Screen size
Desire XC4.0"
Wildfire E5 LifeWinner: 5.5"+27%
Quick verdict
Wildfire E5 Life leads the measured specs 7-5.
Measured wins
Desire XC
5
spec wins
Ties
5
equal specs
Wildfire E5 Life
7
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Desire XC
GSM / CDMA / EVDO
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Desire XC
CDMA 800 / 1900 - SIM 1, GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 2
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Desire XC
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - SIM 1
Wildfire E5 Life
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed
Desire XC
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
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Wildfire E5 Life
HSPA, LTE
4G bands
Desire XC
-
Wildfire E5 Life
LTE
Announced
Desire XC
2013, July. Released 2013, July
Wildfire E5 Life
2025, Q3
Status
Desire XC
Discontinued
Wildfire E5 Life
Available. Released 2025, Q3
Dimensions
Desire XC
119.5 x 62.3 x 9.4 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 XC
107 g (3.77 oz)
Wildfire E5 Life
188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM
Desire XC
Dual SIM (Mini-SIM, dual stand-by)
Wildfire E5 Life
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Build
Desire XC
-
Wildfire E5 Life
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Desire XC
TFT
Wildfire E5 Life
TFT LCD
Size
Desire XC
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 XC
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 XC
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Wildfire E5 Life
Android 14 (Go edition)
CPU
Desire XC
Dual-core 1.0 GHz
Wildfire E5 Life
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
Chipset
Desire XC
-
Wildfire E5 Life
Unisoc SC9832E (28 nm)
GPU
Desire XC
-
Wildfire E5 Life
Mali-T820 MP1
Card slot
Desire XC
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
Internal
Desire XC
4GB 768MB RAM
Wildfire E5 Life
32GB 3GB RAM
Other
Desire XC
-
Wildfire E5 Life
eMMC 5.1
Single
Desire XC
5 MP, AF
Wildfire E5 Life
5 MP
Features
Desire XC
LED flash
Wildfire E5 Life
LED flash
Video
Desire XC
480p@30fps
Wildfire E5 Life
540p
Other
Desire XC
No
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Single
Desire XC
-
Wildfire E5 Life
2 MP
Video
Desire XC
-
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Loudspeaker
Desire XC
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
3.5mm jack
Desire XC
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Other
Desire XC
Beats Audio
Wildfire E5 Life
-
WLAN
Desire XC
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Bluetooth
Desire XC
4.0, A2DP, aptX
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Positioning
Desire XC
GPS
Wildfire E5 Life
GPS
NFC
Desire XC
No
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Radio
Desire XC
No
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
USB
Desire XC
microUSB 2.0
Wildfire E5 Life
USB Type-C
Sensors
Desire XC
Accelerometer, proximity
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Type
Desire XC
Li-Ion 1650 mAh, removable
Wildfire E5 Life
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
Colors
Desire XC
Black/White
Wildfire E5 Life
Gray
SAR
Desire XC
1.49 W/kg (head) 0.64 W/kg (body)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Price
Desire XC
About 180 EUR
Wildfire E5 Life
About 30 EUR