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BlackBerry Q5 vs Nokia E50

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

BlackBerry Q5

BlackBerry Q5

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Nokia E50

Nokia E50

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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.

  • WeightE50: 16 g lighterE50: 104 g · Q5: 120 g
  • WidthE50: 22.5 mm narrowerE50: 43.5 mm · Q5: 66 mm
  • Screen diagonalE50: 1 in smaller diagonalE50: 2.1 in · Q5: 3.1 in
  • DepthQ5: 4.7 mm thinnerQ5: 10.8 mm · E50: 15.5 mm
  • HeightE50: 7 mm shorterE50: 113 mm · Q5: 120 mm
  • Release year2013 / 2006Q5: 2013 · E50: 2006

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 E50: 113 × 43.5 mm 2
Side
Q5: 120 × 10.8 mm 1 E50: 113 × 15.5 mm 2
  1. 1. Q5
    Height
    120 mm
    Width
    66 mm
    Depth
    10.8 mm
    Weight
    120 g
  2. 2. E50
    Height
    113 mm
    Width
    43.5 mm
    Depth
    15.5 mm
    Weight
    104 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationQ5E50
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 120 Х 66 Х 10.8 mm
  • 113 Х 43.5 Х 15.5 mm
Weight
  • 120 g
  • 104 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.1" inch
  • 2.1" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 720 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 70 MB
  • 32 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2180 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 970 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 10.2
  • upgradable to 10.3.1
  • Symbian OS 9.1
  • S60 3rd edition
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
Unknown
NFC
  • Yes (market dependent)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display
SpecificationQ5E50
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 31.0 cm2
  • 13.7 cm2
Screen format
  • 1:1 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 39.1%
  • 27.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 328 PPI
  • 190 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationQ5E50
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.4
  • 30mm (standard)
  • AF
  • 1.3 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Unknown
Video
  • 720p
  • QCIF
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 2 MP
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationQ5E50
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait
  • 235 MHz ARM 9
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 225
Unknown
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 16878
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationQ5E50
Release date
  • 2013
  • May
  • 2006
  • May
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Red
  • Gray
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 150 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 215 h Talking time- Up to 6 h 40 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationQ5E50
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
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Pop-Port 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 2.0
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)
  • SAR - 0.96 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.97 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationQ5E50
Radio
  • FM radio (after SW upgrade)
  • No
Others Unknown
  • 5-way joystick navigation -Downloadable themes
Other features
Other features
SpecificationQ5E50
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Infrared port - Push to talk -WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Blackberry connectivity -Predictive text input -Voice command/memo -Organizer