In depth comparison and review of bq Aquaris U Plus and Xiaomi MI Mix 2. 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.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | bq Aquaris U Plus | Xiaomi MI Mix 2 |
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| Product Type | Smartphone | Smartphone | |
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| Form Factor | Touch | Touch | |
| Height | 144 mm | 151.8 mm | Xiaomi MI Mix 2 has greater height than bq Aquaris U Plus. |
| Width | 70.5 mm | 75.5 mm | Xiaomi MI Mix 2 has greater width than bq Aquaris U Plus. |
| Depth | 7.8 mm | 7.7 mm | Xiaomi MI Mix 2 is narrower than bq Aquaris U Plus. |
| Weight | 142 g | 185 g | bq Aquaris U Plus is lighter than bq Aquaris U Plus. |
| Body Colour | Gold | Black-anthracite grey | Black | |
| Body Material | - | Ceramic, aerospace-grade aluminium alloy frame | |
| Waterproof (Water-resistant) | - | - | |
| SAR Value | 1.45 W/kg (body), 0.596 W/kg (head) | 1.77 W/kg (body), 0.39 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 | |
| SIM Card Type (Size) | Nano SIM | Nano SIM | |
| SIM Card Qty | Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) | Dual-SIM | |
| SIM Card Configuration Details | Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD | - |
| DISPLAY | bq Aquaris U Plus | Xiaomi MI Mix 2 |
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| Display Type | LCD display | - | |
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| Display Technology | IPS | - | |
| Screen Size (Display Size) | 5" | 5.99" | Xiaomi MI Mix 2 has larger screen size than bq Aquaris U Plus. |
| Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) | 1280 x 720 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels | Xiaomi MI Mix 2 has better screen resolution than bq Aquaris U Plus. |
| Display Format | HD | - | |
| Pixel Density | 294 ppi | 403 ppi | Xiaomi MI Mix 2 has better pixel density than bq Aquaris U Plus. |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 18:9 | |
| Max Brightness | 400 cd/m² | - | |
| Contrast Ratio | - | 1500:1 | |
| Display Enhancement Technology | OnCell technology | - | |
| Display Features | - | Night Display, Sunlight Display, Reading mode, Colour temperature adjustment, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut | |
| Display Protection (Screen Protector) | Dinorex Glass (scratch resistant glass) | - |
| PROCESSOR | bq Aquaris U Plus | Xiaomi MI Mix 2 |
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| Processor Type (CPU) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 | |
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| Clock Speed | 1.4 GHz | 2.45 GHz | Xiaomi MI Mix 2 has higher clock speed than bq Aquaris U Plus. |
| Processor Core Qty | 8-core | - | |
| 64-bit Architecture | - | Yes | Xiaomi MI Mix 2 has 64-bit architecture. |
| Graphics System (GPU) | Qualcomm ADRENO 505 | Qualcomm ADRENO 540 |
| MEMORY | bq Aquaris U Plus | Xiaomi MI Mix 2 |
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| RAM | 2 GB | LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB | Xiaomi MI Mix 2 has more RAM than bq Aquaris U Plus. |
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| Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) | 16 GB | 64 GB | Xiaomi MI Mix 2 has more internal memory than bq Aquaris U Plus. |
| User Memory | 10 GB | - | |
| Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) | microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB | - |
| CAMERA | bq Aquaris U Plus | Xiaomi MI Mix 2 |
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| MAIN CAMERA |
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| Number of Main Cameras | 1 | 1 | |
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| Sensor Resolution | 16 Megapixel | 12 Megapixel | bq Aquaris U Plus has better camera resolution than Xiaomi MI Mix 2. |
| Sensor Name | Samsung 3P3 | Sony Exmor RX IMX386 sensor | |
| Lens Aperture | F/2.0 | F/2.0 | Both phones have the same camera lens aperture. |
| Lens Construction | 5-element | 5-element | |
| Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) | - | 4-axis OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation) | Xiaomi MI Mix 2 has optical stabilisation. |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic | Automatic | |
| Special Effects | HDR | HDR | |
| Camera Modes | Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Fast Motion mode, manual mode, RAW mode | Burst mode, Panorama, low-light shots | |
| Face Recognition (Face ID) | - | Face recognition | Xiaomi MI Mix 2 has face detection. |
| Light Source | LED light | Dual flash | |
| Video Resolutions | 1920 x 1080 (1080p) | 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps | |
