Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs BlackBerry Q5

BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900
blackberry bold touch 9900
BlackBerry Q5
blackberry q5
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced May 2011 May 2013
Status Available - August 2011 Available - June 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115 x 66 x 10.5 mm
(4.53 x 2.6 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) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.0 BlackBerry 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1
Processor 1.2 GHz QC 8655 [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU -
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.8 inches [Similar] 3.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 480 pixels (286 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 31.92% 39.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Yes
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, BlackBerry Maps Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8GB storage, 768 MB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB 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 not present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1230 mAh 2180 mAh
Stand by Up to 307 h (2G)
Up to 307 h (3G)
Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)