BlackBerry Q5 vs Dell Aero

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

    Aero: 16 g lighter

    Q5:
    120 g
    Aero:
    104 g
  • Width

    Aero: 8.1 mm narrower

    Q5:
    66 mm
    Aero:
    57.9 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Q5: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

    Q5:
    3.1 in
    Aero:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Q5: 0.9 mm thinner

    Q5:
    10.8 mm
    Aero:
    11.7 mm
  • Height

    Q5: 2 mm shorter

    Q5:
    120 mm
    Aero:
    122 mm
  • Release year

    Q5:
    2013
    Aero:
    2010

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
    Width:
    66 mm +8.1 mm versus Aero
    Depth:
    10.8 mm
  2. 2. Aero

    Height:
    122 mm +2 mm versus Q5
    Width:
    57.9 mm
    Depth:
    11.7 mm +0.9 mm versus Q5

Weight

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

  1. 1. Q5

    120 g

    +16 g versus Aero

  2. 2. Aero

    104 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. Aero

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    33.8 cm²

Aero has approximately 8.9% 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.

Recorded RAM for Q5, Aero, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageQ5Aero
8 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown

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. Aero

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 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

    +1180 mAh versus Aero

  2. 2. Aero

    1000 mAh

Specifications

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1. Q52. Aero

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Q5, Aero.
SpecificationQ5Aero
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 120 Х 66 Х 10.8 mm
  • 122 Х 57.9 Х 11.7 mm
Weight
  • 120 g
  • 104 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.1" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 720 px
  • 360 x 640 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
Unknown
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2180 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 10.2
  • upgradable to 10.3.1
  • Android 1.5 (Cupcake)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
Unknown
NFC
  • Yes (market dependent)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Q5, Aero.
SpecificationQ5Aero
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 31.0 cm2
  • 33.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 1:1 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 39.1%
  • 47.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 328 PPI
  • 210 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Q5, Aero.
SpecificationQ5Aero
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.4
  • 30mm (standard)
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p
  • CIF@30fps
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, Aero.
SpecificationQ5Aero
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait
  • Marvell PXA310 624 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 225
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 16878
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Q5, Aero.
SpecificationQ5Aero
Release date
  • 2013
  • May
  • 2010
  • March
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Red
  • Gray
  • Pink
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 230 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 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Q5, Aero.
SpecificationQ5Aero
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
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
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, Aero.
SpecificationQ5Aero
Radio
  • FM radio (after SW upgrade)
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Q5, Aero.
SpecificationQ5Aero
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player -QuickOffice document viewer -Photo viewer/editor -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input - For AT&T