Phone Comparison - BlackBerry 9720 vs BlackBerry Q5

BlackBerry 9720
blackberry 9720
BlackBerry Q5
blackberry q5
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced August 2013 May 2013
Status Available - August 2013 Available - June 2013
Colors Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 114 x 66 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm
(4.72 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.1 BlackBerry 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1
Processor 806 MHz Tavor MG1 [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU - -
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 MB ROM 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.8 inches [Similar] 3.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 32.35% 39.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Yes
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1450 mAh 2180 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)