bq Aquaris X5 vs. Honor Magic

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of bq Aquaris X5 and Honor Magic. 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 vs. Honor Magic Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS bq Aquaris X5 Honor Magic
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 144.4 mm 146.1 mm Honor Magic has greater height than bq Aquaris X5.
Width 70.5 mm 69.9 mm bq Aquaris X5 has greater width than Honor Magic.
Depth 7.5 mm 7.8 mm bq Aquaris X5 is narrower than bq Aquaris X5.
Weight 148 g 145 g Honor Magic is lighter than bq Aquaris X5.
Body Colour Black, antracite grey | White, rose gold | Anthracite black | White/sliver Porcelain white
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.76 W/kg (body), 0.491 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
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots)
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY bq Aquaris X5 Honor Magic
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 5.09" Honor Magic has larger screen size than bq Aquaris X5.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1280 x 720 pixels 2560 x 1440 pixels Honor Magic has better screen resolution than bq Aquaris X5.
Display Format HD QHD
Pixel Density 294 ppi 577 ppi Honor Magic has better pixel density than bq Aquaris X5.
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Features Quantum Color + -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Dragontrail (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR bq Aquaris X5 Honor Magic
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 412 Hisilicon Kirin 950
Clock Speed 1.4 GHz -
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core Honor Magic has higher processor core quantity than bq Aquaris X5.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Honor Magic has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 306 Mali T880
MEMORY bq Aquaris X5 Honor Magic
RAM 2 GB 4 GB Honor Magic has more RAM than bq Aquaris X5.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Honor Magic has more internal memory than bq Aquaris X5.
User Memory 11.8 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC - up to 32 GB -
CAMERA bq Aquaris X5 Honor Magic
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12 Megapixel bq Aquaris X5 has better camera resolution than Honor Magic.
Sensor Type - BSI-CMOS
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX214 sensor -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/2.2 bq Aquaris X5 has better lens aperture than bq Aquaris X5.
Lens Construction 5-element -
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes - Panorama, Pro mode
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 3968 x 2976
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p), Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Honor Magic has better front camera resolution than bq Aquaris X5.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.4 bq Aquaris X5 has better front lens aperture than bq Aquaris X5.
Lens Element Qty (Front) 4-element -
Light Source (Front) LED flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING bq Aquaris X5 Honor Magic
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2900 mAh 2900 mAh Both phones have the same battery capacity.
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium polymer
CELLULAR bq Aquaris X5 Honor Magic
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System CyanogenMod 12.1 Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface - Magic Live UI
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS bq Aquaris X5 Honor Magic
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 20 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 800 DD -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC - Yes Honor Magic has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA bq Aquaris X5 Honor Magic
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AC-3, OGG, MIDI, APE (Monkey's Audio), AWB -
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, 3GP, WebM -
Sound Enhancements Dolby Atmos sound technology DTS Sound support
FEATURES bq Aquaris X5 Honor Magic
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, 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, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, distance sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices - Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Dual microphones, notification LED Active noise-cancellation, Huawei Magic Power
OTHERS bq Aquaris X5 Honor Magic
Included Accessories USB cable Power adapter
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