Screen size
Pearl 81002.2"
Q5Winner: 3.1"+29%
Quick verdict
Q5 leads the measured specs 14-1.
Measured wins
Pearl 8100
1
spec wins
Ties
2
equal specs
Q5
14
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Pearl 8100
GSM
Q5
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Pearl 8100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Q5
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
GPRS
Pearl 8100
Yes
Q5
-
EDGE
Pearl 8100
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
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
SD card
equal specsStereo speakers
-
3G bands
Pearl 8100
-
Q5
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-1, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-2, SQR100-3
4G bands
Pearl 8100
-
Q5
2, 4, 5, 17 - SQR100-1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - SQR100-2
Speed
Pearl 8100
-
Q5
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Announced
Pearl 8100
2006, September
Q5
2013, May. Released 2013, June
Status
Pearl 8100
Discontinued
Q5
Discontinued
Dimensions
Pearl 8100
107 x 50 x 14.5 mm (4.21 x 1.97 x 0.57 in)
Q5
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm (4.72 x 2.60 x 0.43 in)
Weight
Pearl 8100
89.5 g (3.14 oz)
Q5
120 g (4.23 oz)
Keyboard
Pearl 8100
QWERTY
Q5
QWERTY
SIM
Pearl 8100
Mini-SIM
Q5
Micro-SIM
Type
Pearl 8100
65K colors
Q5
IPS LCD
Size
Pearl 8100
2.2 inches, 15.6 cm2 (~29.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Q5
3.1 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~39.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Pearl 8100
240 x 260 pixels (~161 ppi density)
Q5
720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
Other
Pearl 8100
Wallpapers
Q5
-
OS
Pearl 8100
BlackBerry OS
Q5
BlackBerry OS 10.2, upgradable to 10.3.1
CPU
Pearl 8100
32-bit Intel XScale PXA272 312 MHz
Q5
Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait
Chipset
Pearl 8100
-
Q5
Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
GPU
Pearl 8100
-
Q5
Adreno 225
Card slot
Pearl 8100
microSD (dedicated slot)
Q5
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Pearl 8100
64MB
Q5
8GB 2GB RAM
Single
Pearl 8100
1.3 MP
Q5
5 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), AF
Features
Pearl 8100
LED flash
Q5
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Pearl 8100
No
Q5
1080p@30fps
Other
Pearl 8100
No
Q5
-
Single
Pearl 8100
-
Q5
2 MP
Video
Pearl 8100
-
Q5
720p
Loudspeaker
Pearl 8100
Yes
Q5
Yes
Alert types
Pearl 8100
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
Q5
-
3.5mm jack
Pearl 8100
No
Q5
Yes
WLAN
Pearl 8100
No
Q5
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth
Pearl 8100
2.0
Q5
4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Pearl 8100
No
Q5
GPS
Radio
Pearl 8100
No
Q5
FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB
Pearl 8100
Proprietary
Q5
microUSB 2.0
NFC
Pearl 8100
-
Q5
Yes (market dependent)
Sensors
Pearl 8100
Q5
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser
Pearl 8100
HTML
Q5
-
Other
Pearl 8100
Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Media player SureType keyboard software Organizer
Q5
-
Type
Pearl 8100
Removable Li-Ion 900 mAh battery
Q5
Li-Ion 2180 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by
Pearl 8100
Up to 360 h
Q5
Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk time
Pearl 8100
Up to 3 h 30 min
Q5
Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)
Colors
Pearl 8100
Black, White, Red
Q5
Black, White, Red, Gray, Pink
Price
Pearl 8100
About 200 EUR
Q5
About 70 EUR
SAR
Pearl 8100
-
Q5
1.33 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Pearl 8100
-
Q5
1.38 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)