bq Aquaris X5 Plus vs. Samsung Galaxy S8+

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of bq Aquaris X5 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S8+. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

bq Aquaris X5 Plus vs. Samsung Galaxy S8+ Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS bq Aquaris X5 Plus Samsung Galaxy S8+
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - SM-G955FD
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145 mm 159.5 mm Samsung Galaxy S8+ has greater height than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Width 70 mm 73.4 mm Samsung Galaxy S8+ has greater width than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Depth 7.7 mm 8.1 mm bq Aquaris X5 Plus is narrower than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Weight 145 g 173 g bq Aquaris X5 Plus is lighter than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Body Colour Rose gold white | Anthracite grey Gold maple | Midnight black
Protection - Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Samsung Galaxy S8+ is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value 1.48 W/kg (body), 0.253 W/kg (head) 1 W/kg (body), 0.26 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components - Heart rate sensor
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/microSD
DISPLAY bq Aquaris X5 Plus Samsung Galaxy S8+
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 6.2" Samsung Galaxy S8+ has larger screen size than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2960 x 1440 pixels Samsung Galaxy S8+ has better screen resolution than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 440 ppi 529 ppi Samsung Galaxy S8+ has better pixel density than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Features Quantum Color + Always-on display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Dinorex Glass (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR bq Aquaris X5 Plus Samsung Galaxy S8+
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Samsung Exynos
Processor Number - 8895
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz 2.3 GHz Samsung Galaxy S8+ 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 Samsung Galaxy S8+ has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 510 Mali-G71 MP20
MEMORY bq Aquaris X5 Plus Samsung Galaxy S8+
RAM 2 GB LPDDR4 SDRAM - 4 GB Samsung Galaxy S8+ has more RAM than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Samsung Galaxy S8+ has more internal memory than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
User Memory - 52.3 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA bq Aquaris X5 Plus Samsung Galaxy S8+
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 12 Megapixel bq Aquaris X5 Plus has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S8+.
Sensor Size - 1/2.55"
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX298 sensor -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.7 Samsung Galaxy S8+ has better lens aperture than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Lens Construction 6-element -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Samsung Galaxy S8+ has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic, manual
Digital Zoom - 8x
Self-Timer Delay - Yes
Special Effects - HDR, Stamp, Bokeh effect, Grid Line, Stickers
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes RAW mode Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Timer mode, Virtual Shot, HYPERLAPSE, Food mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection Samsung Galaxy S8+ has face detection.
White Balance - Custom, automatic
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1280 x 720 (720p), 3840 x 2160 (4K) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Selective Focus, Quick Launch, Playback zoom, Dual Pixel technology, Motion photo, Exposure, Shutter speed, geotagging, RAW image capture, VDIS (Video Digital Image Stabilisation)
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/3.6"
Sensor Type (Front) - CMOS
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor RS IMX219 sensor -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/1.7 Samsung Galaxy S8+ has better front lens aperture than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Lens Element Qty (Front) 3-element -
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Camera Modes (Front) - Wide selfie mode
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING bq Aquaris X5 Plus Samsung Galaxy S8+
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3200 mAh 3500 mAh Samsung Galaxy S8+ has larger battery capacity than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Wireless Charging - Yes Samsung Galaxy S8+ can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - WPC, PMA
Talk Time - 1440 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk (WCDMA): up to 1440 min
Playback (MP3 (AOD on)): up to 50 hrs
Playback (MP3 (AOD off)): up to 78 hrs
Playback (video): up to 18 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 15 hrs
Active online usage (3G): up to 13 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 15 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR bq Aquaris X5 Plus Samsung Galaxy S8+
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 7.0 Nougat
Intelligent Assistant - Bixby
Payment Technology - Samsung Pay
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS bq Aquaris X5 Plus Samsung Galaxy S8+
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, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X, 2100 CDMA2000 1X (AWS)
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+/ANT
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.0 LE
Bluetooth Profiles - HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, SAP, PBAP, MAP, HOGP
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA bq Aquaris X5 Plus Samsung Galaxy S8+
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AIFF, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, QCP, eAAC+, DTS, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, AWB WAV, WMA, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, apt-X, DSF, DSD, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DFF, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, WebM, 3G2 MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2
Sound Enhancements Hi-Fi Sound support, Dolby sound technology -
FEATURES bq Aquaris X5 Plus Samsung Galaxy S8+
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, proximity sensor, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, RGB sensor, heart rate, pressure sensor, geomagnetic sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader, eye scan
Additional Phone Features Glass-film-film (GFF) archecture, Dual noise reduction microphones Wi-Fi Miracast, MU-MIMO technology, Fast Charging, Samsung KNOX, Samsung DeX support
OTHERS bq Aquaris X5 Plus Samsung Galaxy S8+
Included Accessories USB cable Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, AKG headphones, micro-USB connector (C to B), ear plugs, USB-C to A connector, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards - IP68
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1.5 m
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