Ark Benefit M9 vs BQ Aquaris X5 Plus

Ark Benefit M9

BQ Aquaris X5 Plus

Network
2G network

GSM 900, 1800

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 900, 2100

HSDPA 900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 3(1800), 7(2600), 18(800)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800)
HSPA speed

-

HSPA
LTE speed

LTE Cat4, 150.8 Mbps download, 51 Mbps upload

LTE
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Metal, plastic

-
SIM

Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual SIM stand-by)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

145 mm

145 mm
Width

76 mm

70 mm
Thickness

8 mm

7.7 mm
Weight

135 g

145 g
Colors

Black, Gold

Black, White/Rose Gold

Main camera
Camera type

Single

-
Main camera

8 MP

16 MP, f/2.0
Primary camera resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

-
Primary camera video

720p@30fps

2160p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

1.12 µm pixel size, 1/2.8" sensor size, Auto-HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.0

v4.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Java

-

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, proximity, light

Fingerprint, accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity