Honor 5X vs BQ Aquaris X5

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Comparing the Honor 5X vs BQ Aquaris X5 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor 5X runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while BQ Aquaris X5 runs at 1.4 GHz, making Honor 5X the better performer.


Display: Honor 5X offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while BQ Aquaris X5 offers 5 inches, making Honor 5X the larger display of the two. Both Honor 5X and BQ Aquaris X5 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Honor 5X and BQ Aquaris X5 feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Honor 5X and BQ Aquaris X5 feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Honor 5X offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while BQ Aquaris X5 offers 2900 mAh, making Honor 5X better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Honor 5X and BQ Aquaris X5 offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: Honor 5X receives a higher user rating of 4.1, while BQ Aquaris X5 has a rating of 2.5.

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Honor 5X
₹12,999
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(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

69%
N/A

Release Date

01 Feb, 2016
20 Apr, 2016

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 616
Snapdragon 412
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

N/A
13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
5 MP
5 MP

Battery

N/A
3000 mAh
2900 mAh
Quick Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Clean, classy build
  • Good battery life
  • Responsive fingerprint sensor
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Slow touch response on display
  • Sluggish UI
  • No USB OTG
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.1/5
(20,212 ratings)
2.5/5
(11 ratings)

Video

Videos
4 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Feb 01, 2016
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Custom UI

EMUI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939
Qualcomm Snapdragon 412 MSM8916

Processor

Octa core

1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 405
Adreno 306

RAM

2 GB
2 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

401 ppi
294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.07 %
67.54 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

151.3 mm
144.4 mm

Width

76.3 mm
70.5 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm
7.5 mm

Weight

158 grams
148 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
N/A

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.028 mm focal length Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
N/A

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
Yes LED Flash

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A

Capacity

3000 mAh
2900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 26 Hours(3G) / Up to 27 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano
N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 800(band 20)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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SAR Value

Head: 0.69 W/kg Body: 0.49 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope