Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Z10 vs BlackBerry Q5 vs Xolo Q1000

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry XOLO
Announced January 2013 May 2013 May 2013
Status Available - January 31, 2013 Available - June 2013 Available - May 2013
Colors Black Black, White, Red Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130 x 65.6 x 9 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 in)
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm
(4.72 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
143.5 x 70.8 x 8.8 mm
(5.65 x 2.79 x 0.35 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 (Verizon)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 (Verizon)
HSDPA HSDPA 2100 - SIM 1 only
4G Network LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900
LTE 700 MHz Class (Verizon)
LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10 OS BlackBerry 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MediaTek MT6589
GPU Adreno 225 - PowerVR SGX544
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS Display, Scratch Resistant, Dragon Trail Glass, 5 Finger Touch Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.2 inches 3.1 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (355 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.01% 39.25% 67.71%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection Auto focus, Yes Auto focus, Geo-tagging, CMOS Sensor, BSI Sensor, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 11.5 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/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
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2180 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 312 h Up to 336 h (3G) Up to 350 h (2G)
Up to 346 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 12 h 30 min (3G) Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 10 h 30 min (3G)