bq Aquaris X5 Plus vs. Huawei P20 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of bq Aquaris X5 Plus and Huawei P20 Pro. 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 P20 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS bq Aquaris X5 Plus Huawei P20 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145 mm 155 mm Huawei P20 Pro has greater height than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Width 70 mm 73.88 mm Huawei P20 Pro has greater width than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Depth 7.7 mm 7.65 mm Huawei P20 Pro is narrower than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Weight 145 g 174 g bq Aquaris X5 Plus is lighter than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Body Colour Rose gold white | Anthracite grey Midnight blue | Black | Twilight
Body Material - 3D glass
Protection - Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Huawei P20 Pro is waterproof.
IP rating - IP67
SAR Value 1.48 W/kg (body), 0.253 W/kg (head) 1.22 W/kg (body), 0.73 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 Single-SIM
DISPLAY bq Aquaris X5 Plus Huawei P20 Pro
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 6.1" Huawei P20 Pro has larger screen size than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2240 x 1080 pixels Huawei P20 Pro has better screen resolution than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 440 ppi 408 ppi bq Aquaris X5 Plus has better pixel density than Huawei P20 Pro.
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 Huawei P20 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Hisilicon Kirin 970 - with i7
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz 2.36 GHz Huawei P20 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 Huawei P20 Pro has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 510 -
MEMORY bq Aquaris X5 Plus Huawei P20 Pro
RAM 2 GB 6 GB Huawei P20 Pro has more RAM than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 128 GB Huawei P20 Pro 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 Huawei P20 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 40 Megapixel Huawei P20 Pro has better camera resolution than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Sensor Size - 1/1.7"
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX298 sensor -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 Huawei P20 Pro has better lens aperture than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Lens Construction 6-element -
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes RAW mode Night mode, Ultra Snapshot, Super slow motion, Bokeh Mode, manual super night mode, action snapshot, 3D Portrait Lighting
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual tone LED flash
Video Resolutions 1280 x 720 (720p), 3840 x 2160 (4K) Super slow motion video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 960 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Leica Triple Camera, Master AI, 5x Hybrid Zoom, AI Image Stabilisation, AI camera assistant, Light Fusion technology, Intelligent zone setting, Smart Gallery, AI scene and object detection, Contrast Auto-Focus, 4D Predictive Focus
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 20 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/1.6
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 24 Megapixel Huawei P20 Pro 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 -
Camera Modes (Front) - Portrait mode
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING bq Aquaris X5 Plus Huawei P20 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3200 mAh 4000 mAh Huawei P20 Pro has larger battery capacity than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Fast Charging Technology - HUAWEI SuperCharge technology Huawei P20 Pro has fast charging technology.
Standby Time - 421 hours
Talk Time - 1320 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 1320 min
Standby: up to 421 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium polymer
CELLULAR bq Aquaris X5 Plus Huawei P20 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 8.1 Oreo
User Interface - HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS bq Aquaris X5 Plus Huawei P20 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 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 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
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 Huawei P20 Pro
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, apt-X HD, 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 Hi-Fi Sound support, Dolby Atmos sound technology, Hi-Res audio
FEATURES bq Aquaris X5 Plus Huawei P20 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, 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 MIMO technology, Knuckle, Split Screen, Neural Network Processing Unit, Huawei Share 2.0, ARCore
OTHERS bq Aquaris X5 Plus Huawei P20 Pro
Included Accessories USB cable Protective cover, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C cable, USB-C stereo headset, HUAWEI SuperCharge charger
Compliant Standards - IP67, IEC 60529
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