Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SP vs BlackBerry Q5

Sony Xperia SP
sony xperia sp
BlackBerry Q5
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony BlackBerry
Announced Available - April 2013 May 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - June 2013
Colors Black, White, Red Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm
(4.72 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) BlackBerry 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] -
RAM N/A 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches [Similar] 3.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.67% 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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Yes
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2370 mAh 2180 mAh
Stand by Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)