BlackBerry Q5
Amazon Fire Phone
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General Info
| Manufacturer | ||
| BlackBerry | Amazon | Samsung |
| Announced | ||
| May 2013 | June 2014 | September 2014 |
| Status | ||
| Available - June 2013 | Available - July 2014 | Available - Q4 2014 |
| Colors | ||
| Black, White, Red | Black | Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink |
| Form Factor | ||
| Candybar | Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | ||
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120 x 66 x 10.8 mm (4.72 x 2.6 x 0.43 in) |
139.2 x 66.5 x 8.9 mm (5.48 x 2.62 x 0.35 in) |
151.3 x 82.4 x 8.3 mm (5.96 x 3.24 x 0.33 in) |
| Weight | ||
| 120 g (4.23 oz) | 160 g (5.64 oz) | 174 g (6.14 oz) |
| 2G Network | ||
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | ||
| HSDPA | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | ||
| LTE | LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 | LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 |
| Messaging | ||
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | ||
| - | - 3D Dynamic Perspective UI - System Wide Tilt, Auto-scroll, Swivel and Peek Functions |
Curved Edge screen |
Hardware and OS
| OS | ||
| BlackBerry 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1 | Fire OS 3.5.0 | Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) |
| Processor | ||
| Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon | Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 | Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450 (SM-N910S) Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core Cortex-A57 (SM-N910C), Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (SM-N910S) Exynos 5433 (SM-N910C) |
| GPU | ||
| - | Adreno 330 | Adreno 420 (SM-N910S) Mali-T760 (SM-N910C) |
| RAM | ||
| 2 GB | 2 GB | 3 GB |
| Internal Memory | ||
| 8 GB | 32/64 GB | 32/64 GB |
| External Memory | ||
| microSD, up to 32 GB | No | microSD, up to 64 GB |
Display
| Type | ||
| TFT capacitive touchscreen | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (front and back) | Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Colors | ||
| 16M colors | 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | ||
| 3.1 inches | 4.7 inches | 5.6 inches |
| Resolution | ||
| 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) | 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) | 1600 x 2560 pixels (539 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | ||
| 39.25% | 65.98% | 72.96% |
| Multi-Touch | ||
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Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | ||
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| Radio | ||
| No | No | - |
| Games | ||
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | ||
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Camera
| Rear Camera | ||
| 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels | 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels | 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels |
| Flash | ||
| LED flash | LED Flash | LED Flash |
| Features | ||
| Auto focus, Yes | Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, HDR, OIS | Auto focus, Smart OIS, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR |
| Video | ||
| Yes, 1080p@30fps | Yes, 1080p@30fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization |
| Front Camera | ||
| Yes, 2 MP, 720p | Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps | 3.7 MP, 1080p@30fps |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | ||
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Edge | ||
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 3G | ||
| HSDPA, HSUPA | HSPA+, LTE | HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4 (N910C), Cat6 (N910S), 50 Mbps UL, 300 Mbps (N910S), 150 Mbps (N910C) DL |
| Bluetooth | ||
| Yes | Yes, v3.0 | v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE |
| Wi-Fi | ||
| Yes | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | ||
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host |
| GPS | ||
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| Browser | ||
| HTML5 | HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | ||
| 8 GB, 2 GB RAM | 32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM | 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | ||
| microSD, up to 32 GB | No | microSD, up to 64 GB |
| USB OTG | ||
| - | - | Supported |
Sensors
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| Accelerometer Sensor | ||
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Battery
| Type | ||
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | ||
| 2180 mAh | 2400 mAh | 3000 mAh |
| Stand by | ||
| Up to 336 h (3G) | Up to 285 h | - |
| Talk Time | ||
| Up to 12 h 30 min (3G) | Up to 22 h | - |
