Screen size
8830 World Edition2.5"
Q5Winner: 3.1"+19%
Quick verdict
Q5 leads the measured specs 15-0.
Measured wins
8830 World Edition
0
spec wins
Ties
2
equal specs
Q5
15
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
8830 World Edition
GSM
Q5
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
8830 World Edition
GSM 900 / 1800 / CDMA2000 1x EV-DO
Q5
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
GPRS
8830 World Edition
Yes
Q5
-
EDGE
8830 World Edition
Yes
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
SD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Q5
-
3G bands
8830 World Edition
-
Q5
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-1, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-2, SQR100-3
4G bands
8830 World Edition
-
Q5
2, 4, 5, 17 - SQR100-1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - SQR100-2
Speed
8830 World Edition
-
Q5
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Announced
8830 World Edition
2007, April
Q5
2013, May. Released 2013, June
Status
8830 World Edition
Discontinued
Q5
Discontinued
Dimensions
8830 World Edition
114 x 66 x 14 mm (4.49 x 2.60 x 0.55 in)
Q5
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm (4.72 x 2.60 x 0.43 in)
Weight
8830 World Edition
132 g (4.66 oz)
Q5
120 g (4.23 oz)
Keyboard
8830 World Edition
QWERTY
Q5
QWERTY
SIM
8830 World Edition
Mini-SIM
Q5
Micro-SIM
Other
8830 World Edition
Trackball
Q5
-
Type
8830 World Edition
TFT, 65K colors
Q5
IPS LCD
Size
8830 World Edition
2.5 inches, 19.4 cm2 (~25.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Q5
3.1 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~39.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
8830 World Edition
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~160 ppi density)
Q5
720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
OS
8830 World Edition
BlackBerry OS
Q5
BlackBerry OS 10.2, upgradable to 10.3.1
Chipset
8830 World Edition
Qualcomm MSM6550
Q5
Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
CPU
8830 World Edition
-
Q5
Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait
GPU
8830 World Edition
-
Q5
Adreno 225
Card slot
8830 World Edition
microSD (dedicated slot)
Q5
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
8830 World Edition
64MB 16MB RAM
Q5
8GB 2GB RAM
Other
8830 World Edition
No
Q5
-
Loudspeaker
8830 World Edition
Yes
Q5
Yes
Alert types
8830 World Edition
Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Q5
-
3.5mm jack
8830 World Edition
No
Q5
Yes
WLAN
8830 World Edition
No
Q5
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth
8830 World Edition
2.0
Q5
4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
8830 World Edition
GPS
Q5
GPS
Radio
8830 World Edition
No
Q5
FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB
8830 World Edition
miniUSB
Q5
microUSB 2.0
NFC
8830 World Edition
-
Q5
Yes (market dependent)
Sensors
8830 World Edition
Q5
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser
8830 World Edition
HTML
Q5
-
Other
8830 World Edition
BlackBerry maps Media player Organizer Organizer Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Voice dial
Q5
-
Type
8830 World Edition
Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery
Q5
Li-Ion 2180 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by
8830 World Edition
-
Q5
Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk time
8830 World Edition
-
Q5
Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)
Colors
8830 World Edition
Black
Q5
Black, White, Red, Gray, Pink
SAR EU
8830 World Edition
0.86 W/kg (head) 0.51 W/kg (body)
Q5
1.38 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
Price
8830 World Edition
About 100 EUR
Q5
About 70 EUR
SAR
8830 World Edition
-
Q5
1.33 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
Single
8830 World Edition
-
Q5
5 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), AF
Features
8830 World Edition
-
Q5
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
8830 World Edition
-
Q5
1080p@30fps
Single
8830 World Edition
-
Q5
2 MP
Video
8830 World Edition
-
Q5
720p