bq Aquaris X5 Plus vs. Motorola Moto Z3 Play

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of bq Aquaris X5 Plus and Motorola Moto Z3 Play. 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. Motorola Moto Z3 Play Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS bq Aquaris X5 Plus Motorola Moto Z3 Play
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145 mm 156.5 mm Motorola Moto Z3 Play has greater height than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Width 70 mm 76.5 mm Motorola Moto Z3 Play has greater width than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Depth 7.7 mm 6.75 mm Motorola Moto Z3 Play is narrower than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Weight 145 g 156 g bq Aquaris X5 Plus is lighter than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Body Colour Rose gold white | Anthracite grey Deep Indigo
Body Material - Gorilla glass, 6000 Series aluminium alloy
Protection - P2i (liquid repellent coating)
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Motorola Moto Z3 Play is waterproof.
SAR Value 1.48 W/kg (body), 0.253 W/kg (head) 1.436 W/kg (body), 0.564 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components - FM radio
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Moto Mods
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY bq Aquaris X5 Plus Motorola Moto Z3 Play
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS Super AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 6.01" Motorola Moto Z3 Play has larger screen size than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2160 x 1080 pixels Motorola Moto Z3 Play has better screen resolution than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 440 ppi 401 ppi bq Aquaris X5 Plus has better pixel density than Motorola Moto Z3 Play.
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Features Quantum Color + Max Vision display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Dinorex Glass (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR bq Aquaris X5 Plus Motorola Moto Z3 Play
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz 1.8 GHz Both phones have the same clock speed.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Motorola Moto Z3 Play has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 510 Qualcomm ADRENO 509
MEMORY bq Aquaris X5 Plus Motorola Moto Z3 Play
RAM 2 GB 4 GB Motorola Moto Z3 Play has more RAM than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Motorola Moto Z3 Play 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 2 TB
CAMERA bq Aquaris X5 Plus Motorola Moto Z3 Play
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 12 Megapixel bq Aquaris X5 Plus has better camera resolution than Motorola Moto Z3 Play.
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX298 sensor -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.7 Motorola Moto Z3 Play 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 -
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 1280 x 720 (720p), 3840 x 2160 (4K) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 5 Megapixel
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Capture depth information
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 Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
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 Motorola Moto Z3 Play
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3200 mAh 3000 mAh bq Aquaris X5 Plus has larger battery capacity than Motorola Moto Z3 Play.
Fast Charging Technology - TurboPower technology Motorola Moto Z3 Play has fast charging technology.
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium Ion
CELLULAR bq Aquaris X5 Plus Motorola Moto Z3 Play
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
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS bq Aquaris X5 Plus Motorola Moto Z3 Play
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA bq Aquaris X5 Plus Motorola Moto Z3 Play
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 Dolby Audio
FEATURES bq Aquaris X5 Plus Motorola Moto Z3 Play
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, magnetometer, gyro sensor, ultrasonic distance sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Glass-film-film (GFF) archecture, Dual noise reduction microphones Four microphones
OTHERS bq Aquaris X5 Plus Motorola Moto Z3 Play
Included Accessories USB cable Power adapter, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter
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