Samsung Galaxy A8 vs BQ Aquaris X5

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A8 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: Samsung Galaxy A8 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.8 GHz, while BQ Aquaris X5 runs at 1.4 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy A8 the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy A8 offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while BQ Aquaris X5 offers 5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy A8 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A8 features a Super AMOLED display compared to BQ Aquaris X5's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy A8 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy A8 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while BQ Aquaris X5 offers 13 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A8 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A8 and BQ Aquaris X5 feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy A8 offers a higher battery capacity with 3050 mAh, while BQ Aquaris X5 offers 2900 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy A8 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy A8 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while BQ Aquaris X5 offers 16 GB, making Samsung Galaxy A8 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy A8 receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while BQ Aquaris X5 has a rating of 2.5.

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Samsung Galaxy A8
₹33,388
(Discontinued)
BQ Aquaris X5
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

71%
N/A

Release Date

03 Aug, 2015
20 Apr, 2016

Performance

N/A
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430
Snapdragon 412
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

N/A
16 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
5 MP
Wide Angle Lens
5 MP

Battery

N/A
3050 mAh
2900 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4.2/5
(1,412 ratings)
2.5/5
(11 ratings)

Video

Videos
1 More Video
There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Operating System

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

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
N/A

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430
Qualcomm Snapdragon 412 MSM8916

Processor

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A15 1.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A7
Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

32 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T628 MP6
Adreno 306

RAM

2 GB
2 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

386 ppi
294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

73.64 %
67.54 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4
Yes

Design

Height

158 mm
144.4 mm

Width

76.8 mm
70.5 mm

Thickness

5.9 mm
7.5 mm

Weight

151 grams
148 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
N/A

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.931 mm focal length ISO-CELL
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

5312 x 2988 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

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
N/A

Resolution

5 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length
5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
Yes LED Flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A

Capacity

3050 mAh
2900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 17 Hours(3G)
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 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: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
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) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 800(band 20)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
N/A
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SAR Value

Head: 0.100 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
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

Front
N/A

Other Sensors

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