Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Q5 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4

BlackBerry Q5
blackberry q5
Samsung Galaxy Note 4
samsung galaxy note 4
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Samsung
Announced May 2013 September 2014
Status Available - June 2013 Available - October 2014
Colors Black, White, Red Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 120 x 66 x 10.8 mm
(4.72 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm
(6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 176 g (6.21 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 (SM-N910S)
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 1.9GHz quad-core Cortex-A57 (SM-N910C), Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (SM-N910S)
Exynos 5433 (SM-N910C) [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 420 (SM-N910S)
Mali-T760 (SM-N910C) [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.1 inches [Similar] 5.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 39.25% 74.32%
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] 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Yes Auto focus, Smart OIS, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 3.7 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4 (N910C), Cat6 (N910S), 50 Mbps UL, 300 Mbps (N910S), 150 Mbps (N910C) DL
Bluetooth Yes v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Baidu
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2180 mAh 3220 mAh
Stand by Up to 336 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 12 h 30 min (3G) -