bq Aquaris X5 Plus vs. HTC Desire 825

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of bq Aquaris X5 Plus and HTC Desire 825. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

bq Aquaris X5 Plus vs. HTC Desire 825 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS bq Aquaris X5 Plus HTC Desire 825
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145 mm 156.9 mm HTC Desire 825 has greater height than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Width 70 mm 76.9 mm HTC Desire 825 has greater width than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Depth 7.7 mm 7.4 mm HTC Desire 825 is narrower than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Weight 145 g 155 g bq Aquaris X5 Plus is lighter than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Body Colour Rose gold white | Anthracite grey -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.48 W/kg (body), 0.253 W/kg (head) 0.377 W/kg
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM -
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM -
DISPLAY bq Aquaris X5 Plus HTC Desire 825
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS Super LCD
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 5.5" HTC Desire 825 has larger screen size than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1280 x 720 pixels bq Aquaris X5 Plus has better screen resolution than HTC Desire 825.
Display Format Full HD HD
Pixel Density 440 ppi 267 ppi bq Aquaris X5 Plus has better pixel density than HTC Desire 825.
Display Features Quantum Color + Display colour personalisation
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Dinorex Glass (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR bq Aquaris X5 Plus HTC Desire 825
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz 1.6 GHz bq Aquaris X5 Plus has higher clock speed than HTC Desire 825.
Processor Core Qty 8-core Quad-core bq Aquaris X5 Plus has higher processor core quantity than HTC Desire 825.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 510 -
MEMORY bq Aquaris X5 Plus HTC Desire 825
RAM 2 GB 2 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 16 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
User Memory - 10.5 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA bq Aquaris X5 Plus HTC Desire 825
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 13 Megapixel bq Aquaris X5 Plus has better camera resolution than HTC Desire 825.
Sensor Type - BSI-CMOS
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX298 sensor -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/2.2 bq Aquaris X5 Plus has better lens aperture than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Lens Construction 6-element -
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes RAW mode Panorama, Continuous shot
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
Video Resolutions 1280 x 720 (720p), 3840 x 2160 (4K) -
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 5 Megapixel bq Aquaris X5 Plus has better front camera resolution than HTC Desire 825.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI-CMOS
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor RS IMX219 sensor -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.8 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) - Tap to focus, Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie)
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds
BATTERY AND CHARGING bq Aquaris X5 Plus HTC Desire 825
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3200 mAh 2700 mAh bq Aquaris X5 Plus has larger battery capacity than HTC Desire 825.
Standby Time - 672 hours
Talk Time - 1440 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk (WCDMA): up to 1440 min
Standby (WCDMA): up to 672 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 7 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 48 hrs
Playback (HD video): up to 6 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR bq Aquaris X5 Plus HTC Desire 825
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) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface - HTC Sense
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS bq Aquaris X5 Plus HTC Desire 825
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 40
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.1
NFC Yes - bq Aquaris X5 Plus has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA bq Aquaris X5 Plus HTC Desire 825
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AIFF, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, QCP, eAAC+, DTS, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, AWB WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, M4A
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, WebM, 3G2 AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, 3G2
Sound Enhancements Hi-Fi Sound support, Dolby sound technology HTC BoomSound
FEATURES bq Aquaris X5 Plus HTC Desire 825
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, digital compass
Security Devices Fingerprint reader -
Additional Phone Features Glass-film-film (GFF) archecture, Dual noise reduction microphones HTC BlinkFeed, Power Saving Mode, Dual noise reduction microphones, Android Sensor Hub, Dolby Audio
OTHERS bq Aquaris X5 Plus HTC Desire 825
Included Accessories USB cable Power adapter
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