bq Aquaris X5 Plus vs. Honor 8 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of bq Aquaris X5 Plus and Honor 8 Pro. 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 8 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 8 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145 mm 157 mm Honor 8 Pro has greater height than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Width 70 mm 77.5 mm Honor 8 Pro has greater width than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Depth 7.7 mm 6.97 mm Honor 8 Pro is narrower than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Weight 145 g 184 g bq Aquaris X5 Plus is lighter than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Body Colour Rose gold white | Anthracite grey Midnight black
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.48 W/kg (body), 0.253 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
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 8 Pro
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS LTPS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 5.7" Honor 8 Pro has larger screen size than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2560 x 1440 pixels Honor 8 Pro has better screen resolution than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Display Format Full HD QHD
Pixel Density 440 ppi 515 ppi Honor 8 Pro has better pixel density than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Features Quantum Color + -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Dinorex Glass (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 8 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz 2.4 GHz Honor 8 Pro 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 8 Pro has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 510 Mali G71 MP8
MEMORY bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 8 Pro
RAM 2 GB 6 GB Honor 8 Pro has more RAM than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Honor 8 Pro has more internal memory than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB
CAMERA bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 8 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 12 Megapixel bq Aquaris X5 Plus has better camera resolution than Honor 8 Pro.
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX298 sensor -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 -
Lens Construction 6-element -
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes RAW mode Panorama, Slow motion mode, night mode, Timer mode, wide selfie mode, Beauty mode, Ultra Snapshot, Watermark mode, Light Painting mode, tap to focus
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile Capture Honor 8 Pro has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 3968 x 2976
Video Resolutions 1280 x 720 (720p), 3840 x 2160 (4K) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Audio Note
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor RS IMX219 sensor -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 -
Lens Element Qty (Front) 3-element -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 8 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3200 mAh 4000 mAh Honor 8 Pro has larger battery capacity than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 110 min
Standby Time - 504 hours
Talk Time - 1800 minutes
Run Time Details - Standby: up to 504 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 1800 min
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium polymer
CELLULAR bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 8 Pro
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 7.0 Nougat
User Interface - HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 8 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 40
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes - bq Aquaris X5 Plus has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS Google+ Hangouts, SMS, MMS
MEDIA bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 8 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AIFF, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, QCP, eAAC+, DTS, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, AWB AAC, PCM, MP3, FLAC, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, WMA v10, AMR-NB, RA
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, WebM, 3G2 RMVB, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP
Sound Enhancements Hi-Fi Sound support, Dolby sound technology -
FEATURES bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 8 Pro
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 Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Glass-film-film (GFF) archecture, Dual noise reduction microphones -
OTHERS bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 8 Pro
Included Accessories USB cable USB cable, power adapter
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