Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Q5 vs Apple iPhone 6 vs Amazon Fire Phone

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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Apple Amazon
Announced May 2013 September 2014 June 2014
Status Available - June 2013 Available - September 2014 Available - July 2014
Colors Black, White, Red Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 120 x 66 x 10.8 mm
(4.72 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
137.5 x 67 x 7.1 mm
(5.41 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
139.2 x 66.5 x 8.9 mm
(5.48 x 2.62 x 0.35 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 113 g (3.99 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE - all models LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - 500 dpi Pixel Density Fingerprint Sensor (Touch ID)
Shatter proof glass, oleophobic coating
- 3D Dynamic Perspective UI
- System Wide Tilt, Auto-scroll, Swivel and Peek Functions

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1 iOS 8, Upgradable to iOS 10 Fire OS 3.5.0
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Apple A8 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
GPU - PowerVR GX6450 Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16/64/128 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (front and back)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.1 inches 4.7 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 39.25% 65.93% 65.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Yes Auto focus, 1.5µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, panorama, HDR Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, HDR, OIS
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@60fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2180 mAh 1810 mAh 2400 mAh
Stand by Up to 336 h (3G) - Up to 285 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h 30 min (3G) Up to 14 h Up to 22 h