yes
3.5mm jack
Desire 500
Yes
Wildfire E star
Yes
WLAN
Desire 500
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot, DLNA
Wildfire E star
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth
Desire 500
4.0, A2DP, aptX
Wildfire E star
4.2, A2DP
Positioning
Desire 500
GPS
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GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
NFC
Desire 500
No
Wildfire E star
No
Radio
Desire 500
Stereo FM radio, RDS
Wildfire E star
Unspecified
USB
Desire 500
microUSB 2.0, OTG
Wildfire E star
USB Type-C 2.0
Sensors
Desire 500
Accelerometer, proximity
Wildfire E star
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity
Type
Desire 500
Li-Ion 1800 mAh, removable
Wildfire E star
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
Stand-by
Desire 500
Up to 435 h (3G)
Wildfire E star
-
Talk time
Desire 500
Up to 12 h 6 min (3G)
Wildfire E star
-
Colors
Desire 500
Black, Silver
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Gray
SAR
Desire 500
0.50 W/kg (head) 0.72 W/kg (body)
Wildfire E star
-
Price
Desire 500
About 180 EUR
Wildfire E star
About 100 EUR