bq Aquaris X5 Plus vs. Huawei Mate 20 X

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of bq Aquaris X5 Plus and Huawei Mate 20 X. 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. Huawei Mate 20 X Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS bq Aquaris X5 Plus Huawei Mate 20 X
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145 mm 174.6 mm Huawei Mate 20 X has greater height than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Width 70 mm 85.4 mm Huawei Mate 20 X has greater width than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Depth 7.7 mm 8.15 mm bq Aquaris X5 Plus is narrower than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Weight 145 g 232 g bq Aquaris X5 Plus is lighter than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Body Colour Rose gold white | Anthracite grey Midnight blue
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.48 W/kg (body), 0.253 W/kg (head) 0.95 W/kg (body), 0.42 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
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card
DISPLAY bq Aquaris X5 Plus Huawei Mate 20 X
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 7.2" Huawei Mate 20 X has larger screen size than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2244 x 1080 pixels Huawei Mate 20 X has better screen resolution than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 440 ppi -
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Features Quantum Color + DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Dinorex Glass (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR bq Aquaris X5 Plus Huawei Mate 20 X
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Hisilicon Kirin 980
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz 2.6 GHz Huawei Mate 20 X 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 Huawei Mate 20 X has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 510 -
MEMORY bq Aquaris X5 Plus Huawei Mate 20 X
RAM 2 GB 6 GB Huawei Mate 20 X has more RAM than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 128 GB Huawei Mate 20 X has more internal memory than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB NM card - up to 256 GB
CAMERA bq Aquaris X5 Plus Huawei Mate 20 X
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 40 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 X has better camera resolution than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX298 sensor -
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 Huawei Mate 20 X has better lens aperture than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Lens Construction 6-element -
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes RAW mode -
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection, smile detection Huawei Mate 20 X has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 1280 x 720 (720p), 3840 x 2160 (4K) -
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Depth Auto Focus, Leica Triple Camera, AI Image Stabilisation, Contrast Auto-Focus, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 20 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 24 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 X 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) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING bq Aquaris X5 Plus Huawei Mate 20 X
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3200 mAh 5000 mAh Huawei Mate 20 X has larger battery capacity than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Fast Charging Technology - HUAWEI SuperCharge technology Huawei Mate 20 X has fast charging technology.
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR bq Aquaris X5 Plus Huawei Mate 20 X
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM TD-SCDMA / 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
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS bq Aquaris X5 Plus Huawei Mate 20 X
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 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 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA bq Aquaris X5 Plus Huawei Mate 20 X
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, LDAC, 3GA, MP4, HWA
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 -
FEATURES bq Aquaris X5 Plus Huawei Mate 20 X
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, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, laser sensor, colour temperature sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Glass-film-film (GFF) archecture, Dual noise reduction microphones HUAWEI M-Pen support
OTHERS bq Aquaris X5 Plus Huawei Mate 20 X
Included Accessories USB cable Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case
Compliant Standards - TUV Rheinland
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