Screen size
Bold 97802.4"
Q5Winner: 3.1"+21%
Quick verdict
Q5 leads the measured specs 12-0.
Measured wins
Bold 9780
0
spec wins
Ties
5
equal specs
Q5
12
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Bold 9780
GSM / HSPA
Q5
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Bold 9780
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Q5
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G bands
Bold 9780
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 , HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Q5
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-1, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-2, SQR100-3
Speed
Bold 9780
HSPA
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
equal specsStereo speakers
Q5
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
4G bands
Bold 9780
-
Q5
2, 4, 5, 17 - SQR100-1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - SQR100-2
Announced
Bold 9780
2010, October. Released 2010, November
Q5
2013, May. Released 2013, June
Status
Bold 9780
Discontinued
Q5
Discontinued
Dimensions
Bold 9780
109 x 60 x 14 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Q5
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm (4.72 x 2.60 x 0.43 in)
Weight
Bold 9780
122 g (4.30 oz)
Q5
120 g (4.23 oz)
Keyboard
Bold 9780
QWERTY
Q5
QWERTY
SIM
Bold 9780
Mini-SIM
Q5
Micro-SIM
Other
Bold 9780
Optical trackpad
Q5
-
Type
Bold 9780
TFT, 65K colors
Q5
IPS LCD
Size
Bold 9780
2.44 inches, 18.4 cm2 (~28.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Q5
3.1 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~39.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Bold 9780
480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~246 ppi density)
Q5
720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
OS
Bold 9780
BlackBerry OS 6.0
Q5
BlackBerry OS 10.2, upgradable to 10.3.1
CPU
Bold 9780
624 MHz
Q5
Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait
Chipset
Bold 9780
-
Q5
Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
GPU
Bold 9780
-
Q5
Adreno 225
Card slot
Bold 9780
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
Q5
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Bold 9780
256MB 512MB RAM
Q5
8GB 2GB RAM
Single
Bold 9780
5 MP, AF
Q5
5 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), AF
Features
Bold 9780
LED flash
Q5
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Bold 9780
Yes
Q5
1080p@30fps
Other
Bold 9780
No
Q5
-
Single
Bold 9780
-
Q5
2 MP
Video
Bold 9780
-
Q5
720p
Loudspeaker
Bold 9780
Yes
Q5
Yes
3.5mm jack
Bold 9780
Yes
Q5
Yes
WLAN
Bold 9780
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA
Q5
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth
Bold 9780
2.1, A2DP
Q5
4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Bold 9780
GPS, A-GPS
Q5
GPS
Radio
Bold 9780
No
Q5
FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB
Bold 9780
microUSB 2.0
Q5
microUSB 2.0
NFC
Bold 9780
-
Q5
Yes (market dependent)
Sensors
Bold 9780
Q5
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser
Bold 9780
HTML
Q5
-
Other
Bold 9780
BlackBerry maps Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Media player MP3/WMA/AAC+ Video player DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp Organizer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input
Q5
-
Type
Bold 9780
Removable Li-Po 1500 mAh battery
Q5
Li-Ion 2180 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by
Bold 9780
Up to 528 h (2G) / Up to 408 h (3G)
Q5
Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk time
Bold 9780
Up to 6 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
Q5
Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)
Colors
Bold 9780
Black, White
Q5
Black, White, Red, Gray, Pink
SAR
Bold 9780
1.41 W/kg (head) 0.82 W/kg (body)
Q5
1.33 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Bold 9780
1.15 W/kg (head) 0.40 W/kg (body)
Q5
1.38 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
Price
Bold 9780
About 90 EUR
Q5
About 70 EUR