BQ Aquaris X5 vs Huawei P9 Comparison and Differences

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BQ Aquaris X5

BQ Aquaris X5

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Huawei P9

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BQ Aquaris X5 or Huawei P9 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model BQ Aquaris X5 Huawei P9
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Release date October, 2015 2016, April
Dimensions (HxWxD) 144.4 x 70.5 x 7.5 mm | 5.69 x 5.69 x 2.78 in 145 x 70.9 x 7 mm | 5.71 x 5.71 x 2.79 in
Weight 148 g | 5.22 oz 144 g | 5.08 oz
Body Build Metal Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Gold, Silver, Gray Ceramic White, Haze Gold, Rose Gold, Titanium Grey, Mystic Silver, Prestige Gold, Red, Blue
Battery 2900 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology LCD IPS IPS-NEO LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 5.2" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 74.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 67% 72.9%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 423 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, ƒ/ 2.0, (wide), 1.12 µm -12 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, PDAF & laser AF
-12 MP B/W, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, PDAF & laser AF
Functions Dual LED flash Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p video, Slow Motion 120 fps 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, ƒ/ 8 MP, f/2.4
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0 Marshmallow Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); EMUI 4.1
Chipset - Qualcomm Snapdragon 412 (28 nm) - HiSilicon Kirin 955 (16 nm)
CPU - Quad-Core (4x Cortex A53 1.4 GHz) - Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Qualcomm Adreno 306 Mali-T880 MP4
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 2GB 16GB, 2GB · 16GB 2GB · 32GB 3GB · 32GB 32 GB, 3 GB RAM (EVA-L19/EVA-L09)
64 GB, 4 GB RAM (EVA-L29)

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 356
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 857
GeekBench 5 Single Core 341
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1033
GeekBench 4 Single Core 580 1709
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1512 4820
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3797
GeekBench 4 Battery 1725

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM, dual stand-by (Nano SIM + Nano SIM) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
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)
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n,Wi-Fi Hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS GPS, A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC No Yes (EVA-L09 only)
USB Yes Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.491 W/Kg (head), 0.760 W/Kg (body)

SAR EU - 1.43 W/kg (head)     0.55 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, gyro - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging: 44% in 30 min
Versions
- Available as Aquaris X5 Cyanogen Edition

- Versions: EVA-L09 (EU, LATAM, India, Global Single SIM); EVA-L19, EVA-L29 (Global Dual SIM)

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