BQ Aquaris M5 vs Nokia 500

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  500: 51 g lighter

  Aquaris M5:

  144 g

  500:

  93 g

• Width

  500: 15.6 mm narrower

  Aquaris M5:

  69.4 mm

  500:

  53.8 mm

• Screen diagonal

  500: 1.8 in smaller diagonal

  Aquaris M5:

  5 in

  500:

  3.2 in

• Depth

  Aquaris M5: 5.7 mm thinner

  Aquaris M5:

  8.4 mm

  500:

  14.1 mm

• Height

  500: 31.7 mm shorter

  Aquaris M5:

  143 mm

  500:

  111.3 mm

• Release year

  Aquaris M5:

  2015

  500:

  2011

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Aquaris M5

   Height:

   143 mm +31.7 mm versus 500

   Width:

   69.4 mm +15.6 mm versus 500

   Depth:

   8.4 mm

2. 2. 500

   Height:

   111.3 mm

   Width:

   53.8 mm

   Depth:

   14.1 mm +5.7 mm versus Aquaris M5

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Aquaris M5

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

2. 2. 500

   Screen diagonal:

   3.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   28.2 cm²

Aquaris M5 has approximately 144.1% more rectangular screen area than 500.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.