Screen size
Desire 5204.5"
Wildfire E5 LifeWinner: 5.5"+18%
Quick verdict
Wildfire E5 Life leads the measured specs 7-5.
Measured wins
Desire 520
5
spec wins
Ties
5
equal specs
Wildfire E5 Life
7
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
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GSM / HSPA / LTE
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
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GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
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HSDPA 850 / 1900
Wildfire E5 Life
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G bands
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2, 4, 5, 17
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
equal specsBattery
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
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HSPA, LTE
Wildfire E5 Life
HSPA, LTE
Announced
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2015, August. Released 2015, November
Wildfire E5 Life
2025, Q3
Status
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Discontinued
Wildfire E5 Life
Available. Released 2025, Q3
Dimensions
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139.8 x 68.9 x 9.1 mm (5.50 x 2.71 x 0.36 in)
Wildfire E5 Life
155.6 x 77.8 x 10.2 mm (6.13 x 3.06 x 0.40 in)
Weight
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-
Wildfire E5 Life
188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM
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Nano-SIM
Wildfire E5 Life
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Build
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-
Wildfire E5 Life
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
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IPS LCD
Wildfire E5 Life
TFT LCD
Size
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4.5 inches, 55.8 cm2 (~57.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Wildfire E5 Life
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~68.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
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480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~218 ppi density)
Wildfire E5 Life
540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~200 ppi density)
OS
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Android 5.1 (Lollipop), Sense 7 UI
Wildfire E5 Life
Android 14 (Go edition)
Chipset
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Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm)
Wildfire E5 Life
Unisoc SC9832E (28 nm)
CPU
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Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7
Wildfire E5 Life
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
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Adreno 304
Wildfire E5 Life
Mali-T820 MP1
Card slot
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microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
Internal
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8GB 1GB RAM
Wildfire E5 Life
32GB 3GB RAM
Other
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eMMC 4.5
Wildfire E5 Life
eMMC 5.1
Single
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8 MP, AF
Wildfire E5 Life
5 MP
Features
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LED flash
Wildfire E5 Life
LED flash
Video
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720p@30fps
Wildfire E5 Life
540p
Single
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2 MP
Wildfire E5 Life
2 MP
Video
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720p
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Loudspeaker
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Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
3.5mm jack
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Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
WLAN
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Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Bluetooth
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4.1, A2DP
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Positioning
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GPS, GLONASS
Wildfire E5 Life
GPS
NFC
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No
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Radio
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FM radio
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
USB
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microUSB 2.0
Wildfire E5 Life
USB Type-C
Sensors
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Accelerometer, proximity
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Type
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Li-Ion 2000 mAh, removable
Wildfire E5 Life
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
Colors
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Slate Gray
Wildfire E5 Life
Gray
Models
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0PGQ1
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Price
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-
Wildfire E5 Life
About 30 EUR