Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SL vs BlackBerry Q5

Sony Xperia SL
sony xperia sl
BlackBerry Q5
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony BlackBerry
Announced August 2012 May 2013
Status Released - September 2012 Available - June 2013
Colors White, Black, Gray Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
(5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm
(4.72 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) BlackBerry 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 220 [Similar] -
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 3.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.05% 39.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Yes
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported -

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 2180 mAh
Stand by Up to 420 h Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h 30 min Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)