Screen size
Desire HD4.3"
Wildfire E5 LifeWinner: 5.5"+22%
Quick verdict
Wildfire E5 Life leads the measured specs 9-5.
Measured wins
Desire HD
5
spec wins
Ties
3
equal specs
Wildfire E5 Life
9
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Desire HD
GSM / HSPA
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Desire HD
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Desire HD
HSDPA 900 / 2100 , HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
Wildfire E5 Life
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed
Desire HD
HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps or HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps (carrier dependent)
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
HSPA, LTE
4G bands
Desire HD
-
Wildfire E5 Life
LTE
Announced
Desire HD
2010, September. Released 2010, October
Wildfire E5 Life
2025, Q3
Status
Desire HD
Discontinued
Wildfire E5 Life
Available. Released 2025, Q3
Dimensions
Desire HD
123 x 68 x 11.8 mm (4.84 x 2.68 x 0.46 in)
Wildfire E5 Life
155.6 x 77.8 x 10.2 mm (6.13 x 3.06 x 0.40 in)
Weight
Desire HD
164 g (5.78 oz)
Wildfire E5 Life
188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM
Desire HD
Mini-SIM
Wildfire E5 Life
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Build
Desire HD
-
Wildfire E5 Life
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Desire HD
LCD
Wildfire E5 Life
TFT LCD
Size
Desire HD
4.3 inches, 52.6 cm2 (~62.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Wildfire E5 Life
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~68.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Desire HD
480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~217 ppi density)
Wildfire E5 Life
540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~200 ppi density)
Protection
Desire HD
Corning Gorilla Glass
Wildfire E5 Life
-
OS
Desire HD
Android 2.2 (Froyo), 2.3 (Gingerbread), not upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Sense UI
Wildfire E5 Life
Android 14 (Go edition)
Chipset
Desire HD
Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
Wildfire E5 Life
Unisoc SC9832E (28 nm)
CPU
Desire HD
1.0 GHz Scorpion
Wildfire E5 Life
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Desire HD
Adreno 205
Wildfire E5 Life
Mali-T820 MP1
Card slot
Desire HD
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
Internal
Desire HD
1.5GB; 768MB RAM
Wildfire E5 Life
32GB 3GB RAM
Other
Desire HD
-
Wildfire E5 Life
eMMC 5.1
Single
Desire HD
8 MP, AF
Wildfire E5 Life
5 MP
Features
Desire HD
Dual-LED flash
Wildfire E5 Life
LED flash
Video
Desire HD
720p
Wildfire E5 Life
540p
Other
Desire HD
No
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Single
Desire HD
-
Wildfire E5 Life
2 MP
Video
Desire HD
-
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Loudspeaker
Desire HD
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
3.5mm jack
Desire HD
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
WLAN
Desire HD
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Bluetooth
Desire HD
2.1, A2DP
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Positioning
Desire HD
GPS, A-GPS
Wildfire E5 Life
GPS
Radio
Desire HD
Stereo FM radio, RDS
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
USB
Desire HD
microUSB 2.0
Wildfire E5 Life
USB Type-C
NFC
Desire HD
-
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Sensors
Desire HD
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Browser
Desire HD
HTML, Adobe Flash
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Other
Desire HD
Dedicated search key MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA9 player DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.264/WMV9/player Voice memo Predictive text input
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Type
Desire HD
Removable Li-Ion 1230 mAh battery
Wildfire E5 Life
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
Stand-by
Desire HD
Up to 490 h (2G) / Up to 420 h (3G)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Talk time
Desire HD
Up to 9 h 15 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Colors
Desire HD
Black, Brown
Wildfire E5 Life
Gray
SAR
Desire HD
0.47 W/kg (head) 0.84 W/kg (body)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Price
Desire HD
About 150 EUR
Wildfire E5 Life
About 30 EUR