Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Q5 vs HTC Desire 816

BlackBerry Q5
blackberry q5
HTC Desire 816
htc desire 816
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry HTC
Announced May 2013 February 2014
Status Available - June 2013 Available - March 2014
Colors Black, White, Red Red, Grey, Green, Cyan, White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 120 x 66 x 10.8 mm
(4.72 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
156.6 x 78.7 x 8 mm
(6.17 x 3.1 x 0.31 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA
LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - Asia
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400 [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.1 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 39.25% 67.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Yes Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2180 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 336 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 12 h 30 min (3G) -