Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 9220 vs BlackBerry Z10 vs BlackBerry Q5

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced April 2012 January 2013 May 2013
Status Available - May 2012 Available - January 31, 2013 Available - June 2013
Colors Black, Fuchsia Pink, Pure White, Teal Blue Black Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 12.7 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.5 in)
130 x 65.6 x 9 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 in)
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm
(4.72 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
Weight 102 g (3.6 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 (Verizon)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 (Verizon)
HSDPA
4G Network - LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900
LTE 700 MHz Class (Verizon)
LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.1 BlackBerry 10 OS BlackBerry 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 225 -
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 512 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 Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.44 inches 4.2 inches 3.1 inches
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (164 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (355 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 59.01% 39.25%
Multi-Touch no yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection Auto focus, Yes
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G No HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 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 present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1450 mAh 1800 mAh 2180 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h Up to 312 h Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 10 h Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)