Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs BQ Aquaris X5 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

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BQ Aquaris X5

BQ Aquaris X5

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) or BQ Aquaris X5 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) BQ Aquaris X5
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Release date 2017, January October, 2015
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm | 5.75 x 5.75 x 2.81 in 144.4 x 70.5 x 7.5 mm | 5.69 x 5.69 x 2.78 in
Weight 157 g | 5.54 oz 148 g | 5.22 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Metal
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Colors Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud Gold, Silver, Gray
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
Battery life Talking time - Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 53 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED LCD IPS
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 5" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.5% 67%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 424 PPI 294 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF -13 MP, ƒ/ 2.0, (wide), 1.12 µm
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p video, Slow Motion 120 fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/1.9 5 MP, ƒ/
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 6.0 Marshmallow
Chipset - Exynos 7880 Octa (14 nm) - Qualcomm Snapdragon 412 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-Core (4x Cortex A53 1.4 GHz)
GPU Mali-T830MP3 Qualcomm Adreno 306
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 2GB 16GB, 2GB · 16GB 2GB · 32GB 3GB · 32GB

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 103094
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 164
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 782
GeekBench 5 Single Core 143
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 926
GeekBench 4 Single Core 773 580
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4104 1512
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3000
GeekBench 4 Battery 3041

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM, dual stand-by (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE 2G / 3G / 4G /
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
-3G - B1 (2100), B8 (900)
-4G - B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B7 (2600), B20 (800)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n,Wi-Fi Hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, A-GPS
NFC Yes No
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Yes
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.88 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.52 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU - 0.491 W/Kg (head), 0.760 W/Kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio Yes
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Proximity, Accelerometer, gyro
Other extras
- ANT+
- Fast battery charging
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- Samsung Pay
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: A520F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); A520F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); A520K/L/S (South Korea). Also known as Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

- Available as Aquaris X5 Cyanogen Edition

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