Screen size
equal specsDesire 8205.5"
Wildfire E5 Life5.5"
Quick verdict
Desire 820 leads the measured specs 11-3.
Measured wins
Desire 820
11
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
4
equal specs
Wildfire E5 Life
3
spec wins
Screen size
equal specsTechnology
Desire 820
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Desire 820
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Desire 820
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA, Asia, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - Europe, TD-SCDMA - Asia
Wildfire E5 Life
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G bands
Desire 820
3, 7, 8, 20 - Europe, 1, 3, 7, 8 - EMEA, 1, 3, 7, 8, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41 - Asia
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 820
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Wildfire E5 Life
HSPA, LTE
Announced
Desire 820
2014, September. Released 2014, November
Wildfire E5 Life
2025, Q3
Status
Desire 820
Discontinued
Wildfire E5 Life
Available. Released 2025, Q3
Dimensions
Desire 820
157.7 x 78.7 x 7.7 mm (6.21 x 3.10 x 0.30 in)
Wildfire E5 Life
155.6 x 77.8 x 10.2 mm (6.13 x 3.06 x 0.40 in)
Weight
Desire 820
155 g (5.47 oz)
Wildfire E5 Life
188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM
Desire 820
Nano-SIM
Wildfire E5 Life
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Build
Desire 820
-
Wildfire E5 Life
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Desire 820
LCD
Wildfire E5 Life
TFT LCD
Size
Desire 820
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Wildfire E5 Life
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~68.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Desire 820
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~267 ppi density)
Wildfire E5 Life
540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~200 ppi density)
Protection
Desire 820
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Wildfire E5 Life
-
OS
Desire 820
Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.1 (Marshmallow), Sense UI 7
Wildfire E5 Life
Android 14 (Go edition)
Chipset
Desire 820
Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
Wildfire E5 Life
Unisoc SC9832E (28 nm)
CPU
Desire 820
Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
Wildfire E5 Life
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Desire 820
Adreno 405
Wildfire E5 Life
Mali-T820 MP1
Card slot
Desire 820
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
Internal
Desire 820
16GB 2GB RAM
Wildfire E5 Life
32GB 3GB RAM
Other
Desire 820
eMMC 4.5
Wildfire E5 Life
eMMC 5.1
Single
Desire 820
13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), AF
Wildfire E5 Life
5 MP
Features
Desire 820
LED flash, HDR
Wildfire E5 Life
LED flash
Video
Desire 820
1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps
Wildfire E5 Life
540p
Single
Desire 820
8 MP, f/2.3
Wildfire E5 Life
2 MP
Video
Desire 820
1080p@30fps
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Loudspeaker
Desire 820
Yes, with stereo speakers
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
3.5mm jack
Desire 820
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
WLAN
Desire 820
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Bluetooth
Desire 820
4.0, A2DP, aptX
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Positioning
Desire 820
GPS, GLONASS
Wildfire E5 Life
GPS
NFC
Desire 820
Yes (optional)
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Radio
Desire 820
FM radio
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
USB
Desire 820
microUSB 2.0, OTG
Wildfire E5 Life
USB Type-C
Sensors
Desire 820
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Type
Desire 820
Li-Po 2600 mAh, non-removable
Wildfire E5 Life
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
Stand-by
Desire 820
Up to 424 h (3G)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Talk time
Desire 820
Up to 22 h 24 min (3G)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Colors
Desire 820
Marble White, Tuxedo Grey, Santorini White, Milky-way Grey, Tangerine White, Saffron Grey, Flamingo Grey, Blue Misty, Monarch Orange
Wildfire E5 Life
Gray
Models
Desire 820
0PFJ50
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Price
Desire 820
About 340 EUR
Wildfire E5 Life
About 30 EUR