Screen size
equal specsDesire 8305.5"
Wildfire E5 Life5.5"
Quick verdict
Desire 830 leads the measured specs 11-1.
Measured wins
Desire 830
11
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
6
equal specs
Wildfire E5 Life
1
spec wins
Screen size
equal specsTechnology
Desire 830
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Desire 830
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Desire 830
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 , TD-SCDMA
Wildfire E5 Life
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G bands
Desire 830
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - EMEA, 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41 - Taiwan
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
equal specsStorage
equal specsMain 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 830
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Wildfire E5 Life
HSPA, LTE
Announced
Desire 830
2016, May. Released 2016, May
Wildfire E5 Life
2025, Q3
Status
Desire 830
Discontinued
Wildfire E5 Life
Available. Released 2025, Q3
Dimensions
Desire 830
157.5 x 78.9 x 7.8 mm (6.20 x 3.11 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 830
156 g (5.50 oz)
Wildfire E5 Life
188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM
Desire 830
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Wildfire E5 Life
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Build
Desire 830
-
Wildfire E5 Life
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Desire 830
Super LCD
Wildfire E5 Life
TFT LCD
Size
Desire 830
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Wildfire E5 Life
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~68.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Desire 830
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Wildfire E5 Life
540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~200 ppi density)
Protection
Desire 830
Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
OS
Desire 830
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Wildfire E5 Life
Android 14 (Go edition)
Chipset
Desire 830
Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm)
Wildfire E5 Life
Unisoc SC9832E (28 nm)
CPU
Desire 830
Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53
Wildfire E5 Life
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Desire 830
PowerVR G6200
Wildfire E5 Life
Mali-T820 MP1
Card slot
Desire 830
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
Internal
Desire 830
32GB 3GB RAM
Wildfire E5 Life
32GB 3GB RAM
Other
Desire 830
eMMC 5.0
Wildfire E5 Life
eMMC 5.1
Single
Desire 830
13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), 1.12µm, AF, OIS
Wildfire E5 Life
5 MP
Features
Desire 830
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Wildfire E5 Life
LED flash
Video
Desire 830
1080p@30fps
Wildfire E5 Life
540p
Single
Desire 830
4 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/3", 2µm
Wildfire E5 Life
2 MP
Features
Desire 830
HDR
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Video
Desire 830
1080p@30fps
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Loudspeaker
Desire 830
Yes, with stereo speakers
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
3.5mm jack
Desire 830
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
WLAN
Desire 830
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Bluetooth
Desire 830
4.1, A2DP
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Positioning
Desire 830
GPS, GLONASS
Wildfire E5 Life
GPS
NFC
Desire 830
Yes (market dependant)
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Radio
Desire 830
FM radio
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
USB
Desire 830
microUSB 2.0
Wildfire E5 Life
USB Type-C
Sensors
Desire 830
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Type
Desire 830
Li-Ion 2800 mAh, non-removable
Wildfire E5 Life
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
Stand-by
Desire 830
Up to 545 h (3G)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Talk time
Desire 830
Up to 14 h 30 min (3G)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Colors
Desire 830
White/Blue, White/Red
Wildfire E5 Life
Gray
Models
Desire 830
Desire 830 dual sim, D830x
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Price
Desire 830
About 200 EUR
Wildfire E5 Life
About 30 EUR