Nokia 7 plus vs BQ Aquaris X5 Comparison and Differences
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Nokia 7 plus
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Nokia 7 plus or BQ Aquaris X5 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
Brand and model | Nokia 7 plus | BQ Aquaris X5 | |
Rating | (+) | (+) | |
Release date | 2018, February | October, 2015 | |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 158.4 x 75.6 x 8 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.98 in | 144.4 x 70.5 x 7.5 mm | 5.69 x 5.69 x 2.78 in | |
Weight | 183 g | 6.46 oz | 148 g | 5.22 oz | |
Body Build | Front glass, aluminum body (6000 series) | Metal | |
Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
Colors | Black/Copper, White/Copper | Gold, Silver, Gray | |
Battery | 3800 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 2900 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | |
Battery life |
Stand by time - Up to 723 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 19 h (3G) Music play - Up to 126 h |
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Approximate price | 280 EUR | $ 110 | |
Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
Technology | IPS LCD | LCD IPS | |
Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
Screen size | 6" in | 5" in | |
Screen area | 92.4 cm2 | 68.9 cm2 | |
Screen format | 18:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
Screen to body ratio | 77.2% | 67% | |
Screen resolution | 1080 x 2160 px | 720 x 1280 px | |
Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 403 PPI | 294 PPI | |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | ||
Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Dual | 13 MP, Single | |
Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.8, 25mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF -13 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom, AF |
-13 MP, ƒ/ 2.0, (wide), 1.12 µm | |
Functions | Zeiss optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR | Dual LED flash | |
Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) | 1080p video, Slow Motion 120 fps | |
Front camera, selfie | 16 MP, Single | 5 MP, Single | |
Specifications | 16 MP, f/2.0, 1/3.1'', 1.0µm | 5 MP, ƒ/ | |
Functions | Zeiss optics | LED flash | |
Video | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
Operating system - OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One | Android 6.0 Marshmallow | |
Chipset | - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 412 (28 nm) | |
CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260) | - Quad-Core (4x Cortex A53 1.4 GHz) | |
GPU | Adreno 512 | Qualcomm Adreno 306 | |
External memory | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | ||
Internal memory | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 2GB 16GB, 2GB · 16GB 2GB · 32GB 3GB · 32GB |
Benchmark
Antutu 7 Total | |||
GeekBench 6 Single Core | 350 | ||
GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1187 | ||
GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 274 | ||
GeekBench 5 Single Core | 333 | ||
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1391 | ||
GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1620 | 580 | |
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 5706 | 1512 | |
GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 5641 |
Communication and Connectivity
SIM card | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Dual SIM, dual stand-by (Nano SIM + Nano SIM) | |
Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | 2G / 3G / 4G / | |
Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - China -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Global LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China |
-2G - B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900) -3G - B1 (2100), B8 (900) -4G - B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B7 (2600), B20 (800) |
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Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps | HSPA, LTE | |
GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
Edge | Yes | Yes | |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n,Wi-Fi Hotspot | |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | GPS, A-GPS | |
NFC | Yes | No | |
USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | Yes | |
Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP | |
Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.36 W/kg (head) 1.78 W/kg (body) |
SAR EU - 0.491 W/Kg (head), 0.760 W/Kg (body) |
Music and Audio
Radio | No | Yes | |
Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
Sensors | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Proximity, Accelerometer, gyro | |
Other extras |
- Fast battery charging (18W, 9V/2A) |
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Versions |
- Available as Aquaris X5 Cyanogen Edition |
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