BlackBerry Q5 vs BlackBerry Q10 Comparison and Differences

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BlackBerry Q5

BlackBerry Q5

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BlackBerry Q10

BlackBerry Q10

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Differences between BlackBerry Q5 and BlackBerry Q10 - Which to Choose?

Reasons to consider BlackBerry Q5:

  • Lighter weight at 120g compared to the Q10's 139g.
  • Battery is slightly larger with 2180mAh capacity versus Q10's 2100mAh.
  • More color options available: Black, White, Red, Gray, Pink.
  • Lower cost at 70 EUR compared to the Q10's price of 110 EUR.

Reasons to consider BlackBerry Q10:

  • Higher resolution camera at 8 MP compared to the Q5's 5 MP.
  • Has a Super AMOLED display, which generally offers more vibrant colors and deeper blacks over the Q5's IPS LCD.
  • Supports Wi-Fi dual band for potentially better wireless connectivity.
  • Larger built-in storage at 16 GB compared to the Q5's 8 GB.
  • Supports up to 64 GB microSD cards, double the Q5's 32 GB support for expandable storage.

BlackBerry Q5 or BlackBerry Q10 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model BlackBerry Q5 BlackBerry Q10
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Release date 2013, May 2013, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 120 x 66 x 10.8 mm | 4.72 x 4.72 x 2.6 in 119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm | 4.71 x 4.71 x 2.63 in
Weight 120 g | 4.23 oz 139 g | 4.9 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors Black, White, Red, Gray, Pink Black, White
Battery 2180 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 336 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)
Stand by time - Up to 360 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Keyboard QWERTY QWERTY
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 3.1" in 3.1" in
Screen area 31.0 cm2 31.0 cm2
Screen format 1:1 (height:width) 1:1 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 39.1% 38.8%
Screen resolution 720 x 720 px 720 x 720 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 328 PPI 328 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 5 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -5 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), AF -8 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP 2 MP
Video 720p 720p

Performance

Operating system - OS BlackBerry OS 10.2, upgradable to 10.3.1 BlackBerry OS 10, upgradable to 10.3.1
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus - Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
CPU - Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait - Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait (LTE version)/ Cortex-A9 (Non-LTE)
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 225 (LTE version)/ PowerVR SGX544 (Non-LTE)
External memory microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

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Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-1 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-2, SQR100-3
-4G - LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - SQR100-1 
LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SQR100-2
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - SQN100-2, SQN100-4
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - SQN100-1 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SQN100-2, SQN100-3, SQN100-4 
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SQN100-5
-4G - LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - SQN100-1, SQN100-5 
LTE band 4(1700/2100), 13(700) - SQN100-2 
LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SQN100-3 
LTE band 25(1900) - SQN100-4
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, HSPA, LTE (market dependent)
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes (market dependent) Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.33 W/kg (head)     0.85 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 1.38 W/kg (head)     0.85 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.16 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 1.41 W/kg (head)     0.78 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio (after SW upgrade) FM radio (after SW upgrade)
Headphone jack Yes Yes

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- HDMI port

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