Screen size
Curve 83302.5"
Q5Winner: 3.1"+19%
Quick verdict
Q5 leads the measured specs 12-1.
Measured wins
Curve 8330
1
spec wins
Ties
4
equal specs
Q5
12
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
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
Technology
Curve 8330
CDMA
Q5
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Curve 8330
CDMA 800 / 1900
Q5
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
Speed
Curve 8330
EV-DO Rev.0, 153.2 Kbps
Q5
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS
Curve 8330
No
Q5
-
EDGE
Curve 8330
No
Q5
-
3G bands
Curve 8330
-
Q5
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-1, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-2, SQR100-3
4G bands
Curve 8330
-
Q5
2, 4, 5, 17 - SQR100-1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - SQR100-2
Announced
Curve 8330
2007, September. Released 2007, December
Q5
2013, May. Released 2013, June
Status
Curve 8330
Discontinued
Q5
Discontinued
Dimensions
Curve 8330
106.6 x 61 x 15 mm (4.20 x 2.40 x 0.59 in)
Q5
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm (4.72 x 2.60 x 0.43 in)
Weight
Curve 8330
113 g (3.99 oz)
Q5
120 g (4.23 oz)
Keyboard
Curve 8330
QWERTY
Q5
QWERTY
SIM
Curve 8330
Mini-SIM
Q5
Micro-SIM
Other
Curve 8330
Trackball
Q5
-
Type
Curve 8330
65K colors
Q5
IPS LCD
Size
Curve 8330
2.5 inches, 19.4 cm2 (~29.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Q5
3.1 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~39.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Curve 8330
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~160 ppi density)
Q5
720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
OS
Curve 8330
BlackBerry OS
Q5
BlackBerry OS 10.2, upgradable to 10.3.1
CPU
Curve 8330
312 MHz
Q5
Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait
Chipset
Curve 8330
-
Q5
Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
GPU
Curve 8330
-
Q5
Adreno 225
Card slot
Curve 8330
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Q5
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Curve 8330
32MB ROM, 96MB ROM
Q5
8GB 2GB RAM
Single
Curve 8330
2 MP
Q5
5 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), AF
Features
Curve 8330
LED flash
Q5
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Curve 8330
Yes
Q5
1080p@30fps
Other
Curve 8330
No
Q5
-
Single
Curve 8330
-
Q5
2 MP
Video
Curve 8330
-
Q5
720p
Loudspeaker
Curve 8330
Yes
Q5
Yes
3.5mm jack
Curve 8330
Yes
Q5
Yes
WLAN
Curve 8330
No
Q5
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth
Curve 8330
2.0, A2DP
Q5
4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Curve 8330
No
Q5
GPS
Radio
Curve 8330
No
Q5
FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB
Curve 8330
miniUSB 2.0
Q5
microUSB 2.0
NFC
Curve 8330
-
Q5
Yes (market dependent)
Sensors
Curve 8330
Q5
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser
Curve 8330
HTML
Q5
-
Other
Curve 8330
BlackBerry maps MP4/WMV/H.264 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player Organizer Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input
Q5
-
Type
Curve 8330
Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery
Q5
Li-Ion 2180 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by
Curve 8330
Up to 264 h
Q5
Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk time
Curve 8330
Up to 4 h 30 min
Q5
Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)
Colors
Curve 8330
Titanium, Pink, Black
Q5
Black, White, Red, Gray, Pink
SAR
Curve 8330
-
Q5
1.33 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Curve 8330
-
Q5
1.38 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
Price
Curve 8330
-
Q5
About 70 EUR