Screen size
4G LTE PlaybookWinner: 7.0"+56%
Q53.1"
Quick verdict
4G LTE Playbook and Q5 are close on the measured specs.
Measured wins
4G LTE Playbook
7
spec wins
Ties
4
equal specs
Q5
7
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
4G LTE Playbook
HSPA / LTE
Q5
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
4G LTE Playbook
Q5
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G bands
4G LTE Playbook
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
Q5
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-1, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-2, SQR100-3
4G bands
4G LTE Playbook
4, 17
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
equal specsFront camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
Stereo speakers
Q5
2, 4, 5, 17 - SQR100-1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - SQR100-2
Speed
4G LTE Playbook
HSPA, LTE
Q5
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Announced
4G LTE Playbook
2012, August. Released 2012, August
Q5
2013, May. Released 2013, June
Status
4G LTE Playbook
Discontinued
Q5
Discontinued
Dimensions
4G LTE Playbook
194 x 130 x 10 mm (7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 in)
Q5
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm (4.72 x 2.60 x 0.43 in)
Weight
4G LTE Playbook
425 g (14.99 oz)
Q5
120 g (4.23 oz)
SIM
4G LTE Playbook
No
Q5
Micro-SIM
Keyboard
4G LTE Playbook
-
Q5
QWERTY
Type
4G LTE Playbook
TFT
Q5
IPS LCD
Size
4G LTE Playbook
7.0 inches, 137.9 cm2 (~54.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Q5
3.1 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~39.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
4G LTE Playbook
600 x 1024 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~170 ppi density)
Q5
720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
OS
4G LTE Playbook
BlackBerry Tablet 2.0
Q5
BlackBerry OS 10.2, upgradable to 10.3.1
CPU
4G LTE Playbook
Dual-core 1.5 GHz
Q5
Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait
Chipset
4G LTE Playbook
-
Q5
Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
GPU
4G LTE Playbook
-
Q5
Adreno 225
Card slot
4G LTE Playbook
No
Q5
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
4G LTE Playbook
32GB 1GB RAM
Q5
8GB 2GB RAM
Single
4G LTE Playbook
5 MP, AF
Q5
5 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), AF
Video
4G LTE Playbook
1080p@30fps
Q5
1080p@30fps
Features
4G LTE Playbook
-
Q5
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Single
4G LTE Playbook
3 MP
Q5
2 MP
Video
4G LTE Playbook
Q5
720p
Loudspeaker
4G LTE Playbook
Yes, with stereo speakers
Q5
Yes
3.5mm jack
4G LTE Playbook
Yes
Q5
Yes
WLAN
4G LTE Playbook
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Q5
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth
4G LTE Playbook
3.1, A2DP, EDR
Q5
4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
4G LTE Playbook
GPS, A-GPS
Q5
GPS
Radio
4G LTE Playbook
No
Q5
FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB
4G LTE Playbook
microUSB 2.0
Q5
microUSB 2.0
NFC
4G LTE Playbook
-
Q5
Yes (market dependent)
Sensors
4G LTE Playbook
Accelerometer, gyro, compass
Q5
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser
4G LTE Playbook
HTML5, Adobe Flash
Q5
-
Other
4G LTE Playbook
Micro HDMI port Document viewer/editor BlackBerry Bridge Media player MP3/WMA/AAC+ Video player DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp Organizer Predictive text input
Q5
-
Type
4G LTE Playbook
Non-removable Li-Po battery
Q5
Li-Ion 2180 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by
4G LTE Playbook
-
Q5
Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk time
4G LTE Playbook
-
Q5
Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)
Colors
4G LTE Playbook
Black
Q5
Black, White, Red, Gray, Pink
Price
4G LTE Playbook
About 470 EUR
Q5
About 70 EUR
SAR
4G LTE Playbook
-
Q5
1.33 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
4G LTE Playbook
-
Q5
1.38 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)