Phone Comparison - HTC Desire V vs BlackBerry Q10 vs BlackBerry Q5

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced June 2012 January 2013 May 2013
Status Available - June 2012 Available - April 2013 Available - June 2013
Colors Black Black, White Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar, QWERTY Candybar
Dimension 118.5 x 62.3 x 9.3 mm
(4.67 x 2.45 x 0.37 in)
119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm
(4.71 x 2.63 x 0.41 in)
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm
(4.72 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
Weight 114 g (4.02 oz) 139 g (4.9 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - SIM 1 only HSDPA HSDPA
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) BlackBerry 10 OS BlackBerry 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 200 PowerVR SGX544 -
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 16 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 3.1 inches 3.1 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.81% 38.91% 39.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection Auto focus, Yes
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes (SIM 1 only) Yes Yes
3G HSPA HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes
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 HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 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 present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 1800 mAh 2180 mAh
Stand by - Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)