BQ Aquaris M5 vs OnePlus 8

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.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Aquaris M5:

  LCD

  8:

  OLED

• Weight

  Aquaris M5: 36 g lighter

  Aquaris M5:

  144 g

  8:

  180 g

• Width

  Aquaris M5: 3.5 mm narrower

  Aquaris M5:

  69.4 mm

  8:

  72.9 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Aquaris M5: 1.55 in smaller diagonal

  Aquaris M5:

  5 in

  8:

  6.55 in

• Chipset

  Aquaris M5:

  Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)

  8:

  Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+)

• Rear camera layout

  Aquaris M5:

  Single

  8:

  Triple

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

   Width:

   69.4 mm

   Depth:

   8.4 mm

2. 2. 8

   Height:

   160.2 mm +17.2 mm versus Aquaris M5

   Width:

   72.9 mm +3.5 mm versus Aquaris M5

   Depth:

   8 mm

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. 8

   Screen diagonal:

   6.55 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   20:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   103.6 cm²

8 has approximately 50.3% more rectangular screen area than Aquaris M5.

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.

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

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