Screen size
Desire3.7"
Wildfire E5 LifeWinner: 5.5"+33%
Quick verdict
Wildfire E5 Life leads the measured specs 9-4.
Measured wins
Desire
4
spec wins
Ties
4
equal specs
Wildfire E5 Life
9
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Desire
GSM / HSPA
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Desire
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Desire
HSDPA 900 / 2100 , HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
Wildfire E5 Life
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed
Desire
HSPA 7.2/2 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
-
Wildfire E5 Life
LTE
Announced
Desire
2010, February. Released 2010, March
Wildfire E5 Life
2025, Q3
Status
Desire
Discontinued
Wildfire E5 Life
Available. Released 2025, Q3
Dimensions
Desire
119 x 60 x 11.9 mm (4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 in)
Wildfire E5 Life
155.6 x 77.8 x 10.2 mm (6.13 x 3.06 x 0.40 in)
Weight
Desire
135 g (4.76 oz)
Wildfire E5 Life
188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM
Desire
Mini-SIM
Wildfire E5 Life
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Other
Desire
Optical trackpad
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Build
Desire
-
Wildfire E5 Life
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Desire
AMOLED or SLCD
Wildfire E5 Life
TFT LCD
Size
Desire
3.7 inches, 39.0 cm2 (~54.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Wildfire E5 Life
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~68.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Desire
480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density)
Wildfire E5 Life
540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~200 ppi density)
Protection
Desire
Corning Gorilla Glass
Wildfire E5 Life
-
OS
Desire
Android 2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to 2.2 (Froyo), Sense UI
Wildfire E5 Life
Android 14 (Go edition)
Chipset
Desire
Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
Wildfire E5 Life
Unisoc SC9832E (28 nm)
CPU
Desire
1.0 GHz Scorpion
Wildfire E5 Life
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Desire
Adreno 200
Wildfire E5 Life
Mali-T820 MP1
Card slot
Desire
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 4 GB included
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
Internal
Desire
576MB RAM; 512MB
Wildfire E5 Life
32GB 3GB RAM
Other
Desire
-
Wildfire E5 Life
eMMC 5.1
Single
Desire
5 MP, AF
Wildfire E5 Life
5 MP
Features
Desire
LED flash
Wildfire E5 Life
LED flash
Video
Desire
480p@15fps, 720p@30fps (via SW update)
Wildfire E5 Life
540p
Other
Desire
No
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Single
Desire
-
Wildfire E5 Life
2 MP
Video
Desire
-
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Loudspeaker
Desire
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
3.5mm jack
Desire
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
WLAN
Desire
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, hotspot (Android 2.2)
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Bluetooth
Desire
2.1, A2DP
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Positioning
Desire
GPS, A-GPS
Wildfire E5 Life
GPS
Radio
Desire
Stereo FM radio, RDS
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
USB
Desire
microUSB 2.0
Wildfire E5 Life
USB Type-C
NFC
Desire
-
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Sensors
Desire
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Browser
Desire
HTML, Adobe Flash
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Type
Desire
Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery
Wildfire E5 Life
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
Stand-by
Desire
Up to 340 h (2G) / Up to 360 h (3G)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Talk time
Desire
Up to 6 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Colors
Desire
Black, Brown, Silver, White
Wildfire E5 Life
Gray
SAR
Desire
1.48 W/kg (head) 0.69 W/kg (body)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Price
Desire
About 140 EUR
Wildfire E5 Life
About 30 EUR