Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Q5 vs Samsung Galaxy Grand Max vs Sony Xperia M4 Aqua

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Samsung Sony
Announced May 2013 January 2015 March 2015
Status Available - June 2013 Available - January 2015 Available - April 2015
Price - Rs. 13,999 ($205.87) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,400 ($285.29) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red Black, White Black, White, Copper, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 120 x 66 x 10.8 mm
(4.72 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
146 x 74.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.94 x 0.31 in)
140.5 x 72.6 x 7.3 mm
(5.53 x 2.86 x 0.29 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 161 g (5.68 oz) 136 g (4.8 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20) LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - IP68 Certified - Dust and Water Proof up to 1.5 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 1.5GHz Octa-core, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU - Adreno 306 Adreno 405
RAM 2 GB 1.5 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB 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 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.1 inches 5.25 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (280 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 39.25% 69.44% 67.44%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Yes Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes v4.0, BLE, ANT+ v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 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 present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2180 mAh 2500 mAh 2400 mAh
Stand by Up to 336 h (3G) Up to 386 h -
Talk Time Up to 12 h 30 min (3G) - -