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BlackBerry Q5 vs BLU Magic

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

BlackBerry Q5

BlackBerry Q5

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BLU Magic

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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.

  • WidthMagic: 8 mm narrowerMagic: 58 mm · Q5: 66 mm
  • ChipsetQualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus / Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1Q5: Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus · Magic: Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
  • DepthQ5: 2.7 mm thinnerQ5: 10.8 mm · Magic: 13.5 mm
  • HeightMagic: 9 mm shorterMagic: 111 mm · Q5: 120 mm
  • Release year2013 / 2011Q5: 2013 · Magic: 2011

Physical size

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.

Front
Q5: 120 × 66 mm 1 Magic: 111 × 58 mm 2
Side
Q5: 120 × 10.8 mm 1 Magic: 111 × 13.5 mm 2
  1. 1. Q5
    Height
    120 mm
    Width
    66 mm
    Depth
    10.8 mm
    Weight
    120 g
  2. 2. Magic
    Height
    111 mm
    Width
    58 mm
    Depth
    13.5 mm
    Weight
    Unknown

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationQ5Magic
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 120 Х 66 Х 10.8 mm
  • 111 Х 58 Х 13.5 mm
Weight
  • 120 g
  • 0 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.1" inch
  • 3.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 720 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2180 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1450 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 10.2
  • upgradable to 10.3.1
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
NFC
  • Yes (market dependent)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationQ5Magic
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 31.0 cm2
  • 30.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 1:1 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 39.1%
  • 47.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 328 PPI
  • 180 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationQ5Magic
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.4
  • 30mm (standard)
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Unknown
Video
  • 720p
  • 320p@18fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 2 MP
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationQ5Magic
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 225
  • Adreno 200
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 16878
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationQ5Magic
Release date
  • 2013
  • May
  • 2011
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Red
  • Gray
  • Pink
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 110 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 336 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 700 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationQ5Magic
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-1 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-2
  • SQR100-3 -4G - LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 17(700) - SQR100-1 LTE band 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800) - SQR100-2
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 2.1
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.33 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.38 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationQ5Magic
Radio
  • FM radio (after SW upgrade)
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Other features
Other features
SpecificationQ5Magic
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+/AMR-NB/AMR-WB/MIDI/PCM/WMA -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Predictive text input