Screen size
Desire V4.0"
Wildfire E5 LifeWinner: 5.5"+27%
Quick verdict
Wildfire E5 Life leads the measured specs 8-5.
Measured wins
Desire V
5
spec wins
Ties
4
equal specs
Wildfire E5 Life
8
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Desire V
GSM / HSPA
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Desire V
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Desire V
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - SIM 1 only
Wildfire E5 Life
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed
Desire V
HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
equal specsFront 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 V
-
Wildfire E5 Life
LTE
Announced
Desire V
2012, June. Released 2012, June
Wildfire E5 Life
2025, Q3
Status
Desire V
Discontinued
Wildfire E5 Life
Available. Released 2025, Q3
Dimensions
Desire V
118.5 x 62.3 x 9.3 mm (4.67 x 2.45 x 0.37 in)
Wildfire E5 Life
155.6 x 77.8 x 10.2 mm (6.13 x 3.06 x 0.40 in)
Weight
Desire V
114 g (4.02 oz)
Wildfire E5 Life
188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM
Desire V
Dual SIM (Mini-SIM, dual stand-by)
Wildfire E5 Life
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Build
Desire V
-
Wildfire E5 Life
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Desire V
TFT
Wildfire E5 Life
TFT LCD
Size
Desire V
4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~61.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Wildfire E5 Life
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~68.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Desire V
480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
Wildfire E5 Life
540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~200 ppi density)
OS
Desire V
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Sense UI 4
Wildfire E5 Life
Android 14 (Go edition)
Chipset
Desire V
Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1
Wildfire E5 Life
Unisoc SC9832E (28 nm)
CPU
Desire V
1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
Wildfire E5 Life
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Desire V
Adreno 200
Wildfire E5 Life
Mali-T820 MP1
Card slot
Desire V
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
Internal
Desire V
4GB 512MB RAM
Wildfire E5 Life
32GB 3GB RAM
Other
Desire V
-
Wildfire E5 Life
eMMC 5.1
Single
Desire V
5 MP, AF
Wildfire E5 Life
5 MP
Features
Desire V
LED flash
Wildfire E5 Life
LED flash
Video
Desire V
w480p@21fps
Wildfire E5 Life
540p
Other
Desire V
No
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Single
Desire V
-
Wildfire E5 Life
2 MP
Video
Desire V
-
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Loudspeaker
Desire V
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
3.5mm jack
Desire V
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Other
Desire V
Beats Audio
Wildfire E5 Life
-
WLAN
Desire V
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Bluetooth
Desire V
4.0, A2DP, aptX
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Positioning
Desire V
GPS, A-GPS
Wildfire E5 Life
GPS
Radio
Desire V
Stereo FM radio, RDS
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
USB
Desire V
microUSB 2.0
Wildfire E5 Life
USB Type-C
NFC
Desire V
-
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Sensors
Desire V
Accelerometer, proximity
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Other
Desire V
Dropbox (25 GB cloud storage) DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player Organizer Document editor Voice memo/dial Predictive text input
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Type
Desire V
Removable Li-Ion 1650 mAh battery
Wildfire E5 Life
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
Colors
Desire V
Black, White
Wildfire E5 Life
Gray
SAR
Desire V
0.55 W/kg (head) 0.43 W/kg (body)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Price
Desire V
About 160 EUR
Wildfire E5 Life
About 30 EUR