Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Q5 vs BlackBerry Z30 vs Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry Microsoft
Announced May 2013 September 2013 March 2015
Status Available - June 2013 Available - October 2013 Available - April 2015
Price - - Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red Black Yes
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)
141.3 x 72.2 x 8.8 mm
(5.56 x 2.84 x 0.35 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) - 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 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 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1 BlackBerry 10.2 OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4Pro Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU - Adreno 320 Adreno 305
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, ClearBlack Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.1 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 39.25% 67.90% 67.43%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No FM radio
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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Yes Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, 1/4'' Sensor Size
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 1 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2180 mAh 2880 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 336 h (3G) - Up to 864 h (2G)
Up to 864 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h 30 min (3G) Up to 25 h Up to 26 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 17 h 30 min (3G)