bq Aquaris X5 Plus vs. Honor 8X

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of bq Aquaris X5 Plus and Honor 8X. 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 8X Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 8X
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145 mm 160.4 mm Honor 8X has greater height than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Width 70 mm 76.6 mm Honor 8X has greater width than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Depth 7.7 mm 7.8 mm bq Aquaris X5 Plus is narrower than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Weight 145 g 175 g bq Aquaris X5 Plus is lighter than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Body Colour Rose gold white | Anthracite grey Red | Blue | Black
Body Material - Glass
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.48 W/kg (body), 0.253 W/kg (head) 1.02 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.81 W/kg (head)
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB
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 8X
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS LTPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 6.5" Honor 8X has larger screen size than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Honor 8X has better screen resolution than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 440 ppi 397 ppi bq Aquaris X5 Plus has better pixel density than Honor 8X.
Aspect Ratio - 19.5:9
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Features Quantum Color + FullView Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Dinorex Glass (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 8X
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Hisilicon Kirin 710
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz 2.2 GHz Honor 8X 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 -
MEMORY bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 8X
RAM 2 GB 4 GB Honor 8X has more RAM than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Honor 8X 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 256 GB
CAMERA bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 8X
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Honor 8X has better camera resolution than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX298 sensor -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 Honor 8X has better lens aperture than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Lens Construction 6-element -
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - Portrait
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes RAW mode -
Light Source Dual LED flash -
Video Resolutions 1280 x 720 (720p), 3840 x 2160 (4K) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.4
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Honor 8X 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 -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1280 x 720 (720p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 8X
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3200 mAh 3750 mAh Honor 8X has larger battery capacity than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 150 min
Standby Time - 697 hours
Talk Time - 1260 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 1260 min
Standby: up to 697 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 8X
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 8.1 Oreo
User Interface - HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 8X
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 8X
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AIFF, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, QCP, eAAC+, DTS, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, AWB -
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, WebM, 3G2 -
Sound Enhancements Hi-Fi Sound support, Dolby sound technology -
FEATURES bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 8X
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, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Glass-film-film (GFF) archecture, Dual noise reduction microphones Face Unlock
OTHERS bq Aquaris X5 Plus Honor 8X
Included Accessories USB cable Headphones, USB cable, power adapter
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