BQ Aquaris M5.5 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 edge (CDMA) Comparison and Differences

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BQ Aquaris M5.5

BQ Aquaris M5.5

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Samsung Galaxy S6 edge (CDMA)

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge (CDMA)

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BQ Aquaris M5.5 or Samsung Galaxy S6 edge (CDMA) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model BQ Aquaris M5.5 Samsung Galaxy S6 edge (CDMA)
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Release date August, 2015 2015, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 151.8 x 75.5 x 8.5 mm | 5.98 x 5.98 x 2.97 in 142 x 70.1 x 7.1 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.76 in
Weight 162 g | 5.71 oz 132 g | 4.66 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
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Colors Black, White White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum
Battery 3620 mAh, Li-Polymer, non-removable 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 26 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 58 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% 72.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 576 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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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/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions Dual LED flash LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p video, Slow Motion 120 fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, ƒ/ 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)
Functions LED flash Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0 Marshmallow Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 1.5Ghz (28 nm) - Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-Core (4x Cortex A53 1.5GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1GHz) - Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Qualcomm Adreno 405 550 Mhz Mali-T760MP8
External memory No
Internal memory 2GB 16GB, 2GB · 16GB 3GB · 16GB 3GB · 32GB 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

GeekBench 5 Single Core 259
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 995
GeekBench 4 Single Core 593
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2136

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM, dual stand-by (Micro SIM + Micro SIM) Nano-SIM
Network 2G / 3G / 4G / GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / 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 - G925V 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - G925V, G925P, G925R
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G925V 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - G925V, G925P, G925R
-4G - LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700) - G925V 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - G925P 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 25(1900) - G925R
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 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
NFC Yes Yes
USB Yes, USB On-The-Go (OTG) microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.395 W/Kg (head), 0.800 W/Kg (body)
SAR - 0.88 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.30 W/kg (head)     0.49 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, heart rate, SpO2 , Infrared port
Other extras
- ANT+
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
--Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- PMA wireless charging
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Versions
- Also known as Samsung Galaxy S6 edge G925 Versions: G925P (Sprint), G925R (US Cellular), G925V (Verizon), G925W8 (Canada)

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