Phone Comparison - Motorola DROID RAZR M vs Sony Xperia L vs BlackBerry Q5

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Sony BlackBerry
Announced September 2012 March 2013 May 2013
Status Available - September 2012 Available - May 2013 Available - June 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White, Red Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122.5 x 60.9 x 8.3 mm
(4.82 x 2.4 x 0.33 in)
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm
(4.72 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
Weight 126 g (4.44 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 13 - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) BlackBerry 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 305 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.3 inches 3.1 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.41% 60.81% 39.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor Auto focus, Yes
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [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 Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSPA+ HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with LE+EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB 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 Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1750 mAh 2180 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 20 h Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)