| Camera Features (Functions) | Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) | Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Two-tone flash |
| FRONT CAMERA |
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| Number of Front Cameras | 1 | 1 | |
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| Sensor Resolution (Front) | 5 Megapixel | 5 Megapixel | Both phones have the same front camera resolution. |
| Sensor Name (Front) | Omnivision OV5675 sensor | - | |
| Lens Aperture (Front) | F/2.4 | - | |
| Lens Element Qty (Front) | 3-element | - | |
| Special Effects (Front) | - | Mirror | |
| Camera Modes (Front) | - | Beautify with 36 smart beauty profiles, realtime Beautify | |
| Face Recognition (Face ID) | - | Face recognition | Xiaomi MI Mix 2 has face detection. |
| Video Resolutions (Front) | 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps | 1920 x 1080 (1080p) | |
| Camera Features (Front) | Selfie Indicator | Selfie countdown |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | bq Aquaris U Plus | Xiaomi MI Mix 2 |
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| Battery Capacity (Battery Size) | 3080 mAh | 3400 mAh | Xiaomi MI Mix 2 has larger battery capacity than bq Aquaris U Plus. |
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| Fast Charging Technology | - | Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 | Xiaomi MI Mix 2 has fast charging technology. |
| Battery Technology | - | Lithium Ion |
| CELLULAR | bq Aquaris U Plus | Xiaomi MI Mix 2 |
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| Technology | WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM | CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA | |
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| Mobile Broadband Generation | 4G | 4G | Both phones have the same mobile network generation. |
| Operating System | Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) | - | |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou |
| COMMUNICATIONS | bq Aquaris U Plus | Xiaomi MI Mix 2 |
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| Data Transmission | GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE | GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE | |
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| 2G Band | 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM | - | |
| 3G UMTS Band | - | Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 9, Band 19 | |
| 3G UMTS Frequency | - | 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 1700, 800 | |
| 4G LTE Band | Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 20 | 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 27, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 | |
| 4G LTE Frequency | FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 800 DD | 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 800 SMR, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 | |
| Wireless Interface | IEEE 802.11b/g/n | IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 | |
| NFC | - | Yes | Xiaomi MI Mix 2 has NFC reader for mobile payments. |
| Messaging Services | SMS, MMS | SMS, MMS |
| MEDIA | bq Aquaris U Plus | Xiaomi MI Mix 2 |
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| Supported Digital Audio Standards | WAV, WMA, AAC, AIFF, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, QCP, eAAC+, DTS, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, AWB | WAV, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, APE (Monkey's Audio), AMR-WB, AMR-NB | |
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| Supported Digital Video Standards | MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, WebM, 3G2 | MKV, XviD, MPEG-4, H.264, M4V, HEVC, H.265, ASP | |
| Sound Enhancements | Hi-Fi Sound support, Dolby sound technology | Dual ADC HD voice recording | |
| Audio Amplifier | DRC AW8737s | - |
| FEATURES | bq Aquaris U Plus | Xiaomi MI Mix 2 |
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| Phone Functions | Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert | Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, vibrating alert | |
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| Sensors | Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor | Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, ultrasonic proximity sensor | |
| Security Devices | Fingerprint reader | Fingerprint reader | |
| Additional Phone Features | Dual noise reduction microphones, Wi-Fi Assist | MU-MIMO technology, Chip-On-Film technology |
| OTHERS | bq Aquaris U Plus | Xiaomi MI Mix 2 |
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| Included Accessories | USB cable | Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, Mi MIX 2 protective cover, Type-C to audio converter |
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