Screen size
Desire 5264.7"
Wildfire E5 LifeWinner: 5.5"+15%
Quick verdict
Desire 526 leads the measured specs 6-5.
Measured wins
Desire 526
6
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
6
equal specs
Wildfire E5 Life
5
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Desire 526
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Desire 526
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Desire 526
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - USA
Wildfire E5 Life
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G bands
Desire 526
2, 4, 13 - USA
Resolution
equal specsRefresh 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
Desire 526
HSPA, LTE
Wildfire E5 Life
HSPA, LTE
Announced
Desire 526
2015, July. Released 2015, August
Wildfire E5 Life
2025, Q3
Status
Desire 526
Discontinued
Wildfire E5 Life
Available. Released 2025, Q3
Dimensions
Desire 526
140 x 70 x 9.9 mm (5.51 x 2.76 x 0.39 in)
Wildfire E5 Life
155.6 x 77.8 x 10.2 mm (6.13 x 3.06 x 0.40 in)
Weight
Desire 526
156 g (5.50 oz)
Wildfire E5 Life
188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM
Desire 526
Nano-SIM
Wildfire E5 Life
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Build
Desire 526
-
Wildfire E5 Life
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Desire 526
IPS LCD
Wildfire E5 Life
TFT LCD
Size
Desire 526
4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~62.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Wildfire E5 Life
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~68.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Desire 526
540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~234 ppi density)
Wildfire E5 Life
540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~200 ppi density)
OS
Desire 526
Android 5.1 (Lollipop), Sense 7 UI
Wildfire E5 Life
Android 14 (Go edition)
Chipset
Desire 526
Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm)
Wildfire E5 Life
Unisoc SC9832E (28 nm)
CPU
Desire 526
Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7
Wildfire E5 Life
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Desire 526
Adreno 304
Wildfire E5 Life
Mali-T820 MP1
Card slot
Desire 526
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
Internal
Desire 526
8GB 1.5GB RAM
Wildfire E5 Life
32GB 3GB RAM
Other
Desire 526
eMMC 4.5
Wildfire E5 Life
eMMC 5.1
Single
Desire 526
8 MP, f/2.2, AF
Wildfire E5 Life
5 MP
Features
Desire 526
LED flash
Wildfire E5 Life
LED flash
Video
Desire 526
720p@30fps
Wildfire E5 Life
540p
Single
Desire 526
2 MP
Wildfire E5 Life
2 MP
Video
Desire 526
720p
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Loudspeaker
Desire 526
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
3.5mm jack
Desire 526
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
WLAN
Desire 526
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Bluetooth
Desire 526
4.1, A2DP
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Positioning
Desire 526
GPS
Wildfire E5 Life
GPS
NFC
Desire 526
No
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Radio
Desire 526
FM radio
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
USB
Desire 526
microUSB 2.0
Wildfire E5 Life
USB Type-C
Sensors
Desire 526
Accelerometer, proximity
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Type
Desire 526
Li-Ion 2000 mAh, removable
Wildfire E5 Life
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
Colors
Desire 526
Black
Wildfire E5 Life
Gray
Models
Desire 526
HTCD100LVWPP
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Price
Desire 526
About 110 EUR
Wildfire E5 Life
About 30 EUR