Screen size
equal specsDesire 8165.5"
Wildfire E5 Life5.5"
Quick verdict
Desire 816 leads the measured specs 11-3.
Measured wins
Desire 816
11
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
4
equal specs
Wildfire E5 Life
3
spec wins
Screen size
equal specsTechnology
Desire 816
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Desire 816
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Desire 816
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
Wildfire E5 Life
HSDPA 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
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 816
HSPA, LTE
Wildfire E5 Life
HSPA, LTE
Announced
Desire 816
2014, February. Released 2014, March
Wildfire E5 Life
2025, Q3
Status
Desire 816
Discontinued
Wildfire E5 Life
Available. Released 2025, Q3
Dimensions
Desire 816
156.6 x 78.7 x 7.9 mm (6.17 x 3.10 x 0.31 in)
Wildfire E5 Life
155.6 x 77.8 x 10.2 mm (6.13 x 3.06 x 0.40 in)
Weight
Desire 816
165 g (5.82 oz)
Wildfire E5 Life
188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM
Desire 816
Nano-SIM
Wildfire E5 Life
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Build
Desire 816
-
Wildfire E5 Life
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Desire 816
Super LCD2
Wildfire E5 Life
TFT LCD
Size
Desire 816
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Wildfire E5 Life
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~68.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Desire 816
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~267 ppi density)
Wildfire E5 Life
540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~200 ppi density)
OS
Desire 816
Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6 (Marshmallow), Sense UI 6
Wildfire E5 Life
Android 14 (Go edition)
Chipset
Desire 816
Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
Wildfire E5 Life
Unisoc SC9832E (28 nm)
CPU
Desire 816
Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7
Wildfire E5 Life
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Desire 816
Adreno 305
Wildfire E5 Life
Mali-T820 MP1
Card slot
Desire 816
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
Internal
Desire 816
8GB 1.5GB RAM
Wildfire E5 Life
32GB 3GB RAM
Other
Desire 816
eMMC 4.5
Wildfire E5 Life
eMMC 5.1
Single
Desire 816
13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), AF
Wildfire E5 Life
5 MP
Features
Desire 816
LED flash, HDR
Wildfire E5 Life
LED flash
Video
Desire 816
1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps
Wildfire E5 Life
540p
Single
Desire 816
5 MP, f/2.8
Wildfire E5 Life
2 MP
Video
Desire 816
1080p@30fps
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Loudspeaker
Desire 816
Yes, with stereo speakers
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
3.5mm jack
Desire 816
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
WLAN
Desire 816
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Bluetooth
Desire 816
4.0, A2DP, aptX
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Positioning
Desire 816
GPS, GLONASS
Wildfire E5 Life
GPS
NFC
Desire 816
Yes (optional)
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Radio
Desire 816
FM radio
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
USB
Desire 816
microUSB 2.0
Wildfire E5 Life
USB Type-C
Sensors
Desire 816
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Type
Desire 816
Li-Po 2600 mAh, non-removable
Wildfire E5 Life
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
Stand-by
Desire 816
Up to 737 h (3G)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Talk time
Desire 816
Up to 21 h (3G)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Colors
Desire 816
Black, White, Red, Gray, Green
Wildfire E5 Life
Gray
Models
Desire 816
D816x
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Price
Desire 816
About 250 EUR
Wildfire E5 Life
About 30 EUR