Screen size
Curve 89802.4"
Q5Winner: 3.1"+23%
Quick verdict
Q5 leads the measured specs 11-2.
Measured wins
Curve 8980
2
spec wins
Ties
4
equal specs
Q5
11
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Curve 8980
GSM
Q5
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Curve 8980
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Q5
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
GPRS
Curve 8980
Yes
Q5
-
EDGE
Curve 8980
Yes
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 8980
-
Q5
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-1, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-2, SQR100-3
4G bands
Curve 8980
-
Q5
2, 4, 5, 17 - SQR100-1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - SQR100-2
Speed
Curve 8980
-
Q5
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Announced
Curve 8980
2012
Q5
2013, May. Released 2013, June
Status
Curve 8980
Discontinued
Q5
Discontinued
Dimensions
Curve 8980
109 x 60 x 13.6 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.54 in)
Q5
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm (4.72 x 2.60 x 0.43 in)
Weight
Curve 8980
117 g (4.13 oz)
Q5
120 g (4.23 oz)
Keyboard
Curve 8980
QWERTY
Q5
QWERTY
SIM
Curve 8980
Mini-SIM
Q5
Micro-SIM
Other
Curve 8980
Optical trackpad
Q5
-
Type
Curve 8980
TFT
Q5
IPS LCD
Size
Curve 8980
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 8980
480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~250 ppi density)
Q5
720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
OS
Curve 8980
BlackBerry OS 5.0
Q5
BlackBerry OS 10.2, upgradable to 10.3.1
Chipset
Curve 8980
-
Q5
Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
CPU
Curve 8980
-
Q5
Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait
GPU
Curve 8980
-
Q5
Adreno 225
Card slot
Curve 8980
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Q5
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Curve 8980
256MB
Q5
8GB 2GB RAM
Single
Curve 8980
3.15 MP, AF
Q5
5 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), AF
Features
Curve 8980
LED flash
Q5
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Curve 8980
Yes
Q5
1080p@30fps
Other
Curve 8980
No
Q5
-
Single
Curve 8980
-
Q5
2 MP
Video
Curve 8980
-
Q5
720p
Loudspeaker
Curve 8980
Yes
Q5
Yes
3.5mm jack
Curve 8980
Yes
Q5
Yes
WLAN
Curve 8980
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Q5
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth
Curve 8980
2.1, A2DP
Q5
4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Curve 8980
GPS, A-GPS
Q5
GPS
Radio
Curve 8980
No
Q5
FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB
Curve 8980
microUSB 2.0
Q5
microUSB 2.0
NFC
Curve 8980
-
Q5
Yes (market dependent)
Sensors
Curve 8980
Q5
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser
Curve 8980
HTML
Q5
-
Other
Curve 8980
BlackBerry maps MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA player MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Document viewer Photo viewer Voice dial/memo Predictive text input
Q5
-
Type
Curve 8980
Removable Li-Ion battery
Q5
Li-Ion 2180 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by
Curve 8980
-
Q5
Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk time
Curve 8980
-
Q5
Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)
Colors
Curve 8980
Black
Q5
Black, White, Red, Gray, Pink
SAR
Curve 8980
0.64 W/kg (head) 0.66 W/kg (body)
Q5
1.33 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
Price
Curve 8980
About 70 EUR
Q5
About 70 EUR
SAR EU
Curve 8980
-
Q5
1.38 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)