Screen size
Desire S3.7"
Wildfire E starWinner: 6.5"+43%
Quick verdict
Wildfire E star leads the measured specs 12-1.
Measured wins
Desire S
1
spec wins
Ties
4
equal specs
Wildfire E star
12
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Desire S
GSM / HSPA
Wildfire E star
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Desire S
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Wildfire E star
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Desire S
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Wildfire E star
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
Speed
Desire S
HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
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
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Wildfire E star
HSPA, LTE
4G bands
Desire S
-
Wildfire E star
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41
Announced
Desire S
2011, February. Released 2011, March
Wildfire E star
2023, August 08
Status
Desire S
Discontinued
Wildfire E star
Available. Released 2023, August
Dimensions
Desire S
115 x 59.8 x 11.6 mm (4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 in)
Wildfire E star
164.8 x 76.5 x 9.2 mm (6.49 x 3.01 x 0.36 in)
Weight
Desire S
130 g (4.59 oz)
Wildfire E star
200 g (7.05 oz)
SIM
Desire S
Mini-SIM
Wildfire E star
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Build
Desire S
-
Wildfire E star
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Desire S
S-LCD
Wildfire E star
IPS LCD
Size
Desire S
3.7 inches, 39.0 cm2 (~56.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Wildfire E star
6.52 inches, 102.6 cm2 (~81.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Desire S
480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density)
Wildfire E star
720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~269 ppi density)
Protection
Desire S
Corning Gorilla Glass
Wildfire E star
-
OS
Desire S
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Sense UI 3
Wildfire E star
Android 12 (Go edition)
Chipset
Desire S
Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
Wildfire E star
Unisoc SC9832E (28 nm)
CPU
Desire S
1.0 GHz Scorpion
Wildfire E star
Quad-core 1.4 GHz
GPU
Desire S
Adreno 205
Wildfire E star
Mali-T820 MP1
Card slot
Desire S
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Wildfire E star
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal
Desire S
1.1GB 768MB RAM
Wildfire E star
16GB 2GB RAM
Other
Desire S
-
Wildfire E star
eMMC 5.1
Single
Desire S
5 MP, AF
Wildfire E star
8 MP, f/2.2, (wide), AF Auxiliary lens
Features
Desire S
LED flash
Wildfire E star
LED flash
Video
Desire S
720p@30fps
Wildfire E star
1080p@30fps
Single
Desire S
VGA
Wildfire E star
5 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Video
Desire S
Wildfire E star
720p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Desire S
Yes
Wildfire E star
Yes
3.5mm jack
Desire S
Yes
Wildfire E star
Yes
WLAN
Desire S
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Wildfire E star
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth
Desire S
2.1, A2DP, EDR
Wildfire E star
4.2, A2DP
Positioning
Desire S
GPS, A-GPS
Wildfire E star
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
Radio
Desire S
Stereo FM radio, RDS
Wildfire E star
Unspecified
USB
Desire S
microUSB 2.0
Wildfire E star
USB Type-C 2.0
NFC
Desire S
-
Wildfire E star
No
Sensors
Desire S
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Wildfire E star
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity
Browser
Desire S
HTML, Adobe Flash
Wildfire E star
-
Other
Desire S
Dedicated search key MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input
Wildfire E star
-
Type
Desire S
Removable Li-Ion 1450 mAh battery
Wildfire E star
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
Stand-by
Desire S
Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 455 h (3G)
Wildfire E star
-
Talk time
Desire S
Up to 9 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)
Wildfire E star
-
Colors
Desire S
Black, Red
Wildfire E star
Gray
SAR
Desire S
0.33 W/kg (head) 1.06 W/kg (body)
Wildfire E star
-
Price
Desire S
About 100 EUR
Wildfire E star
About 100 EUR