bq Aquaris X5 Plus vs. Apple iPhone 8 Plus

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of bq Aquaris X5 Plus and Apple iPhone 8 Plus. 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 Plus vs. Apple iPhone 8 Plus Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS bq Aquaris X5 Plus Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - A1897
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145 mm 158.4 mm Apple iPhone 8 Plus has greater height than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Width 70 mm 78.1 mm Apple iPhone 8 Plus has greater width than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Depth 7.7 mm 7.5 mm Apple iPhone 8 Plus is narrower than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Weight 145 g 202 g bq Aquaris X5 Plus is lighter than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Body Colour Rose gold white | Anthracite grey Matte red | Gold | Space grey | Silver | Red
Body Material - Glass, oleophobic coating, aerospace-grade 7000 Series aluminium
Protection - Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Apple iPhone 8 Plus is waterproof.
IP rating - IEC 60529 IP67
Repairability Index - 6.5 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.48 W/kg (body), 0.253 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (head), 1.19 W/kg (body)
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Lightning
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY bq Aquaris X5 Plus Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS Retina HD display with IPS technology
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 5.5" Apple iPhone 8 Plus has larger screen size than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Both phones have the same screen resolution.
Display Format Full HD Full HD
Pixel Density 440 ppi 401 ppi bq Aquaris X5 Plus has better pixel density than Apple iPhone 8 Plus.
Max Brightness - 625 cd/m²
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio - 1300:1
HDR - Yes Apple iPhone 8 Plus has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10
Display Enhancement Technology - Dolby Vision
Display Features Quantum Color + Dual-domain pixels, Display Zoom, Reachability (screen shifting), True Tone display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Dinorex Glass (scratch resistant glass) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
PROCESSOR bq Aquaris X5 Plus Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Apple A11 Bionic - with M11 motion
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core -
64-bit Architecture - Yes Apple iPhone 8 Plus has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 510 -
MEMORY bq Aquaris X5 Plus Apple iPhone 8 Plus
RAM 2 GB -
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Apple iPhone 8 Plus has more internal memory than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA bq Aquaris X5 Plus Apple iPhone 8 Plus
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 12 Megapixel bq Aquaris X5 Plus has better camera resolution than Apple iPhone 8 Plus.
Sensor Type - BSI
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX298 sensor -
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 Apple iPhone 8 Plus has better lens aperture than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Lens Construction 6-element 6-element
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Apple iPhone 8 Plus has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom - 10x
Special Effects - Depth of field
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes RAW mode Burst mode, Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Timer mode, tap to focus, portrait mode, Portrait Lighting (beta), Live Photos, Live Photos with stabilisation
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Body and face detection Apple iPhone 8 Plus has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash True Tone quad 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 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 24 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Sapphire crystal lens cover, Cinematic video stabilisation, Focus Pixels, Cinematic video stabilisation, Playback zoom, Hybrid IR filter, Exposure control, noise reduction, geotagging, Continuous Auto Focus (CAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
Sensor Type (2nd Camera) - BSI
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.8
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Capture depth information
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 7 Megapixel bq Aquaris X5 Plus has better front camera resolution than Apple iPhone 8 Plus.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor RS IMX219 sensor -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 bq Aquaris X5 Plus has better front lens aperture than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Lens Element Qty (Front) 3-element -
HDR Mode (Front) - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes (Front) - Burst mode, Timer mode, Live Photos
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Body and face detection Apple iPhone 8 Plus has face detection.
Light Source (Front) - Retina Flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - FaceTime HD camera, Exposure control, Auto image stabilisation
BATTERY AND CHARGING bq Aquaris X5 Plus Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3200 mAh -
Wireless Charging - Yes Apple iPhone 8 Plus can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi
Standby Time - 348 hours
Talk Time - 1260 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 1260 min
Active online usage: up to 13 hrs
Playback (wireless video): up to 14 hrs
Playback (wireless audio): up to 60 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium Ion
CELLULAR bq Aquaris X5 Plus Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) iOS 11
Intelligent Assistant - Siri
Payment Technology - Apple Pay
Navigation GPS, GLONASS A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS bq Aquaris X5 Plus Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, DC-HSDPA, LTE Advanced, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
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 29, Band 30, Band 34, 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 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2000, 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
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA bq Aquaris X5 Plus Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AIFF, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, QCP, eAAC+, DTS, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, AWB Audible, MP3, FLAC, Apple Lossless, AC-3, AAC-LC, LPCM, HE-AAC, Audible AAX, Audible AAX+, protected AAC, EAC3, HE-AAC v2
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, WebM, 3G2 M-JPEG, H.264, HEVC, MPEG-4 Part 2
Sound Enhancements Hi-Fi Sound support, Dolby sound technology -
FEATURES bq Aquaris X5 Plus Apple iPhone 8 Plus
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, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, 3-axis gyro sensor, digital compass, barometer
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Glass-film-film (GFF) archecture, Dual noise reduction microphones Multitasking, FaceTime, AirPrint wireless printing, iCloud Photo Sharing, AirDrop function, MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, iBeacon microlocation, CarPlay function, QuickType keyboard, Handoff, HomeKit, Apple TV support (2nd or later), Fast Charging, AirPlay 2 wireless streaming, Neural Engine
OTHERS bq Aquaris X5 Plus Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Included Accessories USB cable Power adapter, Apple EarPods with Lightning Connector, Lightning to USB cable
Compliant Standards - IEC 60529 IP67, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
Max Operating Temperature - 35 °C
Min Operating Temperature - 0 °C
Humidity Range Operating - 5 - 95% (non-condensing)
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