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HTC Wildfire E5 Plus

R2,000
SKU: 6655
Brand: HTC
Category: Mobiles
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CPU: Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)
RAM: 6GB
Storage: 128GB
Display: IPS LCD, 90Hz
Camera: 50MP
OS: Android 14

Our Rating

The overall rating is based on review by our experts

7.3

Display 7 / 10
Camera 7 / 10
Performance 7 / 10
Battery 8 / 10

PROS

6.75-inch IPS display 90Hz refresh.
6GB RAM and 128GB storage.
Dual rear camera with 50MP sensor.
16Mp front selfie camera.
5000mAh battery capacity.

CONS

5G network is not available.
Unisoc T606 processor.

The HTC Wildfire E5 Plus has entered the South African market as a highly affordable entry-level smartphone option. Starting at a very budget-friendly price of ZAR 2,000, it focuses on delivering a reliable day-to-day experience for users who need an expansive screen, robust camera capabilities, and long-lasting battery life without breaking the bank.

Pricing & Local Availability

While the standard entry price point is set at ZAR 2,000, the final retail cost will vary depending on your specific location in South Africa, regional stock distributions, and store-specific prepaid setups or network upgrades.

Thanks to an extensive local footprint, you can source the HTC Wildfire E5 Plus across a comprehensive network of South African physical storefronts, major online platforms, and cellular dealers:

Online Platforms & Superstores: Takealot, Hi Online, HiFi Corp, Makro, Game.
Everyday Fashion & Department Chains: Foschini, Mr Price, Ackermans, PEP.
Cellular Specialists & Networks: Cellucity, 4U, Chatz Connect, and via available mobile plans through MTN.

Key Practical Highlights

HTC has tailored the Wildfire E5 Plus with balanced essentials that focus on robust media consumption, daily productivity, and intuitive navigation:

Large 90Hz Smooth Display: The phone features an expansive 6.75-inch HD+ screen. The standout inclusion here is the 90Hz refresh rate, which provides a significantly smoother visual experience when scrolling through social feeds, navigating menus, or watching videos compared to older, standard 60Hz panels.
High-Resolution 50MP Camera: For photography, the device comes packed with a sharp 50MP primary rear camera equipped with AI scene enhancement to optimize colors and lighting automatically. On the front, a generous 16MP camera handles clear selfies and video calls.
Generous Base Memory & Storage: It offers a healthy 128GB of internal storage—expandable up to an additional 256GB via a microSD card slot. It is paired with 6GB of physical RAM, which supports dynamic RAM expansion to help the phone handle multiple background applications smoothly.
All-Day Battery Power: A robust 5000mAh battery powers the hardware, providing more than enough stamina to clear a full day of active usage, heavy calling, and messaging. It charges safely via a modern USB Type-C port.
Modern Software & Security: The smartphone ships with Android 14 out of the box, ensuring access to modern data security features, updated app optimizations, and a clean user interface. It also includes a side-mounted fingerprint sensor for quick, secure unlocking.
Customizable Function Button: Adding a touch of physical convenience, the device includes a dedicated hardware function key. Users can map this button to instantly execute shortcuts, such as turning on the flashlight, taking a screenshot, or launching a favorite application.

Before making your purchase, browsing the online portals of these local vendors is recommended to compare active promotional discounts or bundled network data packages.

Full Specifications

General

Brand	HTC
Model	HTC Wildfire E5 Plus
Announced	15 February, 2025
Released	11 March, 2025
Status	Available
Price	ZAR 2,000

Design

Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.	Bar
Dimensions	168.4 x 77.9 x 9.5 mm (6.63 x 3.07 x 0.37 in)
Weight	218 g (7.69 oz)
Colors	Gray, Blue

Network

2G Network
3G Network
4G Network
5G Network
SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages.	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Display

Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)	IPS LCD, 90Hz
Size	6.75 inches, 110.0 cm2 (~83.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~260 ppi density)

Media

Audio Playback
Video Playback
FM Radio	Unspecified
Ring Tones
Loudspeaker

Camera

Main Camera Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.	50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF 2 MP, f/2.4
Video	Yes
Selfie Camera	16 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Video	Yes

Software

Android 14

Hardware

Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming.	Unisoc T606 (12 nm)
CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone.	Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.	Mali-G57 MP1
RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.	6GB
Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.	128GB
Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

Connectivity

Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.	5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Wi-fi Hotspot
USB	USB Type-C 2.0
Positioning GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.