Phone Comparison - Motorola DEFY vs BlackBerry Q5

Motorola DEFY
motorola defy
BlackBerry Q5
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general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola BlackBerry
Announced September 2010 May 2013
Status Available - October 2010 Available - June 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 107 x 59 x 13.4 mm
(4.21 x 2.32 x 0.53 in)
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm
(4.72 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
Weight 118 g (4.16 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 1700 / 2100 or HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 BlackBerry 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1
Processor 800 MHz Cortex-A8, TI OMAP 3610 [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX530 [Similar] -
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 2 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches [Similar] 3.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.65% 39.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Yes
Video Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2) Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1540 mAh 2180 mAh
Stand by Up to 238 h Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h 48 min Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)