Screen size
Curve 89002.4"
Q5Winner: 3.1"+23%
Quick verdict
Q5 leads the measured specs 11-2.
Measured wins
Curve 8900
2
spec wins
Ties
4
equal specs
Q5
11
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Curve 8900
GSM
Q5
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Curve 8900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Q5
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
GPRS
Curve 8900
Class 10
Q5
-
EDGE
Curve 8900
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 8900
-
Q5
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-1, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-2, SQR100-3
4G bands
Curve 8900
-
Q5
2, 4, 5, 17 - SQR100-1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - SQR100-2
Speed
Curve 8900
-
Q5
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Announced
Curve 8900
2008, November. Released 2008, November
Q5
2013, May. Released 2013, June
Status
Curve 8900
Discontinued
Q5
Discontinued
Dimensions
Curve 8900
109 x 60 x 13.5 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.53 in)
Q5
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm (4.72 x 2.60 x 0.43 in)
Weight
Curve 8900
110 g (3.88 oz)
Q5
120 g (4.23 oz)
Keyboard
Curve 8900
QWERTY
Q5
QWERTY
SIM
Curve 8900
Mini-SIM
Q5
Micro-SIM
Other
Curve 8900
Trackball
Q5
-
Type
Curve 8900
TFT, 65K colors
Q5
IPS LCD
Size
Curve 8900
2.4 inches, 17.8 cm2 (~27.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Q5
3.1 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~39.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Curve 8900
480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~250 ppi density)
Q5
720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
OS
Curve 8900
BlackBerry OS
Q5
BlackBerry OS 10.2, upgradable to 10.3.1
CPU
Curve 8900
512 MHz
Q5
Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait
Chipset
Curve 8900
-
Q5
Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
GPU
Curve 8900
-
Q5
Adreno 225
Card slot
Curve 8900
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Q5
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Curve 8900
256MB ROM
Q5
8GB 2GB RAM
Single
Curve 8900
3.15 MP, AF
Q5
5 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), AF
Features
Curve 8900
LED flash
Q5
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Curve 8900
SCIF
Q5
1080p@30fps
Other
Curve 8900
No
Q5
-
Single
Curve 8900
-
Q5
2 MP
Video
Curve 8900
-
Q5
720p
Loudspeaker
Curve 8900
Yes
Q5
Yes
3.5mm jack
Curve 8900
Yes
Q5
Yes
WLAN
Curve 8900
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Q5
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth
Curve 8900
2.0, A2DP
Q5
4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Curve 8900
GPS, A-GPS
Q5
GPS
Radio
Curve 8900
No
Q5
FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB
Curve 8900
microUSB 2.0
Q5
microUSB 2.0
NFC
Curve 8900
-
Q5
Yes (market dependent)
Sensors
Curve 8900
Q5
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser
Curve 8900
HTML
Q5
-
Other
Curve 8900
BlackBerry maps MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA player DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Voice dial/memo
Q5
-
Type
Curve 8900
Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery
Q5
Li-Ion 2180 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by
Curve 8900
Up to 356 h
Q5
Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk time
Curve 8900
Up to 5 h 30 min
Q5
Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)
Colors
Curve 8900
Black
Q5
Black, White, Red, Gray, Pink
SAR
Curve 8900
1.01 W/kg (head) 0.59 W/kg (body)
Q5
1.33 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Curve 8900
0.65 W/kg (head) 0.45 W/kg (body)
Q5
1.38 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
Price
Curve 8900
About 60 EUR
Q5
About 70 EUR