Screen size
Curve TouchWinner: 3.3"+4.6%
Q53.1"
Quick verdict
Q5 leads the measured specs 10-1.
Measured wins
Curve Touch
1
spec wins
Ties
6
equal specs
Q5
10
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Curve Touch
GSM / HSPA
Q5
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Curve Touch
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Q5
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G bands
Curve Touch
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Q5
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-1, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-2, SQR100-3
Speed
Curve Touch
HSPA
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
equal specsFront camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Q5
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
4G bands
Curve Touch
-
Q5
2, 4, 5, 17 - SQR100-1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - SQR100-2
Announced
Curve Touch
Not officially announced yet
Q5
2013, May. Released 2013, June
Status
Curve Touch
Discontinued
Q5
Discontinued
Dimensions
Curve Touch
-
Q5
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm (4.72 x 2.60 x 0.43 in)
Weight
Curve Touch
-
Q5
120 g (4.23 oz)
SIM
Curve Touch
Mini-SIM
Q5
Micro-SIM
Other
Curve Touch
Optical trackpad
Q5
-
Keyboard
Curve Touch
-
Q5
QWERTY
Type
Curve Touch
TFT
Q5
IPS LCD
Size
Curve Touch
3.25 inches, 32.7 cm2
Q5
3.1 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~39.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Curve Touch
480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~185 ppi density)
Q5
720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
OS
Curve Touch
BlackBerry OS 6.1
Q5
BlackBerry OS 10.2, upgradable to 10.3.1
Chipset
Curve Touch
Qualcomm MSM8655 Snapdragon S2
Q5
Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
CPU
Curve Touch
800 MHz Scorpion
Q5
Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait
GPU
Curve Touch
Adreno 205
Q5
Adreno 225
Card slot
Curve Touch
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Q5
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Curve Touch
1GB ROM, 512MB RAM
Q5
8GB 2GB RAM
Single
Curve Touch
5 MP
Q5
5 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), AF
Features
Curve Touch
LED flash
Q5
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Curve Touch
720p
Q5
1080p@30fps
Other
Curve Touch
No
Q5
-
Single
Curve Touch
-
Q5
2 MP
Video
Curve Touch
-
Q5
720p
Loudspeaker
Curve Touch
Yes
Q5
Yes
3.5mm jack
Curve Touch
Yes
Q5
Yes
WLAN
Curve Touch
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
Q5
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth
Curve Touch
2.1, A2DP
Q5
4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Curve Touch
GPS, A-GPS
Q5
GPS
NFC
Curve Touch
Yes
Q5
Yes (market dependent)
Radio
Curve Touch
No
Q5
FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB
Curve Touch
microUSB 2.0
Q5
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Curve Touch
Accelerometer
Q5
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser
Curve Touch
HTML
Q5
-
Other
Curve Touch
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input
Q5
-
Type
Curve Touch
Removable Li-Ion battery
Q5
Li-Ion 2180 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by
Curve Touch
-
Q5
Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk time
Curve Touch
-
Q5
Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)
Colors
Curve Touch
Black
Q5
Black, White, Red, Gray, Pink
SAR
Curve Touch
-
Q5
1.33 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Curve Touch
-
Q5
1.38 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
Price
Curve Touch
-
Q5
About 70 EUR