Phone Comparison - Huawei Ascend W2 vs BlackBerry Q5 vs Sony Xperia M Dual

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei BlackBerry Sony
Announced November 2013 May 2013 June 2013
Status Available - December 2015 Available - June 2013 Available - September 2013
Colors Black, White, Yellow, Red, Cyan Black, White, Red Black, White, Purple, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 134 x 67 x 9.9 mm
(5.28 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm
(4.72 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
(4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Both Versions)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C2005
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C2004
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 BlackBerry 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8230 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8227
GPU Adreno 305 - Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 3.1 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 480 pixels (217 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.60% 39.25% 57.31%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No 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 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Yes Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, 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 8 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No 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 not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1700 mAh 2180 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 395 h Up to 336 h (3G) Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h 30 min Up to 12 h 30 min (3G) Up to 10 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)