Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs BlackBerry Q10 vs BlackBerry Q5

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced November 2009 January 2013 May 2013
Status Available - December 2009 Available - April 2013 Available - June 2013
Colors Black, Purple Black, White Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar, QWERTY Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm
(4.71 x 2.63 x 0.41 in)
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm
(4.72 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 139 g (4.9 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA HSDPA
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 5.0 BlackBerry 10 OS BlackBerry 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1
Processor 528 MHz Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon
GPU PowerVR SGX544 -
RAM N/A 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 256 MB ROM 16 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.46 inches 3.1 inches 3.1 inches
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 38.91% 39.25%
Multi-Touch no yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection Auto focus, Yes
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G Rev. 0, up to 153.2 Kbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB ROM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1150 mAh 1800 mAh 2180 mAh
Stand by Up to 252 h - Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 10 h Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)