Screen size
Sensation XE4.3"
Wildfire E5 LifeWinner: 5.5"+22%
Quick verdict
Wildfire E5 Life leads the measured specs 7-6.
Measured wins
Sensation XE
6
spec wins
Ties
4
equal specs
Wildfire E5 Life
7
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Sensation XE
GSM / HSPA
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Sensation XE
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Sensation XE
HSDPA 900 / 2100 , HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Wildfire E5 Life
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed
Sensation XE
HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Resolution
equal specsRefresh 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
Sensation XE
-
Wildfire E5 Life
LTE
Announced
Sensation XE
2011, September. Released 2011, October
Wildfire E5 Life
2025, Q3
Status
Sensation XE
Discontinued
Wildfire E5 Life
Available. Released 2025, Q3
Dimensions
Sensation XE
126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm (4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
Wildfire E5 Life
155.6 x 77.8 x 10.2 mm (6.13 x 3.06 x 0.40 in)
Weight
Sensation XE
151 g (5.33 oz)
Wildfire E5 Life
188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM
Sensation XE
Mini-SIM
Wildfire E5 Life
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Build
Sensation XE
-
Wildfire E5 Life
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Sensation XE
S-LCD
Wildfire E5 Life
TFT LCD
Size
Sensation XE
4.3 inches, 51.0 cm2 (~61.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Wildfire E5 Life
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~68.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Sensation XE
540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~256 ppi density)
Wildfire E5 Life
540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~200 ppi density)
Protection
Sensation XE
Corning Gorilla Glass
Wildfire E5 Life
-
OS
Sensation XE
Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Sense UI
Wildfire E5 Life
Android 14 (Go edition)
Chipset
Sensation XE
Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3
Wildfire E5 Life
Unisoc SC9832E (28 nm)
CPU
Sensation XE
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion
Wildfire E5 Life
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Sensation XE
Adreno 220
Wildfire E5 Life
Mali-T820 MP1
Card slot
Sensation XE
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
Internal
Sensation XE
4GB (1GB user available), 768MB RAM
Wildfire E5 Life
32GB 3GB RAM
Other
Sensation XE
-
Wildfire E5 Life
eMMC 5.1
Single
Sensation XE
8 MP, AF
Wildfire E5 Life
5 MP
Features
Sensation XE
Dual-LED flash
Wildfire E5 Life
LED flash
Video
Sensation XE
1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Wildfire E5 Life
540p
Single
Sensation XE
VGA
Wildfire E5 Life
2 MP
Video
Sensation XE
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Loudspeaker
Sensation XE
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
3.5mm jack
Sensation XE
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Other
Sensation XE
Beats headset
Wildfire E5 Life
-
WLAN
Sensation XE
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Bluetooth
Sensation XE
3.0, A2DP
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Positioning
Sensation XE
GPS, A-GPS
Wildfire E5 Life
GPS
Radio
Sensation XE
Stereo FM radio, RDS
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
USB
Sensation XE
microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
Wildfire E5 Life
USB Type-C
NFC
Sensation XE
-
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Sensors
Sensation XE
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Other
Sensation XE
MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Document viewer/editor Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Type
Sensation XE
Removable Li-Ion 1730 mAh battery
Wildfire E5 Life
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
Stand-by
Sensation XE
Up to 310 h (2G) / Up to 540 h (3G)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Talk time
Sensation XE
Up to 9 h 16 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Colors
Sensation XE
Black, White
Wildfire E5 Life
Gray
SAR EU
Sensation XE
0.36 W/kg (head)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Price
Sensation XE
About 140 EUR
Wildfire E5 Life
About 30 EUR