Screen size
Desire 8165.5"
Wildfire E starWinner: 6.5"+16%
Quick verdict
Wildfire E star leads the measured specs 7-6.
Measured wins
Desire 816
6
spec wins
Ties
5
equal specs
Wildfire E star
7
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Desire 816
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Wildfire E star
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Desire 816
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Wildfire E star
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Desire 816
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
Wildfire E star
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands
Desire 816
3, 7, 8, 20 - EMEA version, 1, 3, 7, 8 - Asia version
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
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Wildfire E star
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41
Speed
Desire 816
HSPA, LTE
Wildfire E star
HSPA, LTE
Announced
Desire 816
2014, February. Released 2014, March
Wildfire E star
2023, August 08
Status
Desire 816
Discontinued
Wildfire E star
Available. Released 2023, August
Dimensions
Desire 816
156.6 x 78.7 x 7.9 mm (6.17 x 3.10 x 0.31 in)
Wildfire E star
164.8 x 76.5 x 9.2 mm (6.49 x 3.01 x 0.36 in)
Weight
Desire 816
165 g (5.82 oz)
Wildfire E star
200 g (7.05 oz)
SIM
Desire 816
Nano-SIM
Wildfire E star
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Build
Desire 816
-
Wildfire E star
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Desire 816
Super LCD2
Wildfire E star
IPS LCD
Size
Desire 816
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Wildfire E star
6.52 inches, 102.6 cm2 (~81.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Desire 816
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~267 ppi density)
Wildfire E star
720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~269 ppi density)
OS
Desire 816
Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6 (Marshmallow), Sense UI 6
Wildfire E star
Android 12 (Go edition)
Chipset
Desire 816
Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
Wildfire E star
Unisoc SC9832E (28 nm)
CPU
Desire 816
Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7
Wildfire E star
Quad-core 1.4 GHz
GPU
Desire 816
Adreno 305
Wildfire E star
Mali-T820 MP1
Card slot
Desire 816
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Wildfire E star
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal
Desire 816
8GB 1.5GB RAM
Wildfire E star
16GB 2GB RAM
Other
Desire 816
eMMC 4.5
Wildfire E star
eMMC 5.1
Single
Desire 816
13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), AF
Wildfire E star
8 MP, f/2.2, (wide), AF Auxiliary lens
Features
Desire 816
LED flash, HDR
Wildfire E star
LED flash
Video
Desire 816
1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps
Wildfire E star
1080p@30fps
Single
Desire 816
5 MP, f/2.8
Wildfire E star
5 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Video
Desire 816
1080p@30fps
Wildfire E star
720p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Desire 816
Yes, with stereo speakers
Wildfire E star
Yes
3.5mm jack
Desire 816
Yes
Wildfire E star
Yes
WLAN
Desire 816
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Wildfire E star
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth
Desire 816
4.0, A2DP, aptX
Wildfire E star
4.2, A2DP
Positioning
Desire 816
GPS, GLONASS
Wildfire E star
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
NFC
Desire 816
Yes (optional)
Wildfire E star
No
Radio
Desire 816
FM radio
Wildfire E star
Unspecified
USB
Desire 816
microUSB 2.0
Wildfire E star
USB Type-C 2.0
Sensors
Desire 816
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Wildfire E star
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity
Type
Desire 816
Li-Po 2600 mAh, non-removable
Wildfire E star
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
Stand-by
Desire 816
Up to 737 h (3G)
Wildfire E star
-
Talk time
Desire 816
Up to 21 h (3G)
Wildfire E star
-
Colors
Desire 816
Black, White, Red, Gray, Green
Wildfire E star
Gray
Models
Desire 816
D816x
Wildfire E star
-
Price
Desire 816
About 250 EUR
Wildfire E star
About 100 EUR