Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Q5 vs Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM

BlackBerry Q5
blackberry q5
Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM
microsoft lumia 540 dual sim
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Microsoft
Announced May 2013 April 2015
Status Available - June 2013 Available - May 2015
Price - Rs. 8,100 ($119.12) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red Orange, white, black, cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 120 x 66 x 10.8 mm
(4.72 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
144 x 73.7 x 9.4 mm
(5.67 x 2.9 x 0.37 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 302 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.1 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 39.25% 64.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Yes Auto focus, Sensor size: 1/4 inch, f/2.2 aperture
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 480p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236 kbps
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2180 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 336 h (3G) Up to 576 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h 30 min (3G) Up to 26.2 h (2G)
Up to 14.8 h (3G)