Comparison: bq aquaris e5 4g vs samsung galaxy s3

We continue with our interesting comparisons of smartphones with the BQ Aquaris E5 4G, this time we will see the faces with the veteran Samsung Galaxy S3, which was the flagship of the South Korean company at the time. These are two terminals with very good specifications and characteristics and that are capable of offering very interesting features today without being any of them high-end currently.

Technical characteristics:

Screens: The difference in screen is small on both smartphones. The BQ features a 5-inch IPS panel with a 1280 x 720 pixel resolution resulting in a density of 294 ppi, it is also protected by Dragontrail glass. On the other hand, the Samsung Galaxy S3 mounts a superAMOLED IPS panel with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, resulting in a density of 306 ppi and protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 2.

Processors: the heart of the two terminals is very different from each other but both offer great performance more than enough for day to day. The BQ mounts a Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 consisting of four 64-bit Cortex A53 cores at a frequency of 1.2 GHz and the Adreno 306 GPU. For its part, the Samsung Galaxy S3 mounts a more powerful Samsung Exynos 4412 consisting of four Cortex A9 cores at a frequency of 1.4 GHz and the Mali-400MP4 GPU. Both have 1 GB of RAM to move freely your operating system. As for the operating system, there is an important difference in favor of BQ and that is that its terminal has Android 4.4 KitKat and will be updated to Lollipop while the Galaxy S3 complies with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean.

Cameras: Regarding the optics of the terminals, we found a significant difference in the main camera and in favor of the BQ terminal, which has a main camera with a 13-megapixel sensor with autofocus and LED flash capable of recording video at a resolution of 1080p. For its part, the Galaxy S3 is satisfied with an 8-megapixel sensor capable of recording at 720p. As for the front camera, the differences are again in favor of BQ with a 5 megapixel sensor compared to 1.9 megapixels in the case of Samsung.

Designs: Both terminals are built with a good quality plastic chassis and also allow the battery to be removed for replacement. The Samsung Galaxy S3 presents smaller dimensions with measurements of 136.6 mm high x 70.6 mm wide x 8.6 mm thick compared to slightly wider 143.15 mm high x 72.15 mm width x 8.7 mm thickness of the BQ terminal.

Connectivity: the two models have basic connections such as 3G, WiFi, Micro USB or Bluetooth, in addition to offering LTE / 4G support. The Galaxy S3 is one notch above offering NFC.

Internal memories: The Samsung Galaxy S3 is marketed with 16, 32 and 64 GB variants of internal storage expandable by microSD up to an additional 64 GB. For its part, the BQ Aquaris E5 4G is marketed in versions of 8 and 16 GB that can be expanded by up to an additional 64 GB.

Batteries: In this aspect the BQ Aquaris E5 4G is well above the Samsung option with a capacity of 2850 mAh compared to a more modest 2100 mAh in the case of the Samsung Galaxy S3.

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Availability and price:

The Samsung Galaxy S3 can be found for sale for an approximate price of 267 euros in its 16 GB version of internal storage while the BQ Aquaris E5 4G in its 16 GB version is marketed for a cheaper price of 219 euros.

	BQ Aquaris E5 4G	Samsung Galaxy s3
screen	5 inch IPS Dragontrail	4.8-inch Super AMOLED Gorilla Glass 2
Resolution	1280 x 720 pixels 294 ppi	1280 x 720 pixels 306 ppi
Internal memory	Model 8, 16 GB expandable up to an additional 32 GB	Model 16, 32, 64 GB expandable up to an additional 64 GB
OS	Android 4.4 (upgradeable to Lollipop)	Android 4.0 (upgradeable to 4.3)
Battery	2850 mAh	2100 mAh
Connectivity	WiFi 802.11a / b / g / n Bluetooth 4.0 3G 4G LTE	WiFi 802.11a / b / g / n Bluetooth 4.0 3G 4G LTE NFC
Rear camera	13 MP sensor Autofocus LED flash 1080p video recording at 30 fps	8 MP sensor Autofocus LED flash 1080p video recording at 30fps
Frontal camera	5 MP	1.9 MP
Processor and GPU	Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 quad-core 1.2 GHz Adreno 306	Samsung Exynos 4412 quad-core 1.4 GHz Mali-400MP4
RAM	1 GB	1 GB
Dimensions	143.15 mm high x 72.15 mm wide x 8.7 mm thick	136.6 mm high x 70.6 mm wide x 8.6 mm thick