BlackBerry Curve 8320 vs BlackBerry Q5: Which is better?

Screen size

Curve 83202.5"

Q53.1"+19%

Technology

Curve 8320

GSM

GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands

Curve 8320

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions

GPRS

Curve 8320

Class 10

EDGE

Curve 8320

Class 10

Resolution

Curve 8320320 × 240 px

Q5720 × 720 px+85%

Refresh rate

Curve 8320—

Q5—

Peak brightness

Curve 8320—

Q5—

Pixel density

Curve 8320160 ppi

Q5328 ppi+51%

CPU speed

Curve 832032-bit Intel XScale PXA272 312 MHz

Q5Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait

RAM

Curve 8320—

Q52.0 GB

Storage

Curve 8320—

Q58 GB

Main camera

Curve 83202.0 MP

Q55.0 MP+60%

Front camera

Curve 8320—

Q52.0 MP

Battery

Curve 83201,100 mAh

Q52,180 mAh+50%

Wired charging

Curve 8320—

Q5—

Weight

Curve 8320111 g+8.1%

Q5120 g

Thickness

Curve 832015.5 mm

Q510.8 mm+44%

IP rating

Curve 8320—

Q5—

Wi‑Fi

Curve 8320Wi-Fi 802.11b/g

Q5Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot

Bluetooth

Curve 83202.0, A2DP

Q54.0, A2DP, LE+50%

USB

equal specs

Curve 8320miniUSB 2.0

Q5microUSB 2.0

5G support

equal specs

Curve 8320No

Q5No

NFC

Curve 8320—

Q5Yes

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Curve 8320Yes

Q5Yes

SD card

equal specs

Curve 8320Yes

Q5Yes

Stereo speakers

Curve 8320—

Q5—

3G bands

Curve 8320

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-1, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-2, SQR100-3

4G bands

Curve 8320

2, 4, 5, 17 - SQR100-1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - SQR100-2

Speed

Curve 8320

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps

Announced

Curve 8320

2007, September

2013, May. Released 2013, June

Status

Curve 8320

Discontinued

Dimensions

Curve 8320

107 x 60 x 15.5 mm (4.21 x 2.36 x 0.61 in)

120 x 66 x 10.8 mm (4.72 x 2.60 x 0.43 in)

Weight

Curve 8320

111 g (3.92 oz)

120 g (4.23 oz)

Keyboard

Curve 8320

QWERTY

SIM

Curve 8320

Mini-SIM

Micro-SIM

Other

Curve 8320

Trackball

Type

Curve 8320

65K colors

IPS LCD

Size

Curve 8320

2.5 inches, 19.4 cm2 (~30.1% screen-to-body ratio)

3.1 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~39.1% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Curve 8320

320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~160 ppi density)

720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)

Curve 8320

BlackBerry OS

BlackBerry OS 10.2, upgradable to 10.3.1

CPU

Curve 8320

32-bit Intel XScale PXA272 312 MHz

Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait

Chipset

Curve 8320

Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus

GPU

Curve 8320

Adreno 225

Card slot

Curve 8320

microSDHC (dedicated slot)

Internal

Curve 8320

64MB ROM

8GB 2GB RAM

Single

Curve 8320

2 MP

5 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), AF

Features

Curve 8320

LED flash

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video

Curve 8320

240x180@15fps

1080p@30fps

Other

Curve 8320

Single

Curve 8320

2 MP

Video

Curve 8320

720p

Loudspeaker

Curve 8320

Yes

Alert types

Curve 8320

Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones

3.5mm jack

Curve 8320

Yes

WLAN

Curve 8320

Wi-Fi 802.11b/g

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot

Bluetooth

Curve 8320

2.0, A2DP

4.0, A2DP, LE

Positioning

Curve 8320

GPS

Radio

Curve 8320

FM radio (after SW upgrade)

USB

Curve 8320

miniUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0

NFC

Curve 8320

Yes (market dependent)

Sensors

Curve 8320

Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Browser

Curve 8320

HTML

Other

Curve 8320

BlackBerry maps Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) MP4/WMV/H.264 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player Organizer Voice memo/dial

Type

Curve 8320

Removable Li-Ion 1100 mAh battery

Li-Ion 2180 mAh, non-removable

Stand-by

Curve 8320

Up to 408 h

Up to 336 h (3G)

Talk time

Curve 8320

Up to 4 h

Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)

Colors

Curve 8320

Titanium, Pale Gold

Black, White, Red, Gray, Pink

SAR

Curve 8320

1.08 W/kg (head) 1.47 W/kg (body)

1.33 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)

SAR EU

Curve 8320

0.60 W/kg (head) 1.13 W/kg (body)

1.38 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)

Price

Curve 8320

About 140 EUR

About 70 EUR

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