BQ Aquaris M5 vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Comparison and Differences

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BQ Aquaris M5

BQ Aquaris M5

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

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BQ Aquaris M5 or Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model BQ Aquaris M5 Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
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Release date July, 2015 2015, December
Dimensions (HxWxD) 143.0 x 69.4 x 8.4 mm | 5.63 x 5.63 x 2.73 in 144.8 x 71 x 7.3 mm | 5.7 x 5.7 x 2.8 in
Weight 144 g | 5.08 oz 155 g | 5.47 oz
Body Build Polycarbonate Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
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Colors Black, White Black, White, Gold, Pink
Battery 3120 mAh, Li-Polymer, non-removable 2900 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 75 h
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Screen

Technology LCD IPS Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 5.2" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 74.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69% 72.5%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 424 PPI
Screen protection Scratch resistant Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, ƒ/ 2.0, (wide), 1.12 µm -13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), OIS, AF
Functions Dual LED flash LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p video, Slow Motion 120 fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, ƒ/ 5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide)
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.0 Nougat Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset - Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 1.5Ghz (28 nm) - Exynos 7580 Octa
- Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China only
CPU - Octa-Core (4x Cortex A53 1.5GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1GHz) - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
-Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China only
GPU Qualcomm Adreno 405 550 Mhz Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 405 - China only
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 2GB · 16GB 3GB · 16GB 3GB · 32GB , 3GB 32GB 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 105 108
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 350 400
GeekBench 4 Single Core 574 642
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1659 3208
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1862 1983

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM, dual stand-by (Micro SIM + Micro SIM) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network 2G / 3G / 4G / GSM / UMTS / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
-3G - B1 (2100), B8 (900)
-4G - B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B7 (2600), B20 (800)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
UMTS 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n,Dual band ,Wi-Fi Hotspot ,Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB Yes, USB On-The-Go (OTG) microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.445 W/Kg (head), 0.441 W/Kg (body)
SAR - 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Proximity, Accelerometer, compass, gyro - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
--Samsung Pay
- Fast battery charging
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Versions
- Versions: A510F (EMEA); A510F/DS (KAZ, RUS); A510M (LATAM); A510M/DS (BRA, CHL); A510FD (SEA, IND); A510Y/DS (AUS, TWN, NZL, PHL); A5100 (HKG, CHN). Also known as Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Duos with du

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