Comparison of BQ BQ-5521L Rich Max and Xiaomi Redmi 8A 32Gb Ram 2Gb smartphones based on their characteristics

BQ BQ-5521L Rich Max

Xiaomi Redmi 8A 32Gb Ram 2Gb

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

BQ

Xiaomi

Phone model

BQ-5521L Rich Max

Redmi 8A 32Gb Ram 2Gb

Year of release

2019

2019

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

157 mm

156 mm

Body width

78 mm

75 mm

Body thickness

7.8 mm

9.4 mm

Weight

175 g

188 g

Volume

95.03 cm³

110.78 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Black
• Red
• Golden

• Black
• Blue
• Orange red

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• MediaTek MT6737

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 439

CPU clock speed

1300 MHz

1950 MHz

Number of processor cores

4

8

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• ARM Mali-T720 MP1

• Qualcomm Adreno 505

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

1 GB

2 GB

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 16 GB

• 32 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

64 GB

512 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Operating system

Operating system

Android 8.1

Android 9.0

Battery

Battery capacity

2900

5000

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Pol

Charging the battery from USB

Screen

Screen diagonal

5.5 in

6.22 in

Screen resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

1520 x 720 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

• HD

Pixel density

267 ppi

271 ppi

Screen technology

IPS

IPS

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

2.111

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

13 Mp

12 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

4807 x 2704 pixels

4619 x 2598 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Face detector

Viewfinder

Other photo settings

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Scene selection mode

• White balance
• Color effects
• Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

8 Mp

8 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3771 x 2121 pixels

3771 x 2121 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Front camera video

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

2

2

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

Alternating

SIM card type

Micro-SIM + Nano-SIM

Nano-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

4.5G

4.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi Direct support

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

USB Type-C

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB OTG support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

4.2

A2DP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц

87.5 - 108 МГц

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

USB Type-C

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

Installed image editor

Geo tags

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• AVI
• 3GPP
• WMV

• MP4
• AVI
• 3GPP
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Synchronization over the mobile network

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google search
• Google maps

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google search
• Google maps

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• WAP

• HTML
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Security

Face scanner

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)