Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry Q5 vs Lenovo A328

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry Lenovo
Announced July 2009 May 2013 September 2014
Status Available - August 2009 Available - June 2013 Available - September 2014
Colors Black Black, White, Red Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm
(4.72 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
132 x 68.5 x 11 mm
(5.2 x 2.7 x 0.43 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS BlackBerry 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 512MHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M
GPU - Mali-400MP2
RAM N/A 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 256 MB 8 GB 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.46 inches 3.1 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 39.25% 61.54%
Multi-Touch no yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No FM Radio
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Yes Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, QVGA Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G No HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1150 mAh 2180 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 336 h (3G) Up to 240 h
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 12 h 30 min (3G) Up to 21 h