Phone Comparison - HTC Windows Phone 8X vs BlackBerry Q10 vs BlackBerry Q5

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced September 2012 January 2013 May 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Available - April 2013 Available - June 2013
Colors Blue, Black, Yellow, Red Black, White Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar, QWERTY Candybar
Dimension 132.3 x 66.2 x 10.1 mm
(5.21 x 2.61 x 0.4 in)
119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm
(4.71 x 2.63 x 0.41 in)
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm
(4.72 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 139 g (4.9 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA
4G Network - - 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 Windows Phone 8 BlackBerry 10 OS BlackBerry 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 225 PowerVR SGX544 -
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD2 capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 3.1 inches 3.1 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.04% 38.91% 39.25%
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 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash 28mm wide LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection Auto focus, Yes
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p video [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA; HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 1800 mAh 2180 mAh
Stand by - Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)