Screen size
Desire Z3.7"
Wildfire E5 LifeWinner: 5.5"+33%
Quick verdict
Wildfire E5 Life leads the measured specs 9-4.
Measured wins
Desire Z
4
spec wins
Ties
4
equal specs
Wildfire E5 Life
9
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Desire Z
GSM / HSPA
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Desire Z
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Desire Z
HSDPA 900 / 2100 , HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
Wildfire E5 Life
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed
Desire Z
HSPA 14.4/5.76 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 Z
-
Wildfire E5 Life
LTE
Announced
Desire Z
2010, September. Released 2010, November
Wildfire E5 Life
2025, Q3
Status
Desire Z
Discontinued
Wildfire E5 Life
Available. Released 2025, Q3
Dimensions
Desire Z
119 x 60.4 x 14.2 mm (4.69 x 2.38 x 0.56 in)
Wildfire E5 Life
155.6 x 77.8 x 10.2 mm (6.13 x 3.06 x 0.40 in)
Weight
Desire Z
180 g (6.35 oz)
Wildfire E5 Life
188 g (6.63 oz)
Keyboard
Desire Z
QWERTY
Wildfire E5 Life
-
SIM
Desire Z
Mini-SIM
Wildfire E5 Life
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Other
Desire Z
Optical trackpad
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Build
Desire Z
-
Wildfire E5 Life
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Desire Z
S-LCD
Wildfire E5 Life
TFT LCD
Size
Desire Z
3.7 inches, 39.0 cm2 (~54.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Wildfire E5 Life
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~68.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Desire Z
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 Z
Corning Gorilla Glass
Wildfire E5 Life
-
OS
Desire Z
Android 2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to 2.3 (Gingerbread), Sense UI
Wildfire E5 Life
Android 14 (Go edition)
Chipset
Desire Z
Qualcomm MSM7230
Wildfire E5 Life
Unisoc SC9832E (28 nm)
CPU
Desire Z
800 MHz Scorpion
Wildfire E5 Life
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Desire Z
Adreno 205
Wildfire E5 Life
Mali-T820 MP1
Card slot
Desire Z
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
Internal
Desire Z
1.5GB; 512MB RAM
Wildfire E5 Life
32GB 3GB RAM
Other
Desire Z
-
Wildfire E5 Life
eMMC 5.1
Single
Desire Z
5 MP, AF
Wildfire E5 Life
5 MP
Features
Desire Z
LED flash
Wildfire E5 Life
LED flash
Video
Desire Z
720p
Wildfire E5 Life
540p
Other
Desire Z
No
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Single
Desire Z
-
Wildfire E5 Life
2 MP
Video
Desire Z
-
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Loudspeaker
Desire Z
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
3.5mm jack
Desire Z
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
WLAN
Desire Z
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Bluetooth
Desire Z
2.1, A2DP
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Positioning
Desire Z
GPS, A-GPS
Wildfire E5 Life
GPS
Radio
Desire Z
Stereo FM radio, RDS
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
USB
Desire Z
microUSB 2.0
Wildfire E5 Life
USB Type-C
NFC
Desire Z
-
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Sensors
Desire Z
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Browser
Desire Z
HTML, Adobe Flash
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Other
Desire Z
Dedicated search key MP3/WAV/AAC+ player MP4/H.264/DivX/XviD player Voice memo/dial Predictive text input
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Type
Desire Z
Removable Li-Ion 1300 mAh battery
Wildfire E5 Life
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
Stand-by
Desire Z
Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 430 h (3G)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Talk time
Desire Z
Up to 9 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Colors
Desire Z
Black
Wildfire E5 Life
Gray
SAR EU
Desire Z
0.86 W/kg (head)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Price
Desire Z
About 100 EUR
Wildfire E5 Life
About 30 EUR