Screen size
Q53.1"
Storm 9530Winner: 3.3"+4.6%
Quick verdict
Q5 leads the measured specs 11-2.
Measured wins
Q5
11
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
4
equal specs
Storm 9530
2
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Q5
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Storm 9530
GSM / HSPA
2G bands
Q5
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
Storm 9530
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Q5
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-1, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-2, SQR100-3
Storm 9530
HSDPA 2100 , CDMA2000 1x EV-DO
4G bands
Q5
2, 4, 5, 17 - SQR100-1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - SQR100-2
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
Storm 9530
-
Speed
Q5
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Storm 9530
HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
Announced
Q5
2013, May. Released 2013, June
Storm 9530
2008, September. Released 2008, November
Status
Q5
Discontinued
Storm 9530
Discontinued
Dimensions
Q5
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm (4.72 x 2.60 x 0.43 in)
Storm 9530
112.5 x 62.2 x 14 mm (4.43 x 2.45 x 0.55 in)
Weight
Q5
120 g (4.23 oz)
Storm 9530
155 g (5.47 oz)
Keyboard
Q5
QWERTY
Storm 9530
-
SIM
Q5
Micro-SIM
Storm 9530
Mini-SIM
Type
Q5
IPS LCD
Storm 9530
TFT, 65K colors
Size
Q5
3.1 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~39.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Storm 9530
3.25 inches, 32.7 cm2 (~46.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Q5
720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
Storm 9530
360 x 480 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~185 ppi density)
OS
Q5
BlackBerry OS 10.2, upgradable to 10.3.1
Storm 9530
BlackBerry OS
Chipset
Q5
Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
Storm 9530
Qualcomm MSM7600
CPU
Q5
Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait
Storm 9530
528 MHz ARM 11
GPU
Q5
Adreno 225
Storm 9530
Adreno 130
Card slot
Q5
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Storm 9530
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Q5
8GB 2GB RAM
Storm 9530
1GB 128MB RAM
Single
Q5
5 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), AF
Storm 9530
3.15 MP, AF
Features
Q5
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Storm 9530
LED flash
Video
Q5
1080p@30fps
Storm 9530
320p
Single
Q5
2 MP
Storm 9530
-
Video
Q5
720p
Storm 9530
-
Other
Q5
-
Storm 9530
No
Loudspeaker
Q5
Yes
Storm 9530
Yes
3.5mm jack
Q5
Yes
Storm 9530
Yes
WLAN
Q5
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Storm 9530
No
Bluetooth
Q5
4.0, A2DP, LE
Storm 9530
2.0, A2DP
Positioning
Q5
GPS
Storm 9530
GPS, A-GPS
NFC
Q5
Yes (market dependent)
Storm 9530
-
Radio
Q5
FM radio (after SW upgrade)
Storm 9530
No
USB
Q5
microUSB 2.0
Storm 9530
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Q5
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Storm 9530
Accelerometer
Browser
Q5
-
Storm 9530
HTML
Other
Q5
-
Storm 9530
BlackBerry maps Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) MP4/WMV/H.264 player MP3/eAAC+/WMA player Organizer Voice memo/dial
Type
Q5
Li-Ion 2180 mAh, non-removable
Storm 9530
Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery
Stand-by
Q5
Up to 336 h (3G)
Storm 9530
Up to 360 h
Talk time
Q5
Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)
Storm 9530
Up to 5 h 30 min
Colors
Q5
Black, White, Red, Gray, Pink
Storm 9530
Black
SAR
Q5
1.33 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
Storm 9530
0.93 W/kg (head) 0.56 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Q5
1.38 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
Storm 9530
0.67 W/kg (head) 0.38 W/kg (body)
Price
Q5
About 70 EUR
Storm 9530
About 100 EUR