Screen size
Desire 5014.3"
Wildfire E starWinner: 6.5"+34%
Quick verdict
Wildfire E star leads the measured specs 10-2.
Measured wins
Desire 501
2
spec wins
Ties
5
equal specs
Wildfire E star
10
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Desire 501
GSM / HSPA
Wildfire E star
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Desire 501
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Wildfire E star
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Desire 501
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Wildfire E star
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
Speed
Desire 501
HSPA 14.4/5.76 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
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Wildfire E star
HSPA, LTE
4G bands
Desire 501
-
Wildfire E star
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41
Announced
Desire 501
2013, November. Released 2014, February
Wildfire E star
2023, August 08
Status
Desire 501
Discontinued
Wildfire E star
Available. Released 2023, August
Dimensions
Desire 501
128.5 x 66.7 x 9.8 mm (5.06 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 501
130 g (4.59 oz)
Wildfire E star
200 g (7.05 oz)
SIM
Desire 501
Micro-SIM
Wildfire E star
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Build
Desire 501
-
Wildfire E star
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Desire 501
TFT
Wildfire E star
IPS LCD
Size
Desire 501
4.3 inches, 52.6 cm2 (~61.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Wildfire E star
6.52 inches, 102.6 cm2 (~81.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Desire 501
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 501
Android OS
Wildfire E star
Android 12 (Go edition)
CPU
Desire 501
Dual-core 1.2 GHz
Wildfire E star
Quad-core 1.4 GHz
Chipset
Desire 501
-
Wildfire E star
Unisoc SC9832E (28 nm)
GPU
Desire 501
-
Wildfire E star
Mali-T820 MP1
Card slot
Desire 501
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Wildfire E star
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal
Desire 501
8GB 1GB RAM
Wildfire E star
16GB 2GB RAM
Other
Desire 501
-
Wildfire E star
eMMC 5.1
Single
Desire 501
8 MP, AF
Wildfire E star
8 MP, f/2.2, (wide), AF Auxiliary lens
Features
Desire 501
LED flash
Wildfire E star
LED flash
Video
Desire 501
Yes
Wildfire E star
1080p@30fps
Single
Desire 501
2.1 MP
Wildfire E star
5 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Video
Desire 501
Wildfire E star
720p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Desire 501
Yes
Wildfire E star
Yes
3.5mm jack
Desire 501
Yes
Wildfire E star
Yes
WLAN
Desire 501
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, DLNA
Wildfire E star
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth
Desire 501
4.0, A2DP, aptX
Wildfire E star
4.2, A2DP
Positioning
Desire 501
GPS, GLONASS
Wildfire E star
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
NFC
Desire 501
Yes
Wildfire E star
No
Radio
Desire 501
FM radio
Wildfire E star
Unspecified
USB
Desire 501
microUSB 2.0
Wildfire E star
USB Type-C 2.0
Sensors
Desire 501
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Wildfire E star
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity
Type
Desire 501
Li-Ion 2100 mAh, removable
Wildfire E star
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
Colors
Desire 501
Black, White, Pink
Wildfire E star
Gray
Price
Desire 501
About 240 EUR
Wildfire E star
About 100 EUR