Screen size
U12+Winner: 6.0"+8.3%
Wildfire E5 Life5.5"
Quick verdict
U12+ leads the measured specs 16-1.
Measured wins
U12+
16
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
3
equal specs
Wildfire E5 Life
1
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
U12+
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
U12+
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Wildfire E5 Life
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
U12+
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
Wildfire E5 Life
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G bands
U12+
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 32, 38, 39, 49, 41, 66
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
equal specsThickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
SD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Wildfire E5 Life
LTE
Speed
U12+
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps
Wildfire E5 Life
HSPA, LTE
Announced
U12+
2018, May 23. Released 2018, June 29
Wildfire E5 Life
2025, Q3
Status
U12+
Discontinued
Wildfire E5 Life
Available. Released 2025, Q3
Dimensions
U12+
156.6 x 73.9 x 8.7 mm (6.17 x 2.91 x 0.34 in)
Wildfire E5 Life
155.6 x 77.8 x 10.2 mm (6.13 x 3.06 x 0.40 in)
Weight
U12+
188 g (6.63 oz)
Wildfire E5 Life
188 g (6.63 oz)
Build
U12+
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), glass back, aluminum frame
Wildfire E5 Life
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM
U12+
· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Wildfire E5 Life
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Other
U12+
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Pressure-sensitive buttons
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Type
U12+
Super LCD6, HDR10
Wildfire E5 Life
TFT LCD
Size
U12+
6.0 inches, 92.9 cm2 (~80.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Wildfire E5 Life
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~68.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
U12+
1440 x 2880 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~537 ppi density)
Wildfire E5 Life
540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~200 ppi density)
Protection
U12+
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Wildfire E5 Life
-
OS
U12+
Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), Sense UI
Wildfire E5 Life
Android 14 (Go edition)
Chipset
U12+
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
Wildfire E5 Life
Unisoc SC9832E (28 nm)
CPU
U12+
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
Wildfire E5 Life
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
U12+
Adreno 630
Wildfire E5 Life
Mali-T820 MP1
Card slot
U12+
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
Internal
U12+
64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
Wildfire E5 Life
32GB 3GB RAM
Other
U12+
-
Wildfire E5 Life
eMMC 5.1
Dual
U12+
12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 16 MP (12 MP effective), f/2.6, 1/3.1", 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom, AF
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Features
U12+
Laser AF, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Wildfire E5 Life
LED flash
Video
U12+
4K@60fps, 1080p@60/240fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), HDR, 24-bit/96kHz stereo sound rec.
Wildfire E5 Life
540p
Single
U12+
-
Wildfire E5 Life
5 MP
Dual
U12+
8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4.0", 1.12µm 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Features
U12+
HDR, panorama
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Video
U12+
1080p@30fps
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Single
U12+
-
Wildfire E5 Life
2 MP
Loudspeaker
U12+
Yes, with stereo speakers
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
3.5mm jack
U12+
No
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Other
U12+
32-bit/384kHz Hi-Res audio
Wildfire E5 Life
-
WLAN
U12+
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Bluetooth
U12+
5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
Wildfire E5 Life
Yes
Positioning
U12+
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Wildfire E5 Life
GPS
NFC
U12+
Yes
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Radio
U12+
No
Wildfire E5 Life
Unspecified
USB
U12+
USB Type-C 3.1
Wildfire E5 Life
USB Type-C
Sensors
U12+
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Wildfire E5 Life
No
Type
U12+
Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable
Wildfire E5 Life
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
Charging
U12+
18W wired, QC3, 50% in 35 min
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Talk time
U12+
Up to 24 h (3G)
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Colors
U12+
Translucent Blue, Ceramic Black, Flame Red
Wildfire E5 Life
Gray
Models
U12+
U12, 2Q55100
Wildfire E5 Life
-
Price
U12+
About 450 EUR
Wildfire E5 Life
About 30 EUR