BQ Aquaris 5.7 vs Xiaomi Redmi 5a Comparison and Differences

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BQ Aquaris 5.7

BQ Aquaris 5.7

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Xiaomi Redmi 5a

Xiaomi Redmi 5a

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BQ Aquaris 5.7 or Xiaomi Redmi 5a Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model BQ Aquaris 5.7 Xiaomi Redmi 5a
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Release date December, 2013 2017, November
Dimensions (HxWxD) 165.0 x 81.6 x 10.0 mm | 6.5 x 6.5 x 3.21 in 140.4 x 70.1 x 8.4 mm | 5.53 x 5.53 x 2.76 in
Weight 191 g | 6.74 oz 137 g | 4.83 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Black Gold, Dark Gray, Rose Gold, Blue
Battery 4000 mAh, Li-Ion, 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology LCD IPS IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.7" in 5" in
Screen area 68.0 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 66% 69.1%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 386 PPI 296 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, Unknow, (wide) -13 MP, PDAF, f/2.2
Functions LED flash LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p video 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, ƒ/ 5 MP, f/2.0

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Android 7.1.2 (Nougat); MIUI 10
Chipset - MediaTek MT6589T (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-Core (4x Cortex A7 1.5 GHz) - Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU PowerVR SGX544 Adreno 308
External memory microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 2GB 16GB, 2GB · 16GB 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 124
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 410
GeekBench 4 Single Core 660
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2014
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1368

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM, dual stand-by (Unknown + Unknown) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network 2G / 3G / GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
-3G - B1 (2100), B8 (900)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA, LTE
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g , 802.11n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC No
USB Yes microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth , 4.1, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Proximity, compass, gyro - Accelerometer, proximity , Infrared port
Other extras
Versions
- For India; China

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