bq Aquaris X5 Plus vs. Honor 20

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of bq Aquaris X5 Plus and Honor 20. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

bq Aquaris X5 Plus vs. Honor 20 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 20
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145 mm 154.25 mm Honor 20 has greater height than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Width 70 mm 73.97 mm Honor 20 has greater width than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Depth 7.7 mm 7.87 mm bq Aquaris X5 Plus is narrower than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Weight 145 g 174 g bq Aquaris X5 Plus is lighter than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Body Colour Rose gold white | Anthracite grey Sapphire blue | Midnight black
Body Material - Glass
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.48 W/kg (body), 0.253 W/kg (head) 1.29 W/kg (body), 0.84 W/kg (head)
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 20
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS LTPS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 6.26" Honor 20 has larger screen size than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Honor 20 has better screen resolution than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 440 ppi 412 ppi bq Aquaris X5 Plus has better pixel density than Honor 20.
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Features Quantum Color + All-View Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Dinorex Glass (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 20
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Hisilicon Kirin 980
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz 2.6 GHz Honor 20 has higher clock speed than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Honor 20 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 510 -
MEMORY bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 20
RAM 2 GB 6 GB Honor 20 has more RAM than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 128 GB Honor 20 has more internal memory than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 20
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Honor 20 has better camera resolution than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Sensor Size - 1/2"
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX298 sensor Sony Exmor RS IMX586 sensor
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 Honor 20 has better lens aperture than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Lens Construction 6-element -
Pixel Size - 1.6 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes RAW mode Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, night mode, Sound & Shot, Beauty mode, Good food mode, Light Painting mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection, smile detection Honor 20 has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1280 x 720 (720p), 3840 x 2160 (4K) 3840 x 2160 (4K), Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), AI Ultra clarity, 4-in-1 Light Fusion, AIS Super Night mode
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 16 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Super wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 117 degree(s)
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Diistortion correction, distortion correction
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Depth camera
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - Bokeh effect
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Macro camera
Camera Features (4th Camera) - 4cm macro photography
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Honor 20 has better front camera resolution than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor RS IMX219 sensor -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Lens Element Qty (Front) 3-element -
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Camera Modes (Front) - 3D Portrait Lighting, AI Beauty, AI Portait
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 3D Portrait
BATTERY AND CHARGING bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 20
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3200 mAh 3750 mAh Honor 20 has larger battery capacity than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor 20 has fast charging technology.
Talk Time - 1560 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk (3G): up to 1560 min
Playback (video): up to 18 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 132 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 20
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface - HUAWEI Magic UI 2.1.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 20
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 20
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AIFF, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, QCP, eAAC+, DTS, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, AWB WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, 3GA, MP4
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, WebM, 3G2 MPEG-4, 3GP
Sound Enhancements Hi-Fi Sound support, Dolby sound technology Virtual Surround Sound
FEATURES bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 20
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - 3D Face unlock
Additional Phone Features Glass-film-film (GFF) archecture, Dual noise reduction microphones Face Unlock, MU-MIMO technology, Neural Network Processing Unit
OTHERS bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 20
Included Accessories USB cable Headset, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter
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