Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs BlackBerry Q5

BlackBerry Bold 9790
blackberry bold 9790
BlackBerry Q5
blackberry q5
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced November 2011 May 2013
Status Available - December 2011 Available - June 2013
Colors Black Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 110 x 60 x 11.4 mm
(4.33 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm
(4.72 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.0 BlackBerry 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1
Processor Marvel Tavor MG1 1 GHz [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU -
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.45 inches [Similar] 3.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (245 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.14% 39.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent) Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity (JM-1) 2180 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 408 h (3G)
Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 5 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)