BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry Q5

BlackBerry Curve 8520

BlackBerry Curve 8520

Announced On:July, 2009

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BlackBerry Q5

BlackBerry Q5

Announced On:May, 2013

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BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry Q5

BlackBerry Curve 8520	BlackBerry Q5

Price
EUR: €70	EUR: €70
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
GBP: N/A	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Querty Keyboard	Candybar, Querty Keyboard
Dimensions
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)	120 x 66 x 10.8 mm (4.72 x 2.60 x 0.43 in)
Weight
106 g (3.74 oz)	120 g (4.23 oz)
Build
Optical trackpad
Colors
Black	Black, White, Red, Gray, Pink

Type
Display
TFT, 65K colors	IPS LCD
Size
2.46 inches, 18.7 cm² (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)	3.1 inches, 31.0 cm² (~39.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)	720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
Multitouch
	Yes

Technology
Network
GSM	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 all versions
3G Bands
	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 SQR100-1
4G Bands
	2, 4, 5, 17 SQR100-1

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
256MB	8GB ROM, 2GB RAM
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records
Yes

GPRS
Connectivity
Class 10	Yes
EDGE
Class 10	Yes
Speed
	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth
2.0, A2DP	4.0, A2DP, LE
USB
microUSB	microUSB 2.0
GPS
No	Yes, with A-GPS
NFC
	Yes (market dependent)

Main Camera
Camera
2 MP	5 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), AF
Camera Features
	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
320p	1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
	2 MP Video: 720p

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV	MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264/WMV	Xvid/MP4/WMV/MKV/H.264
Radio
No	FM radio (after SW upgrade)

Operating System (OS)
Software
BlackBerry OS 5.0	BlackBerry OS 10.2
Upgradable
	Upgradable to v10.3.1
Java
Yes	Yes, MIDP 2.1
Browser
HTML	HTML5
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM	SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, BBM 6
Games
Yes + downloadable

Chipset
Hardware
	Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
CPU
512 MHz	Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait
GPU
	Adreno 225
Sensors
	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Keyboard
QWERTY	QWERTY
Soft Keys
2
SIM
Mini-SIM	Micro-SIM
Speakers
Yes Dedicated music keys	Yes
Navigation / Controls Keys
Touch-sensitive optical trackpad
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	3.5 mm

Battery Type
Battery
Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery	Li-Ion 2180 mAh, non-removable
Standby
Up to 408 h	Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 4 h 30 min	Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)

Features
Additional Features
Voice memo/dial Predictive text input

SAR US
Misc
1.22 W/kg (head) 0.83 W/kg (body)	1.33 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
1.02 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)	1.38 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)

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