Screen size
Explorer3.2"
Wildfire E5 LifeWinner: 5.5"+42%
Quick verdict
Wildfire E5 Life leads the measured specs 10-4.
Measured wins
Explorer
4
spec wins
Ties
3
equal specs
Wildfire E5 Life
10
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Explorer
GSM / HSPA
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Explorer
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Explorer
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Wildfire E5 Life
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed
Explorer
HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front 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
Explorer
-
Wildfire E5 Life
LTE
Announced
Explorer
2011, September. Released 2011, October
Wildfire E5 Life
2025, Q3
Status
Explorer
Discontinued
Wildfire E5 Life
Available. Released 2025, Q3
Dimensions
Explorer
102.8 x 57.2 x 12.9 mm (4.05 x 2.25 x 0.51 in)
Wildfire E5 Life
155.6 x 77.8 x 10.2 mm (6.13 x 3.06 x 0.40 in)
Weight
Explorer
108 g (3.81 oz)
Wildfire E5 Life
188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM
Explorer
Mini-SIM
Wildfire E5 Life
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Build
Explorer
-
Wildfire E5 Life
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Explorer
TFT, 256K colors
Wildfire E5 Life
TFT LCD
Size
Explorer
3.2 inches, 30.5 cm2 (~51.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Wildfire E5 Life
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~68.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Explorer
320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~180 ppi density)
Wildfire E5 Life
540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~200 ppi density)
OS
Explorer
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), Sense UI 3.5
Wildfire E5 Life
Android 14 (Go edition)
Chipset
Explorer
Qualcomm MSM7225A Snapdragon S1
Wildfire E5 Life
Unisoc SC9832E (28 nm)
CPU
Explorer
600 MHz Cortex A5
Wildfire E5 Life
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Explorer
Adreno 200
Wildfire E5 Life
Mali-T820 MP1
Card slot
Explorer
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
Internal
Explorer
512MB 512MB RAM
Wildfire E5 Life
32GB 3GB RAM
Other
Explorer
-
Wildfire E5 Life
eMMC 5.1
Single
Explorer
3.15 MP
Wildfire E5 Life
5 MP
Video
Explorer
480p
Wildfire E5 Life
540p
Features
Explorer
-
Wildfire E5 Life
LED flash
Other
Explorer
No
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Single
Explorer
-
Wildfire E5 Life
2 MP
Video
Explorer
-
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Loudspeaker
Explorer
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
3.5mm jack
Explorer
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Other
Explorer
SRS surround
Wildfire E5 Life
-
WLAN
Explorer
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Bluetooth
Explorer
3.0, A2DP, EDR
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Positioning
Explorer
GPS, A-GPS
Wildfire E5 Life
GPS
Radio
Explorer
Stereo FM radio, RDS
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
USB
Explorer
microUSB 2.0
Wildfire E5 Life
USB Type-C
NFC
Explorer
-
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Sensors
Explorer
Accelerometer, proximity
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Other
Explorer
MP3/eAAC+/WAV/WMA player XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Voice memo Predictive text input
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Type
Explorer
Removable Li-Ion 1230 mAh battery
Wildfire E5 Life
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
Stand-by
Explorer
Up to 485 h (2G) / Up to 445 h (3G)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Talk time
Explorer
Up to 7 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 33 min (3G)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Colors
Explorer
Active Black, Active Navy, Metallic Black, Metallic Navy
Wildfire E5 Life
Gray
SAR
Explorer
1.56 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
SAR EU
Explorer
1.24 W/kg (head) 0.72 W/kg (body)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Price
Explorer
About 70 EUR
Wildfire E5 Life
About 30 EUR