Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Q5 vs BlackBerry 9720 vs Samsung Galaxy S3 Slim

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry Samsung
Announced May 2013 August 2013 March 2014
Status Available - June 2013 Available - August 2013 Available - March 2014
Colors Black, White, Red Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 120 x 66 x 10.8 mm
(4.72 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
114 x 66 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
133 x 66 x 9.7 mm
(5.24 x 2.6 x 0.38 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 139 g (4.9 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1 BlackBerry OS 7.1 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 806 MHz Tavor MG1 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU - - -
RAM 2 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 512 MB ROM 8 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.1 inches 2.8 inches 4.52 inches
Resolution 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (244 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 39.25% 32.35% 64.00%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

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 not present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Standard Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2180 mAh 1450 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 336 h (3G) Up to 432 h -
Talk Time Up to 12 h 30 min (3G) Up to 7 h Up to 8 h