Screen size
Curve 83002.5"
Q5Winner: 3.1"+19%
Quick verdict
Q5 leads the measured specs 12-1.
Measured wins
Curve 8300
1
spec wins
Ties
4
equal specs
Q5
12
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Curve 8300
GSM
Q5
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Curve 8300
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Q5
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
GPRS
Curve 8300
Class 10
Q5
-
EDGE
Curve 8300
Class 10
Q5
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
-
3G bands
Curve 8300
-
Q5
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-1, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-2, SQR100-3
4G bands
Curve 8300
-
Q5
2, 4, 5, 17 - SQR100-1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - SQR100-2
Speed
Curve 8300
-
Q5
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Announced
Curve 8300
2007, May
Q5
2013, May. Released 2013, June
Status
Curve 8300
Discontinued
Q5
Discontinued
Dimensions
Curve 8300
107 x 60 x 15.5 mm (4.21 x 2.36 x 0.61 in)
Q5
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm (4.72 x 2.60 x 0.43 in)
Weight
Curve 8300
111 g (3.92 oz)
Q5
120 g (4.23 oz)
Keyboard
Curve 8300
QWERTY
Q5
QWERTY
SIM
Curve 8300
Mini-SIM
Q5
Micro-SIM
Other
Curve 8300
Trackball
Q5
-
Type
Curve 8300
65K colors
Q5
IPS LCD
Size
Curve 8300
2.5 inches, 19.4 cm2 (~30.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Q5
3.1 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~39.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Curve 8300
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~160 ppi density)
Q5
720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
OS
Curve 8300
BlackBerry OS
Q5
BlackBerry OS 10.2, upgradable to 10.3.1
CPU
Curve 8300
32-bit Intel XScale PXA272 312 MHz
Q5
Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait
Chipset
Curve 8300
-
Q5
Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
GPU
Curve 8300
-
Q5
Adreno 225
Card slot
Curve 8300
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Q5
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Curve 8300
64MB
Q5
8GB 2GB RAM
Single
Curve 8300
2 MP
Q5
5 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), AF
Features
Curve 8300
LED flash
Q5
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Curve 8300
Yes
Q5
1080p@30fps
Other
Curve 8300
No
Q5
-
Single
Curve 8300
-
Q5
2 MP
Video
Curve 8300
-
Q5
720p
Loudspeaker
Curve 8300
Yes
Q5
Yes
Alert types
Curve 8300
Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Q5
-
3.5mm jack
Curve 8300
Yes
Q5
Yes
WLAN
Curve 8300
No
Q5
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth
Curve 8300
2.0, A2DP
Q5
4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Curve 8300
No
Q5
GPS
Radio
Curve 8300
No
Q5
FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB
Curve 8300
miniUSB 2.0
Q5
microUSB 2.0
NFC
Curve 8300
-
Q5
Yes (market dependent)
Sensors
Curve 8300
Q5
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser
Curve 8300
HTML
Q5
-
Other
Curve 8300
BlackBerry maps Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) MP4/WMV/H.263/H.264 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player Organizer Voice memo/dial
Q5
-
Type
Curve 8300
Removable Li-Ion 1100 mAh battery
Q5
Li-Ion 2180 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by
Curve 8300
Up to 408 h
Q5
Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk time
Curve 8300
Up to 4 h
Q5
Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)
Colors
Curve 8300
Black
Q5
Black, White, Red, Gray, Pink
SAR
Curve 8300
1.51 W/kg (head) 1.12 W/kg (body)
Q5
1.33 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Curve 8300
0.82 W/kg (head) 0.64 W/kg (body)
Q5
1.38 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
Price
Curve 8300
About 130 EUR
Q5
About 70 EUR