bq Aquaris X5 Plus vs. Honor 70

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of bq Aquaris X5 Plus and Honor 70. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

bq Aquaris X5 Plus vs. Honor 70 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 70
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145 mm 161.4 mm Honor 70 has greater height than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Width 70 mm 73.3 mm Honor 70 has greater width than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Depth 7.7 mm 7.91 mm bq Aquaris X5 Plus is narrower than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Weight 145 g 178 g bq Aquaris X5 Plus is lighter than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Body Colour Rose gold white | Anthracite grey Midnight black | Emerald Green | Crystal silver
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Honor 70 is waterproof.
Repairability Index - 7.5 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.48 W/kg (body), 0.253 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body), 2.99 W/kg (limb), 0.79 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 70
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 6.67" Honor 70 has larger screen size than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Honor 70 has better screen resolution than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 440 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20:09
Colour Depth - 1.07 billion colours
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features Quantum Color + FullView Display, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, dual-curve display, Super Curved Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Dinorex Glass (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 70
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz 2.5 GHz Honor 70 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.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 510 Qualcomm ADRENO 642L
MEMORY bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 70
RAM 2 GB 8 GB Honor 70 has more RAM than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 128 GB Honor 70 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 70
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 54 Megapixel Honor 70 has better camera resolution than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Sensor Size - 1/1.49"
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX298 sensor Sony IMX800 sensor
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.9 Honor 70 has better lens aperture than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Lens Construction 6-element -
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom - 10x
Special Effects - HDR, Portrait bokeh
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes RAW mode Night mode, Super Macro Mode, Ultra Wide-angle, Solo Cut mode
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 8768 x 6144
Video Resolutions 1280 x 720 (720p), 3840 x 2160 (4K) 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Subject-Tracking Auto-Focus, Super Sensing Camera, Instant All-Pixel Focus
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 50 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 122 degree(s)
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Macro camera
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - 2.5cm macro photography
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Depth camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Honor 70 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/2.4 bq Aquaris X5 Plus has better front lens aperture than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Lens Element Qty (Front) 3-element -
Camera Modes (Front) - Beauty mode, Portrait with HDR
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Honor 70 has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 6528 x 4896
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 2520 x 1080
BATTERY AND CHARGING bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 70
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3200 mAh 4800 mAh Honor 70 has larger battery capacity than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor 70 has fast charging technology.
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium polymer
CELLULAR bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 70
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Honor 70 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 12
User Interface - Magic UI 6.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 70
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE, 5G NR, TD-LTE
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
Bluetooth Profiles - SBC
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 70
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, apt-X, LDAC, MP4, SBC, apt-X HD, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, WebM, 3G2 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements Hi-Fi Sound support, Dolby sound technology HONOR Histen
FEATURES bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 70
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Glass-film-film (GFF) archecture, Dual noise reduction microphones MIMO technology, Fast Charging, GPU Turbo technology, OTG Reverse Charge
OTHERS bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 70
Included Accessories USB cable Protective cover, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, screen protector (pre-applied), 66W HONOR SuperCharge charger
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