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BlackBerry Q5 vs Google Pixel 3a

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

BlackBerry Q5

BlackBerry Q5

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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.

  • Display technologyOLED versus LCDQ5: LCD · Pixel 3a: OLED
  • WeightQ5: 27 g lighterQ5: 120 g · Pixel 3a: 147 g
  • WidthQ5: 4.1 mm narrowerQ5: 66 mm · Pixel 3a: 70.1 mm
  • Screen diagonalQ5: 2.5 in smaller diagonalQ5: 3.1 in · Pixel 3a: 5.6 in
  • ChipsetQualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus / Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm)Q5: Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus · Pixel 3a: Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm)
  • DepthPixel 3a: 2.6 mm thinnerPixel 3a: 8.2 mm · Q5: 10.8 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.

Front
Q5: 120 × 66 mm 1 Pixel 3a: 151.3 × 70.1 mm 2
Side
Q5: 120 × 10.8 mm 1 Pixel 3a: 151.3 × 8.2 mm 2
  1. 1. Q5
    Height
    120 mm
    Width
    66 mm
    Depth
    10.8 mm+2.6 mm versus Pixel 3a
    Weight
    120 g
  2. 2. Pixel 3a
    Height
    151.3 mm+31.3 mm versus Q5
    Width
    70.1 mm+4.1 mm versus Q5
    Depth
    8.2 mm
    Weight
    147 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Q5120 g
  2. 2. Pixel 3a147 g

    +27 g versus Q5

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.

Screen size
Q5: 3.1 in, 1:1, About 31 cm² rectangular area 1 Pixel 3a: 5.6 in, 18.5:9, About 79.6 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Q5 3.1 in · 1:1 About 31 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Pixel 3a 5.6 in · 18.5:9 About 79.6 cm² rectangular area

Pixel 3a has approximately 156.7% 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.

Recorded RAM by storage capacity and phone
StorageQ5Pixel 3a
8 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown
Pixel 3a: Original memory entry

64 GB · 512GB 4GB

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. Pixel 3a

NFC
Yes
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
No

Battery capacity

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

Recorded capacity

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

  1. 1. Q52180 mAh
  2. 2. Pixel 3a3000 mAh

    +820 mAh versus Q5

Specifications

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1. Q52. Pixel 3a

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationQ5Pixel 3a
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 120 Х 66 Х 10.8 mm
  • 151.3 Х 70.1 Х 8.2 mm
Weight
  • 120 g
  • 147 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • OLED
Screen size
  • 3.1" inch
  • 5.6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 720 px
  • 1080 x 2220 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 64 GB
  • 512GB 4GB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • No
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2180 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 3000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 10.2
  • upgradable to 10.3.1
  • Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
  • Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm)
NFC
  • Yes (market dependent)
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationQ5Pixel 3a
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • Type OLED
Screen area
  • 31.0 cm2
  • 79.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 1:1 (height:width)
  • 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 39.1%
  • 75.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 328 PPI
  • 441 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Asahi Dragontrail Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationQ5Pixel 3a
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 12.2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.4
  • 30mm (standard)
  • AF
  • 12.2 MP
  • f/1.8
  • 28mm (wide)
  • 1/2.55''
  • 1.4µm
  • OIS
  • dual pixel PDAF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • 720p
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 24mm (wide)
  • 1.12µm
DxOMark Main ScoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 101
DxOMark PhotoLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 104
DxOMark VideoLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 95
Performance
Performance
SpecificationQ5Pixel 3a
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait
  • Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver)
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 225
  • Adreno 615
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 16878
  • 159213
GeekBench 4 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 1603
GeekBench 4 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 5206
GeekBench 4 RenderScriptLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 6426
GeekBench 4 BatteryLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 4895
GeekBench 5 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 345
GeekBench 5 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 1300
General specs
General specs
SpecificationQ5Pixel 3a
Release date
  • 2013
  • May
  • 2019
  • May
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Red
  • Gray
  • Pink
  • Just Black
  • Clearly White
  • Purple-ish
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 400 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 336 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)
Unknown
Body build Unknown
  • Front glass
  • plastic body
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationQ5Pixel 3a
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Nano-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 CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 12(700)
  • 13(700)
  • 17(700)
  • 20(800)
  • 25(1900)
  • 26(850)
  • 28(700)
  • 32(1500)
  • 38(2600)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
  • 66(1700/2100)
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GALILEO
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 5.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • aptX HD
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
SpecificationQ5Pixel 3a
Radio
  • FM radio (after SW upgrade)
Unknown
Others Unknown
  • Always-on display
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features
SpecificationQ5Pixel 3a
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • barometer - Fast battery charging 18W -USB Power Delivery 2.0 - Versions: G020A
  • G020E
  • G020B