BlackBerry Q5 vs Nokia N9

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 technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Q5:

  LCD

  N9:

  OLED

• Weight

  Q5: 15 g lighter

  Q5:

  120 g

  N9:

  135 g

• Width

  N9: 4.8 mm narrower

  Q5:

  66 mm

  N9:

  61.2 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Q5: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

  Q5:

  3.1 in

  N9:

  3.9 in

• Chipset

  Q5:

  Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus

  N9:

  TI OMAP 3630

• Depth

  Q5: 1.3 mm thinner

  Q5:

  10.8 mm

  N9:

  12.1 mm

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 +3.5 mm versus N9

   Width:

   66 mm +4.8 mm versus N9

   Depth:

   10.8 mm

2. 2. N9

   Height:

   116.5 mm

   Width:

   61.2 mm

   Depth:

   12.1 mm +1.3 mm 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.

1. 1. Q5

   Screen diagonal:

   3.1 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   1:1

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   31 cm²

2. 2. N9

   Screen diagonal:

   3.9 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   41.9 cm²

N9 has approximately 35.3% 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.

Practical features

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

Battery capacity

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

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