BlackBerry Evolve vs BlackBerry Q5

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  Q5: 50 g lighter

  Evolve:

  170 g

  Q5:

  120 g

• Width

  Q5: 10.1 mm narrower

  Evolve:

  76.1 mm

  Q5:

  66 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Q5: 2.89 in smaller diagonal

  Evolve:

  5.99 in

  Q5:

  3.1 in

• Chipset

  Evolve:

  Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450 (14 nm)

  Q5:

  Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus

• Rear camera layout

  Evolve:

  Dual

  Q5:

  Single

• Depth

  Evolve: 2.4 mm thinner

  Evolve:

  8.4 mm

  Q5:

  10.8 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Evolve

   Height:

   158.9 mm +38.9 mm versus Q5

   Width:

   76.1 mm +10.1 mm versus Q5

   Depth:

   8.4 mm

2. 2. Q5

   Height:

   120 mm

   Width:

   66 mm

   Depth:

   10.8 mm +2.4 mm versus Evolve

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Evolve

   Screen diagonal:

   5.99 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   92.6 cm²

2. 2. Q5

   Screen diagonal:

   3.1 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   1:1

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   31 cm²

Evolve has approximately 198.7% more rectangular screen area than Q5.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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