Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Q5 vs BlackBerry Z30 vs BlackBerry Classic

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced May 2013 September 2013 June 2014
Status Available - June 2013 Available - October 2013 Available - November 2014
Colors Black, White, Red Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 120 x 66 x 10.8 mm
(4.72 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
140.7 x 72 x 9.4 mm
(5.54 x 2.83 x 0.37 in)
131 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm
(5.16 x 2.85 x 0.4 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) - 177 g (6.24 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 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 BlackBerry 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1 BlackBerry 10.2 OS BlackBerry 10.3 OS
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4Pro Quad-core, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
GPU - Adreno 320 Adreno 225
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.1 inches 5.0 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (291 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 39.25% 67.90% 41.64%
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 8 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Yes Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, 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, 2 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - - Not Supported

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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2180 mAh 2880 mAh 2515 mAh
Stand by Up to 336 h (3G) - Up to 348 h (2G)
Up to 365 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h 30 min (3G) Up to 25 h Up to 11 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 17 h 10 min (3G)