Screen size
Hero S4.0"
Wildfire E5 LifeWinner: 5.5"+27%
Quick verdict
Wildfire E5 Life leads the measured specs 8-4.
Measured wins
Hero S
4
spec wins
Ties
5
equal specs
Wildfire E5 Life
8
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Hero S
GSM / CDMA / EVDO
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Hero S
CDMA 800 / 1900 , GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Hero S
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO , HSDPA
Wildfire E5 Life
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed
Hero S
HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Resolution
equal specsRefresh 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
Hero S
-
Wildfire E5 Life
LTE
Announced
Hero S
Announced Sep 2011
Wildfire E5 Life
2025, Q3
Status
Hero S
Discontinued
Wildfire E5 Life
Available. Released 2025, Q3
Dimensions
Hero S
115 x 60 x 12 mm (4.53 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
Hero S
130 g (4.59 oz)
Wildfire E5 Life
188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM
Hero S
Mini-SIM
Wildfire E5 Life
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Build
Hero S
-
Wildfire E5 Life
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Hero S
S-LCD
Wildfire E5 Life
TFT LCD
Size
Hero S
4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~63.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Wildfire E5 Life
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~68.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Hero S
540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~275 ppi density)
Wildfire E5 Life
540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~200 ppi density)
OS
Hero S
Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread), Sense UI
Wildfire E5 Life
Android 14 (Go edition)
Chipset
Hero S
Qualcomm MSM8655 Snapdragon S2
Wildfire E5 Life
Unisoc SC9832E (28 nm)
CPU
Hero S
1.2 GHz Scorpion
Wildfire E5 Life
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Hero S
Adreno 205
Wildfire E5 Life
Mali-T820 MP1
Card slot
Hero S
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
Internal
Hero S
4GB 768MB RAM
Wildfire E5 Life
32GB 3GB RAM
Other
Hero S
-
Wildfire E5 Life
eMMC 5.1
Single
Hero S
5 MP, AF
Wildfire E5 Life
5 MP
Features
Hero S
LED flash
Wildfire E5 Life
LED flash
Video
Hero S
720p
Wildfire E5 Life
540p
Single
Hero S
1.3 MP
Wildfire E5 Life
2 MP
Video
Hero S
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Loudspeaker
Hero S
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
3.5mm jack
Hero S
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
WLAN
Hero S
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Bluetooth
Hero S
3.0, A2DP, EDR
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Positioning
Hero S
GPS, A-GPS
Wildfire E5 Life
GPS
Radio
Hero S
No
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
USB
Hero S
microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
Wildfire E5 Life
USB Type-C
NFC
Hero S
-
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Sensors
Hero S
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Other
Hero S
MP3/AAC+/WAV player MP4/H.264 player Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Type
Hero S
Removable Li-Ion 1520 mAh battery
Wildfire E5 Life
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
Stand-by
Hero S
Up to 456 h
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Talk time
Hero S
Up to 7 h 20 min
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Colors
Hero S
Black
Wildfire E5 Life
Gray
SAR
Hero S
0.80 W/kg (head)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Price
Hero S
About 160 EUR
Wildfire E5 Life
About 30 EUR