Screen size
Desire 5305.0"
Wildfire E5 LifeWinner: 5.5"+9.1%
Quick verdict
Desire 530 leads the measured specs 9-5.
Measured wins
Desire 530
9
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
3
equal specs
Wildfire E5 Life
5
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Desire 530
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Desire 530
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Desire 530
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 , HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
Wildfire E5 Life
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G bands
Desire 530
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13 - USA
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Wildfire E5 Life
LTE
Speed
Desire 530
HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Wildfire E5 Life
HSPA, LTE
Announced
Desire 530
2016, February. Released 2016, March
Wildfire E5 Life
2025, Q3
Status
Desire 530
Discontinued
Wildfire E5 Life
Available. Released 2025, Q3
Dimensions
Desire 530
146.9 x 70.9 x 8.3 mm (5.78 x 2.79 x 0.33 in)
Wildfire E5 Life
155.6 x 77.8 x 10.2 mm (6.13 x 3.06 x 0.40 in)
Weight
Desire 530
140 g (4.94 oz)
Wildfire E5 Life
188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM
Desire 530
Nano-SIM
Wildfire E5 Life
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Build
Desire 530
-
Wildfire E5 Life
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Desire 530
Super LCD
Wildfire E5 Life
TFT LCD
Size
Desire 530
5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Wildfire E5 Life
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~68.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Desire 530
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Wildfire E5 Life
540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~200 ppi density)
OS
Desire 530
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Wildfire E5 Life
Android 14 (Go edition)
Chipset
Desire 530
Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm)
Wildfire E5 Life
Unisoc SC9832E (28 nm)
CPU
Desire 530
Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7
Wildfire E5 Life
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Desire 530
Adreno 304
Wildfire E5 Life
Mali-T820 MP1
Card slot
Desire 530
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
Internal
Desire 530
16GB 1.5GB RAM
Wildfire E5 Life
32GB 3GB RAM
Other
Desire 530
eMMC 4.5
Wildfire E5 Life
eMMC 5.1
Single
Desire 530
8 MP, f/2.4, AF
Wildfire E5 Life
5 MP
Features
Desire 530
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Wildfire E5 Life
LED flash
Video
Desire 530
720p@30fps
Wildfire E5 Life
540p
Single
Desire 530
5 MP, f/2.8
Wildfire E5 Life
2 MP
Video
Desire 530
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Loudspeaker
Desire 530
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
3.5mm jack
Desire 530
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
WLAN
Desire 530
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/nWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct - USA version
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Bluetooth
Desire 530
4.1, A2DP
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Positioning
Desire 530
GPS, GLONASS
Wildfire E5 Life
GPS
NFC
Desire 530
Yes (market dependant)
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Radio
Desire 530
FM radio
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
USB
Desire 530
microUSB 2.0
Wildfire E5 Life
USB Type-C
Sensors
Desire 530
Accelerometer, proximity
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Type
Desire 530
Li-Ion 2200 mAh, non-removable
Wildfire E5 Life
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
Colors
Desire 530
Black, White
Wildfire E5 Life
Gray
Models
Desire 530
Desire 530, D530u, HTCD160LVW
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Price
Desire 530
About 170 EUR
Wildfire E5 Life
About 30 EUR