Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Z10 vs BlackBerry Q5 vs Amazon Fire Phone

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry Amazon
Announced January 2013 May 2013 June 2014
Status Available - January 31, 2013 Available - June 2013 Available - July 2014
Colors Black Black, White, Red Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130 x 65.6 x 9 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 in)
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm
(4.72 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
139.2 x 66.5 x 8.9 mm
(5.48 x 2.62 x 0.35 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 (Verizon)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 (Verizon)
HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900
LTE 700 MHz Class (Verizon)
LTE 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 - - - 3D Dynamic Perspective UI
- System Wide Tilt, Auto-scroll, Swivel and Peek Functions

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10 OS BlackBerry 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1 Fire OS 3.5.0
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
GPU Adreno 225 - Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (front and back)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.2 inches 3.1 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (355 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.01% 39.25% 65.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection Auto focus, Yes Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, HDR, OIS
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 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 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, HSUPA HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
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 and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

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

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 Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2180 mAh 2400 mAh
Stand by Up to 312 h Up to 336 h (3G) Up to 285 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 12 h 30 min (3G) Up to 22 h