Screen size
equal specsDesire 8255.5"
Wildfire E5 Life5.5"
Quick verdict
Desire 825 leads the measured specs 9-3.
Measured wins
Desire 825
9
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
5
equal specs
Wildfire E5 Life
3
spec wins
Screen size
equal specsTechnology
Desire 825
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Desire 825
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Desire 825
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Wildfire E5 Life
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G bands
Desire 825
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 40
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
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Wildfire E5 Life
LTE
Speed
Desire 825
HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Wildfire E5 Life
HSPA, LTE
Announced
Desire 825
2016, February. Released 2016, April
Wildfire E5 Life
2025, Q3
Status
Desire 825
Discontinued
Wildfire E5 Life
Available. Released 2025, Q3
Dimensions
Desire 825
156.9 x 76.9 x 7.4 mm (6.18 x 3.03 x 0.29 in)
Wildfire E5 Life
155.6 x 77.8 x 10.2 mm (6.13 x 3.06 x 0.40 in)
Weight
Desire 825
155 g (5.47 oz)
Wildfire E5 Life
188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM
Desire 825
· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Wildfire E5 Life
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Build
Desire 825
-
Wildfire E5 Life
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Desire 825
Super LCD
Wildfire E5 Life
TFT LCD
Size
Desire 825
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~69.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Wildfire E5 Life
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~68.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Desire 825
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 825
Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
OS
Desire 825
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Wildfire E5 Life
Android 14 (Go edition)
Chipset
Desire 825
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
Wildfire E5 Life
Unisoc SC9832E (28 nm)
CPU
Desire 825
Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7
Wildfire E5 Life
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Desire 825
Adreno 305
Wildfire E5 Life
Mali-T820 MP1
Card slot
Desire 825
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
Internal
Desire 825
16GB 2GB RAM
Wildfire E5 Life
32GB 3GB RAM
Other
Desire 825
eMMC 4.5
Wildfire E5 Life
eMMC 5.1
Single
Desire 825
13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), AF
Wildfire E5 Life
5 MP
Features
Desire 825
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Wildfire E5 Life
LED flash
Video
Desire 825
1080p@30fps
Wildfire E5 Life
540p
Single
Desire 825
5 MP, f/2.8
Wildfire E5 Life
2 MP
Video
Desire 825
1080p@30fps
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Loudspeaker
Desire 825
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
3.5mm jack
Desire 825
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Other
Desire 825
24-bit/192kHz audio
Wildfire E5 Life
-
WLAN
Desire 825
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Bluetooth
Desire 825
4.1, A2DP
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Positioning
Desire 825
GPS, GLONASS
Wildfire E5 Life
GPS
NFC
Desire 825
No
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Radio
Desire 825
FM radio
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
USB
Desire 825
microUSB 2.0
Wildfire E5 Life
USB Type-C
Sensors
Desire 825
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Type
Desire 825
Li-Ion 2700 mAh, non-removable
Wildfire E5 Life
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
Colors
Desire 825
Black, White
Wildfire E5 Life
Gray
Models
Desire 825
Desire 825, Desire 825 dual sim
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Price
Desire 825
About 240 EUR
Wildfire E5 Life
About 30 EUR