Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Q5 vs BlackBerry A10 vs BlackBerry 9720

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced May 2013 Not officially announced yet August 2013
Status Available - June 2013 Rumored - Q4 2013 Available - August 2013
Colors Black, White, Red Black Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 120 x 66 x 10.8 mm
(4.72 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
140.7 x 72 x 9.4 mm
(5.54 x 2.83 x 0.37 in)
114 x 66 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) - 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE LTE - All Versions -
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 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1 BlackBerry 10.2 OS BlackBerry OS 7.1
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon 806 MHz Tavor MG1
GPU - - -
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB storage 512 MB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.1 inches 5.0 inches 2.8 inches
Resolution 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 39.25% 67.90% 32.35%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No 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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Yes Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE, EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 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 HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2180 mAh 2800 mAh 1450 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