Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs BlackBerry Q5

BlackBerry Curve 8530
blackberry curve 8530
BlackBerry Q5
blackberry q5
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced November 2009 May 2013
Status Available - December 2009 Available - June 2013
Colors Black, Purple Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm
(4.72 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 5.0 BlackBerry 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1
Processor 528 MHz [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU -
RAM N/A 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 MB ROM 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.46 inches [Similar] 3.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 39.25%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Yes
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G Rev. 0, up to 153.2 Kbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Yes
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB ROM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1150 mAh 2180 mAh
Stand by Up to 252 h Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)