Screen size
Desire VC4.0"
Wildfire E5 LifeWinner: 5.5"+27%
Quick verdict
Wildfire E5 Life leads the measured specs 8-5.
Measured wins
Desire VC
5
spec wins
Ties
4
equal specs
Wildfire E5 Life
8
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Desire VC
GSM / CDMA / EVDO
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Desire VC
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 / 1900
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Desire VC
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Wildfire E5 Life
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed
Desire VC
EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 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 VC
-
Wildfire E5 Life
LTE
Announced
Desire VC
2012, June. Released 2012, July
Wildfire E5 Life
2025, Q3
Status
Desire VC
Discontinued
Wildfire E5 Life
Available. Released 2025, Q3
Dimensions
Desire VC
119.5 x 62.3 x 9.5 mm (4.70 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 VC
119 g (4.20 oz)
Wildfire E5 Life
188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM
Desire VC
Dual SIM (Mini-SIM, dual stand-by)
Wildfire E5 Life
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Build
Desire VC
-
Wildfire E5 Life
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Desire VC
IPS LCD
Wildfire E5 Life
TFT LCD
Size
Desire VC
4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~61.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Wildfire E5 Life
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~68.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Desire VC
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 VC
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Sense UI 4
Wildfire E5 Life
Android 14 (Go edition)
Chipset
Desire VC
Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1
Wildfire E5 Life
Unisoc SC9832E (28 nm)
CPU
Desire VC
1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
Wildfire E5 Life
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Desire VC
Adreno 200
Wildfire E5 Life
Mali-T820 MP1
Card slot
Desire VC
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
Internal
Desire VC
4GB 512MB RAM
Wildfire E5 Life
32GB 3GB RAM
Other
Desire VC
-
Wildfire E5 Life
eMMC 5.1
Single
Desire VC
5 MP, AF
Wildfire E5 Life
5 MP
Features
Desire VC
LED flash
Wildfire E5 Life
LED flash
Video
Desire VC
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
540p
Other
Desire VC
No
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Single
Desire VC
-
Wildfire E5 Life
2 MP
Video
Desire VC
-
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Loudspeaker
Desire VC
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
3.5mm jack
Desire VC
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Other
Desire VC
Beats Audio
Wildfire E5 Life
-
WLAN
Desire VC
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot, DLNA
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Bluetooth
Desire VC
3.0, A2DP
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Positioning
Desire VC
GPS, A-GPS
Wildfire E5 Life
GPS
Radio
Desire VC
Stereo FM radio, RDS
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
USB
Desire VC
microUSB 2.0
Wildfire E5 Life
USB Type-C
NFC
Desire VC
-
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Sensors
Desire VC
Accelerometer, proximity
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Other
Desire VC
MP4/H.264/WMV player MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Type
Desire VC
Removable Li-Ion 1650 mAh battery
Wildfire E5 Life
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
Colors
Desire VC
Black, White
Wildfire E5 Life
Gray
Price
Desire VC
About 150 EUR
Wildfire E5 Life
About 30 EUR