Screen size
ThunderBolt 4G4.3"
Wildfire E5 LifeWinner: 5.5"+22%
Quick verdict
Wildfire E5 Life leads the measured specs 9-5.
Measured wins
ThunderBolt 4G
5
spec wins
Ties
3
equal specs
Wildfire E5 Life
9
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
ThunderBolt 4G
CDMA / EVDO / LTE
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
ThunderBolt 4G
CDMA 800 / 1900
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
ThunderBolt 4G
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Wildfire E5 Life
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G bands
ThunderBolt 4G
13
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
LTE
Speed
ThunderBolt 4G
EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, LTE
Wildfire E5 Life
HSPA, LTE
Announced
ThunderBolt 4G
2011, January. Released 2011, March
Wildfire E5 Life
2025, Q3
Status
ThunderBolt 4G
Discontinued
Wildfire E5 Life
Available. Released 2025, Q3
Dimensions
ThunderBolt 4G
122 x 66 x 13 mm (4.80 x 2.60 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
ThunderBolt 4G
164 g (5.78 oz)
Wildfire E5 Life
188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM
ThunderBolt 4G
Mini-SIM
Wildfire E5 Life
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Other
ThunderBolt 4G
Built-in kickstand
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Build
ThunderBolt 4G
-
Wildfire E5 Life
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
ThunderBolt 4G
TFT
Wildfire E5 Life
TFT LCD
Size
ThunderBolt 4G
4.3 inches, 52.6 cm2 (~65.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Wildfire E5 Life
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~68.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
ThunderBolt 4G
480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~217 ppi density)
Wildfire E5 Life
540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~200 ppi density)
Protection
ThunderBolt 4G
Corning Gorilla Glass
Wildfire E5 Life
-
OS
ThunderBolt 4G
Android 2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Sense UI 2
Wildfire E5 Life
Android 14 (Go edition)
Chipset
ThunderBolt 4G
Qualcomm MSM8655 Snapdragon S2
Wildfire E5 Life
Unisoc SC9832E (28 nm)
CPU
ThunderBolt 4G
1GHz Scorpion
Wildfire E5 Life
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
ThunderBolt 4G
Adreno 205
Wildfire E5 Life
Mali-T820 MP1
Card slot
ThunderBolt 4G
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 32 GB included
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
Internal
ThunderBolt 4G
4GB 768MB RAM
Wildfire E5 Life
32GB 3GB RAM
Other
ThunderBolt 4G
-
Wildfire E5 Life
eMMC 5.1
Single
ThunderBolt 4G
8 MP, AF
Wildfire E5 Life
5 MP
Features
ThunderBolt 4G
Dual-LED flash
Wildfire E5 Life
LED flash
Video
ThunderBolt 4G
720p
Wildfire E5 Life
540p
Single
ThunderBolt 4G
1.3 MP
Wildfire E5 Life
2 MP
Video
ThunderBolt 4G
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Loudspeaker
ThunderBolt 4G
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
3.5mm jack
ThunderBolt 4G
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
WLAN
ThunderBolt 4G
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Bluetooth
ThunderBolt 4G
2.1, A2DP, EDR
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Positioning
ThunderBolt 4G
GPS, A-GPS
Wildfire E5 Life
GPS
Radio
ThunderBolt 4G
Stereo FM radio, RDS
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
USB
ThunderBolt 4G
microUSB 2.0
Wildfire E5 Life
USB Type-C
NFC
ThunderBolt 4G
-
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Sensors
ThunderBolt 4G
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Browser
ThunderBolt 4G
HTML, Adobe Flash
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Other
ThunderBolt 4G
MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA9 player DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.264/WMV9/player Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Type
ThunderBolt 4G
Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery
Wildfire E5 Life
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
Stand-by
ThunderBolt 4G
Up to 330 h
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Talk time
ThunderBolt 4G
Up to 6 h 30 min
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Colors
ThunderBolt 4G
Black
Wildfire E5 Life
Gray
SAR
ThunderBolt 4G
1.20 W/kg (head) 1.46 W/kg (body)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Price
ThunderBolt 4G
About 230 EUR
Wildfire E5 Life
About 30 EUR