Screen size
U Play5.2"
Wildfire E5 LifeWinner: 5.5"+5.5%
Quick verdict
U Play leads the measured specs 11-3.
Measured wins
U Play
11
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
4
equal specs
Wildfire E5 Life
3
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
U Play
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
U Play
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
U Play
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Wildfire E5 Life
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G bands
U Play
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
equal specsStorage
equal specsMain camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
SD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Wildfire E5 Life
LTE
Speed
U Play
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Wildfire E5 Life
HSPA, LTE
Announced
U Play
2017, January. Released 2017, February
Wildfire E5 Life
2025, Q3
Status
U Play
Discontinued
Wildfire E5 Life
Available. Released 2025, Q3
Dimensions
U Play
146 x 72.9 x 8 mm (5.75 x 2.87 x 0.31 in)
Wildfire E5 Life
155.6 x 77.8 x 10.2 mm (6.13 x 3.06 x 0.40 in)
Weight
U Play
145 g (5.11 oz)
Wildfire E5 Life
188 g (6.63 oz)
Build
U Play
Glass front (Gorilla Glass), plastic back, plastic frame
Wildfire E5 Life
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM
U Play
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Wildfire E5 Life
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Type
U Play
Super LCD
Wildfire E5 Life
TFT LCD
Size
U Play
5.2 inches, 73.2 cm2 (~68.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Wildfire E5 Life
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~68.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
U Play
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~428 ppi density)
Wildfire E5 Life
540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~200 ppi density)
Protection
U Play
Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
OS
U Play
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Wildfire E5 Life
Android 14 (Go edition)
Chipset
U Play
Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 (28 nm)
Wildfire E5 Life
Unisoc SC9832E (28 nm)
CPU
U Play
Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.1 GHz Cortex-A53)
Wildfire E5 Life
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
U Play
Mali-T860MP2
Wildfire E5 Life
Mali-T820 MP1
Card slot
U Play
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
Internal
U Play
32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM
Wildfire E5 Life
32GB 3GB RAM
Other
U Play
eMMC 5.1
Wildfire E5 Life
eMMC 5.1
Single
U Play
16 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
Wildfire E5 Life
5 MP
Features
U Play
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama
Wildfire E5 Life
LED flash
Video
U Play
1080p@30fps
Wildfire E5 Life
540p
Single
U Play
16 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
Wildfire E5 Life
2 MP
Features
U Play
HDR
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Video
U Play
1080p@30fps
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Loudspeaker
U Play
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
3.5mm jack
U Play
No
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
WLAN
U Play
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Bluetooth
U Play
4.2, A2DP, LE
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Positioning
U Play
GPS, GLONASS
Wildfire E5 Life
GPS
NFC
U Play
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Radio
U Play
No
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
USB
U Play
USB Type-C 2.0
Wildfire E5 Life
USB Type-C
Sensors
U Play
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Type
U Play
Li-Ion 2500 mAh, non-removable
Wildfire E5 Life
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
Charging
U Play
10W wired
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Stand-by
U Play
Up to 427 h (3G)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Talk time
U Play
Up to 15 h (3G)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Colors
U Play
Brilliant Black, Cosmetic Pink, Ice White, Sapphire Blue
Wildfire E5 Life
Gray
Models
U Play
U Play, U-2u, 2PZM3
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Price
U Play
About 150 EUR
Wildfire E5 Life
About 30 EUR