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BQ Aquaris M5 vs BQ Aquaris U2

BQ Aquaris M5

BQ Aquaris U2

BQ Aquaris M5

BQ Aquaris U2

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

-

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700)
HSPA speed

HSPA

HSPA
LTE speed

LTE

LTE
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2015

2017-9
Status

2015

2017-10

Design
Build

-

Polycarbonate
SIM

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

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

143 mm

148.1 mm
Width

69.4 mm

72.9 mm
Thickness

8.4 mm

8.4 mm
Weight

144 g

155 g
Waterproof

-

Yes, IP52
Dust proof

-

Yes, IP52
Colors

Black, White

Black

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.0 inches

5.2 inches
Resolution

1080 x 1920 pixels

720 x 1280 pixels
Pixel density

441 ppi

282 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

-

Dinorex glass
Multitouch

-

Yes

Hardware
CPU

Quad-core 1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53

Octa-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615

Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435
GPU

Adreno 405

Adreno 505
Internal storage

16, 32 GB

16, 32 GB
Memory RAM

2, 3 GB

2, 3 GB
Memory card

microSD

microSD(uses second SIM slot)
Memory card max

64 GB

256 GB

OS
OS

Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)

Android 7.1.2 (Nougat)

Main camera
Main camera

13 MP, f/2.0

13 MP, f/2.0 , 1.12 µm
Primary camera resolution

-

4160 x 3120 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps, 480p@120fps
Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

dual-LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

1.12 µm pixel size, 1/3" sensor size, HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Selfie camera
Flash

LED flash

LED flash
Selfie camera

5 MP, f/2.0

5 MP, f/2.0 , 1.12 µm
Selfie camera resolution

-

2592 x 1944 pixels
Selfie camera video

1080p

1080p@30fps

Sound
3.5mm jack

Yes

Yes
Loudspeaker

Yes

Yes
Notifications

Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones

Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Earpiece

-

Yes

Multimedia
Radio FM

FM radio

FM radio

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

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

-

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

Push Email
Java

No

-
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Browser
HTML

HTML5

HTML5

Battery
Battery type

Li-Po

Li-Po
Battery capacity

3120 mAh

3100 mAh
Battery removable

-

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

-

Quick Charge 3.0
Talk time

-

-
Standby time

-

-

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