Screen size
Bold 96502.4"
Q5Winner: 3.1"+21%
Quick verdict
Q5 leads the measured specs 12-1.
Measured wins
Bold 9650
1
spec wins
Ties
4
equal specs
Q5
12
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Bold 9650
GSM / HSPA
Q5
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Bold 9650
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Q5
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G bands
Bold 9650
HSDPA 2100 , CDMA/EVDO Rev A 800/1900
Q5
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-1, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-2, SQR100-3
Speed
Bold 9650
HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
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
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Q5
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
4G bands
Bold 9650
-
Q5
2, 4, 5, 17 - SQR100-1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - SQR100-2
Announced
Bold 9650
2010, April. Released 2010, July
Q5
2013, May. Released 2013, June
Status
Bold 9650
Discontinued
Q5
Discontinued
Dimensions
Bold 9650
112 x 62 x 14 mm (4.41 x 2.44 x 0.55 in)
Q5
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm (4.72 x 2.60 x 0.43 in)
Weight
Bold 9650
136 g (4.80 oz)
Q5
120 g (4.23 oz)
Keyboard
Bold 9650
QWERTY
Q5
QWERTY
SIM
Bold 9650
Mini-SIM
Q5
Micro-SIM
Other
Bold 9650
Optical trackpad
Q5
-
Type
Bold 9650
TFT, 65K colors
Q5
IPS LCD
Size
Bold 9650
2.44 inches, 18.4 cm2 (~26.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Q5
3.1 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~39.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Bold 9650
480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~246 ppi density)
Q5
720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
OS
Bold 9650
BlackBerry OS
Q5
BlackBerry OS 10.2, upgradable to 10.3.1
Chipset
Bold 9650
-
Q5
Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
CPU
Bold 9650
-
Q5
Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait
GPU
Bold 9650
-
Q5
Adreno 225
Card slot
Bold 9650
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
Q5
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Bold 9650
512MB
Q5
8GB 2GB RAM
Single
Bold 9650
3.15 MP, AF
Q5
5 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), AF
Features
Bold 9650
LED flash
Q5
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Bold 9650
Yes
Q5
1080p@30fps
Other
Bold 9650
No
Q5
-
Single
Bold 9650
-
Q5
2 MP
Video
Bold 9650
-
Q5
720p
Loudspeaker
Bold 9650
Yes
Q5
Yes
3.5mm jack
Bold 9650
Yes
Q5
Yes
WLAN
Bold 9650
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Q5
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth
Bold 9650
2.1, A2DP
Q5
4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Bold 9650
GPS, A-GPS
Q5
GPS
Radio
Bold 9650
No
Q5
FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB
Bold 9650
microUSB 2.0
Q5
microUSB 2.0
NFC
Bold 9650
-
Q5
Yes (market dependent)
Sensors
Bold 9650
Q5
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser
Bold 9650
HTML
Q5
-
Other
Bold 9650
BlackBerry maps Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) MP3/WMA/eAAC+ player MP4/H.263/WMV player Organizer Voice memo/dial
Q5
-
Type
Bold 9650
Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery
Q5
Li-Ion 2180 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by
Bold 9650
Up to 312 h
Q5
Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk time
Bold 9650
Up to 5 h
Q5
Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)
Music play
Bold 9650
Up to 18 h
Q5
-
Colors
Bold 9650
Black
Q5
Black, White, Red, Gray, Pink
SAR
Bold 9650
1.35 W/kg (head) 0.50 W/kg (body)
Q5
1.33 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Bold 9650
1.68 W/kg (head) 0.27 W/kg (body)
Q5
1.38 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
Price
Bold 9650
About 60 EUR
Q5
About 70 EUR