Screen size
Desire 6014.5"
Wildfire E5 LifeWinner: 5.5"+18%
Quick verdict
Desire 601 leads the measured specs 7-5.
Measured wins
Desire 601
7
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
6
equal specs
Wildfire E5 Life
5
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Desire 601
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Desire 601
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Desire 601
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia version
Wildfire E5 Life
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G bands
Desire 601
3, 7, 8, 20 - EMEA version, 1, 3, 7, 8 - Asia version
Resolution
equal specsRefresh 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
5G support
equal specsNFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Wildfire E5 Life
LTE
Speed
Desire 601
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Wildfire E5 Life
HSPA, LTE
Announced
Desire 601
2013, September. Released 2013, October
Wildfire E5 Life
2025, Q3
Status
Desire 601
Discontinued
Wildfire E5 Life
Available. Released 2025, Q3
Dimensions
Desire 601
134.5 x 66.7 x 9.9 mm (5.30 x 2.63 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 601
130 g (4.59 oz)
Wildfire E5 Life
188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM
Desire 601
Micro-SIM
Wildfire E5 Life
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Build
Desire 601
-
Wildfire E5 Life
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Desire 601
TFT
Wildfire E5 Life
TFT LCD
Size
Desire 601
4.5 inches, 55.8 cm2 (~62.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Wildfire E5 Life
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~68.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Desire 601
540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~245 ppi density)
Wildfire E5 Life
540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~200 ppi density)
Protection
Desire 601
Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Wildfire E5 Life
-
OS
Desire 601
Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat), Sense UI 5
Wildfire E5 Life
Android 14 (Go edition)
Chipset
Desire 601
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
Wildfire E5 Life
Unisoc SC9832E (28 nm)
CPU
Desire 601
Dual-core 1.4 GHz Krait 300
Wildfire E5 Life
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Desire 601
Adreno 305
Wildfire E5 Life
Mali-T820 MP1
Card slot
Desire 601
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
Internal
Desire 601
8GB 1GB RAM
Wildfire E5 Life
32GB 3GB RAM
Other
Desire 601
eMMC 4.5
Wildfire E5 Life
eMMC 5.1
Single
Desire 601
5 MP, 1/4.0", 1.4µm, AF
Wildfire E5 Life
5 MP
Features
Desire 601
LED flash
Wildfire E5 Life
LED flash
Video
Desire 601
1080p@30fps
Wildfire E5 Life
540p
Single
Desire 601
VGA
Wildfire E5 Life
2 MP
Video
Desire 601
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Loudspeaker
Desire 601
Yes, with stereo speakers
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
3.5mm jack
Desire 601
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
WLAN
Desire 601
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, DLNA
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Bluetooth
Desire 601
4.0, A2DP, aptX
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Positioning
Desire 601
GPS, GLONASS
Wildfire E5 Life
GPS
NFC
Desire 601
No
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Radio
Desire 601
FM radio
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
USB
Desire 601
microUSB 2.0, OTG
Wildfire E5 Life
USB Type-C
Sensors
Desire 601
Accelerometer, proximity
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Type
Desire 601
Li-Po 2100 mAh, removable
Wildfire E5 Life
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
Stand-by
Desire 601
Up to 440 h (3G)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Talk time
Desire 601
Up to 12 h 48 min (3G)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Colors
Desire 601
Black, Silver, Red
Wildfire E5 Life
Gray
Price
Desire 601
About 230 EUR
Wildfire E5 Life
About 30 EUR