BQ Aquaris U vs BQ Aquaris V Comparison and Differences

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BQ Aquaris U

BQ Aquaris U

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BQ Aquaris V

BQ Aquaris V

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BQ Aquaris U or BQ Aquaris V Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model BQ Aquaris U BQ Aquaris V
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Release date September, 2016 September, 2017
Dimensions (HxWxD) 144.0 x 70.5 x 7.8 mm | 5.67 x 5.67 x 2.78 in 148.1 x 73.0 x 8.4 mm | 5.83 x 5.83 x 2.87 in
Weight 142 g | 5.01 oz 165 g | 5.82 oz
Body Build Polycarbonate Polycarbonate, Metal
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Colors Gray Black, Gold
Battery 3080 mAh, Li-Polymer, non-removable 3100 mAh, Li-Polymer, non-removable
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Screen

Technology LCD IPS LCD IPS
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 5.2" in
Screen area
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 68% 69%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 282 PPI
Screen protection Scratch resistant Scratch resistant
Other specs - 400 nits (typ) - 450 nits (typ)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, ƒ/ 2.2, (wide), 1.12 µm -12 MP, ƒ/ 2.0, (wide), 1.25 µm
Functions LED flash Dual LED flash
Video 1080p video 1080p video, Slow Motion 120 fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, ƒ/ 8 MP, ƒ/

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0 Marshmallow Android 8.0 Oreo
Chipset - Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 (28 nm) - Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-Core (4x Cortex A53 1.4GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1.1GHz) - Octa-Core (8x Cortex A53 1.4GHz)
GPU Qualcomm Adreno 505 Qualcomm Adreno 505
External memory
Internal memory 2GB 16GB, 2GB · 16GB 2GB · 32GB 2GB 16GB, 2GB · 16GB 3GB · 32GB 4GB · 64GB

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Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM, dual stand-by (Nano SIM + Nano SIM) Dual SIM, dual stand-by (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Network 2G / 3G / 4G / 2G / 3G / 4G /
Bands -2G - B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
-3G - B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900)
-4G - B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B7 (2600), B20 (800)
-2G - B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
-3G - B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900)
-4G - B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700)
Speed
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n,Wi-Fi Hotspot 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac,Wi-Fi Hotspot ,Wi-Fi Direct ,Wi-Fi Display
GPS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
NFC Yes Yes
USB Yes, USB On-The-Go (OTG) Yes
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, HID, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.596 W/Kg (head), 1.450 W/Kg (body)

SAR EU - 0.626 W/Kg (head), 1.490 W/Kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio Yes Yes
Headphone jack Yes Yes

Other features

Sensors - Proximity, Accelerometer, compass, gyro - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), Proximity, Accelerometer, compass, gyro , Infrared port
Other extras
- IP52

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