Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Q5 vs BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900

BlackBerry Q5
blackberry q5
BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900
blackberry bold touch 9900
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced May 2013 May 2011
Status Available - June 2013 Available - August 2011
Colors Black, White, Red Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 120 x 66 x 10.8 mm
(4.72 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
115 x 66 x 10.5 mm
(4.53 x 2.6 x 0.41 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
4G Network LTE -
Messaging 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 OS 7.0
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon [Similar] 1.2 GHz QC 8655 [Similar]
GPU -
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.1 inches [Similar] 2.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 640 x 480 pixels (286 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 39.25% 31.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support, BlackBerry Maps
Browser HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 8GB storage, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 2180 mAh 1230 mAh
Stand by Up to 336 h (3G) Up to 307 h (2G)
Up to 307 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h 30 min (3G) Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)