BQ Aquaris M5.5 vs Samsung Galaxy S5 Comparison and Differences

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BQ Aquaris M5.5

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BQ Aquaris M5.5 or Samsung Galaxy S5 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model BQ Aquaris M5.5 Samsung Galaxy S5
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Release date August, 2015 2014, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 151.8 x 75.5 x 8.5 mm | 5.98 x 5.98 x 2.97 in 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.85 in
Weight 162 g | 5.71 oz 145 g | 5.11 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors Black, White Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White
Battery 3620 mAh, Li-Polymer, non-removable 2800 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 390 h
Talking time - Up to 21 h
Music play - Up to 67 h
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Screen

Technology LCD IPS Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5.1" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 71.7 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72% 69.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 432 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, ƒ/ 2.0, (wide), 1.13 µm, OIS -16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, PDAF
Functions Dual LED flash LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p video, Slow Motion 120 fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
DxOMark Main Score 70
DxOMark Photo 68
DxOMark Video 75
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, ƒ/ 2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide)
Functions LED flash Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0 Marshmallow Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 1.5Ghz (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-Core (4x Cortex A53 1.5GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1GHz) - Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU Qualcomm Adreno 405 550 Mhz Adreno 330
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 2GB 16GB, 2GB · 16GB 3GB · 16GB 3GB · 32GB 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 139
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 373
GeekBench 4 Single Core 593 931
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2136 2412
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2328
GeekBench 4 Battery 1119

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM, dual stand-by (Micro SIM + Micro SIM) Micro-SIM
Network 2G / 3G / 4G / GSM / 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
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz,Dual band ,Wi-Fi Hotspot ,Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS GPS, A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB Yes, USB On-The-Go (OTG) microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.395 W/Kg (head), 0.800 W/Kg (body)
SAR - 1.20 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.56 W/kg (head)     0.41 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio Yes No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Proximity, Accelerometer, compass, gyro - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate , Infrared port
Other extras
- ANT+
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
-Air gestures
- Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: G900F (Europe), G900I (Asia, Australia), G900M (Vodafone), G900A (AT&T), G900T (T-Mobile), G900W8 (Canada), G900K/G900L/G900S (Korea)

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