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BlackBerry Q5 vs BLU Tango

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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.

  • Weight

    Tango: 26 g lighter

    Q5:
    120 g
    Tango:
    94 g
  • Width

    Tango: 11 mm narrower

    Q5:
    66 mm
    Tango:
    55 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Tango: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

    Q5:
    3.1 in
    Tango:
    2.8 in
  • Chipset

    Q5:
    Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
    Tango:
    Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
  • Depth

    Q5: 2.2 mm thinner

    Q5:
    10.8 mm
    Tango:
    13 mm
  • Height

    Tango: 21.3 mm shorter

    Q5:
    120 mm
    Tango:
    98.7 mm

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.

  1. 1. Q5

    Height:
    120 mm +21.3 mm versus Tango
    Width:
    66 mm +11 mm versus Tango
    Depth:
    10.8 mm
  2. 2. Tango

    Height:
    98.7 mm
    Width:
    55 mm
    Depth:
    13 mm +2.2 mm versus Q5

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Q5

    120 g

    +26 g versus Tango

  2. 2. Tango

    94 g

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. Q5

    Screen diagonal:
    3.1 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    1:1
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    31 cm²
  2. 2. Tango

    Screen diagonal:
    2.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    24.3 cm²

Q5 has approximately 27.7% more rectangular screen area than Tango.

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.

Recorded RAM for Q5, Tango, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageQ5Tango
8 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown
Tango: Original memory entry

512 MB · 256 MB RAM

Practical features

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

1. Q5

NFC:
See details Yes (market dependent)
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Tango

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

Battery capacity

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

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Q5

    2180 mAh

    +980 mAh versus Tango

  2. 2. Tango

    1200 mAh

Specifications

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1. Q52. Tango

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Q5, Tango.
SpecificationQ5Tango
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 120 Х 66 Х 10.8 mm
  • 98.7 Х 55 Х 13 mm
Weight
  • 120 g
  • 94 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.1" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 720 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded 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)
  • 2 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2180 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1200 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 — specifications for Q5, Tango.
SpecificationQ5Tango
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 31.0 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 1:1 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 39.1%
  • 44.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 328 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Q5, Tango.
SpecificationQ5Tango
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@15fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 2 MP
Unknown
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Q5, Tango.
SpecificationQ5Tango
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 225
  • Adreno 200
Antutu 7 score *
  • 16878
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Q5, Tango.
SpecificationQ5Tango
Release date
  • 2013
  • May
  • 2010
  • September
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Red
  • Gray
  • Pink
  • Black
  • White
  • Red
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 100 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 500 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Q5, Tango.
SpecificationQ5Tango
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 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
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 — specifications for Q5, Tango.
SpecificationQ5Tango
Radio
  • FM radio (after SW upgrade)
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Other features
Other features — specifications for Q5, Tango.
SpecificationQ5Tango
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • compass - MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+/AMR-NB/AMR-WB/MIDI/PCM/WMA -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Predictive text input