Screen size
Sensation XL4.7"
Wildfire E5 LifeWinner: 5.5"+15%
Quick verdict
Wildfire E5 Life leads the measured specs 9-6.
Measured wins
Sensation XL
6
spec wins
Ties
2
equal specs
Wildfire E5 Life
9
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Sensation XL
GSM / HSPA
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Sensation XL
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Sensation XL
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
Wildfire E5 Life
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed
Sensation XL
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
Stereo speakers
Wildfire E5 Life
HSPA, LTE
4G bands
Sensation XL
-
Wildfire E5 Life
LTE
Announced
Sensation XL
2011, October. Released 2011, November
Wildfire E5 Life
2025, Q3
Status
Sensation XL
Discontinued
Wildfire E5 Life
Available. Released 2025, Q3
Dimensions
Sensation XL
132.5 x 70.7 x 9.9 mm (5.22 x 2.78 x 0.39 in)
Wildfire E5 Life
155.6 x 77.8 x 10.2 mm (6.13 x 3.06 x 0.40 in)
Weight
Sensation XL
162.5 g (5.75 oz)
Wildfire E5 Life
188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM
Sensation XL
Mini-SIM
Wildfire E5 Life
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Build
Sensation XL
-
Wildfire E5 Life
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Sensation XL
S-LCD
Wildfire E5 Life
TFT LCD
Size
Sensation XL
4.7 inches, 62.9 cm2 (~67.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Wildfire E5 Life
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~68.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Sensation XL
480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~199 ppi density)
Wildfire E5 Life
540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~200 ppi density)
OS
Sensation XL
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Sense UI 3.5
Wildfire E5 Life
Android 14 (Go edition)
Chipset
Sensation XL
Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
Wildfire E5 Life
Unisoc SC9832E (28 nm)
CPU
Sensation XL
1.5 GHz Scorpion
Wildfire E5 Life
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Sensation XL
Adreno 205
Wildfire E5 Life
Mali-T820 MP1
Card slot
Sensation XL
No
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
Internal
Sensation XL
16GB 768MB RAM
Wildfire E5 Life
32GB 3GB RAM
Other
Sensation XL
-
Wildfire E5 Life
eMMC 5.1
Single
Sensation XL
8 MP, AF
Wildfire E5 Life
5 MP
Features
Sensation XL
Dual-LED flash, HDR
Wildfire E5 Life
LED flash
Video
Sensation XL
720p
Wildfire E5 Life
540p
Single
Sensation XL
1.3 MP
Wildfire E5 Life
2 MP
Video
Sensation XL
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Loudspeaker
Sensation XL
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
3.5mm jack
Sensation XL
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Other
Sensation XL
Beats headset
Wildfire E5 Life
-
WLAN
Sensation XL
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Bluetooth
Sensation XL
3.0, A2DP
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Positioning
Sensation XL
GPS, A-GPS
Wildfire E5 Life
GPS
Radio
Sensation XL
Stereo FM radio, RDS
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
USB
Sensation XL
microUSB 2.0
Wildfire E5 Life
USB Type-C
NFC
Sensation XL
-
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Sensors
Sensation XL
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Other
Sensation XL
MP4/H.264/WMV player MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player Document viewer/editor Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Type
Sensation XL
Removable Li-Ion 1600 mAh battery
Wildfire E5 Life
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
Stand-by
Sensation XL
Up to 360 h (2G) / Up to 460 h (3G)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Talk time
Sensation XL
Up to 11 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 50 min (3G)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Colors
Sensation XL
White
Wildfire E5 Life
Gray
SAR EU
Sensation XL
0.32 W/kg (head)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Price
Sensation XL
About 170 EUR
Wildfire E5 Life
About 30 EUR