Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 9320 vs BlackBerry Q5 vs Nokia Lumia 625

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry Nokia
Announced May 2012 May 2013 July 2013
Status Available - May 2012 Available - June 2013 Available - August 2013
Colors Black Black, White, Red Orange, Bright green, Yellow, Black and white
Form Factor QWERTY Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 12.7 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.5 in)
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm
(4.72 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
133.2 x 72.2 x 9.2 mm
(5.24 x 2.84 x 0.36 in)
Weight 103 g (3.63 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network Tri-Band HSDPA HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - 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 OS BlackBerry 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon
GPU - Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 512 MB ROM 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Colors 65K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.44 inches 3.1 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (164 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 39.25% 65.05%
Multi-Touch no yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Yes Auto focus, Touch focus, Landscape orientation, Auto and manual exposure, Auto and manual white balance, Active toolbar, Full screen viewfinder, Geotagging
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera  No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
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 and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1450 mAh 2180 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h Up to 336 h (3G) Up to 552 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 12 h 30 min (3G) Up to 23 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 15 h 12 min (3G)