bq Aquaris X5 Plus vs. Honor 8S

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of bq Aquaris X5 Plus and Honor 8S. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

bq Aquaris X5 Plus vs. Honor 8S Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 8S
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145 mm 147.13 mm Honor 8S has greater height than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Width 70 mm 70.78 mm Honor 8S has greater width than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Depth 7.7 mm 8.45 mm bq Aquaris X5 Plus is narrower than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Weight 145 g 146 g bq Aquaris X5 Plus is lighter than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Body Colour Rose gold white | Anthracite grey Gold | Black | Blue
Body Material - Dual-Texture Body
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.48 W/kg (body), 0.253 W/kg (head) 0.86 W/kg (body), 0.5 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components - FM radio
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 8S
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 5.71" Honor 8S has larger screen size than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1520 x 720 pixels bq Aquaris X5 Plus has better screen resolution than Honor 8S.
Display Format Full HD HD
Pixel Density 440 ppi 294 ppi bq Aquaris X5 Plus has better pixel density than Honor 8S.
Aspect Ratio - 19:9
Display Features Quantum Color + FullView Display, Dewdrop Notch Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Dinorex Glass (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 8S
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MediaTek
Processor Number - MT6761
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz 2 GHz Honor 8S has higher clock speed than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Processor Core Qty 8-core Quad-core bq Aquaris X5 Plus has higher processor core quantity than Honor 8S.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 510 -
MEMORY bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 8S
RAM 2 GB 2 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 32 GB Honor 8S 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 512 GB
CAMERA bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 8S
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 13 Megapixel bq Aquaris X5 Plus has better camera resolution than Honor 8S.
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX298 sensor -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 Honor 8S has better lens aperture than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Lens Construction 6-element -
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes RAW mode Low-light shots, Bokeh Mode
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 4208 x 3120
Video Resolutions 1280 x 720 (720p), 3840 x 2160 (4K) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 5 Megapixel bq Aquaris X5 Plus has better front camera resolution than Honor 8S.
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor RS IMX219 sensor -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 bq Aquaris X5 Plus has better front lens aperture than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Lens Element Qty (Front) 3-element -
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Camera Modes (Front) - AI Beautify
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 2592 x 1936
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - Intelligent beautification
BATTERY AND CHARGING bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 8S
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3200 mAh 3020 mAh bq Aquaris X5 Plus has larger battery capacity than Honor 8S.
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 8S
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 - EMUI 9.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 8S
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 850, 900
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes - bq Aquaris X5 Plus has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 8S
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, M4A, AWB, MP4, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, WebM, 3G2 MKV, 3GP, WebM, MP4
Sound Enhancements Hi-Fi Sound support, Dolby sound technology -
FEATURES bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 8S
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
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition
Additional Phone Features Glass-film-film (GFF) archecture, Dual noise reduction microphones Face Unlock
OTHERS bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 8S
Included Accessories USB cable Power adapter
Compliant Standards - TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification
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