Phone Comparison - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs BlackBerry Q10 vs BlackBerry Q5

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced May 2012 January 2013 May 2013
Status Available - May 2012 Available - April 2013 Available - June 2013
Colors Blue, White Black, White Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar, QWERTY Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 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 133 g (4.69 oz) 139 g (4.9 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA
4G Network LTE (regional) - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) BlackBerry 10 OS BlackBerry 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon
GPU Mali-400MP PowerVR SGX544 -
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 3.1 inches 3.1 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 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 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection Auto focus, Yes
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 1800 mAh 2180 mAh
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) - Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 10 h Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)