BlackBerry Q5 vs Nokia N97 mini

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

    Q5: 18 g lighter

    Q5:
    120 g
    N97 mini:
    138 g
  • Width

    N97 mini: 13.5 mm narrower

    Q5:
    66 mm
    N97 mini:
    52.5 mm
  • Depth

    Q5: 3.4 mm thinner

    Q5:
    10.8 mm
    N97 mini:
    14.2 mm
  • Height

    N97 mini: 7 mm shorter

    Q5:
    120 mm
    N97 mini:
    113 mm
  • Release year

    Q5:
    2013
    N97 mini:
    2009

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 +7 mm versus N97 mini
    Width:
    66 mm +13.5 mm versus N97 mini
    Depth:
    10.8 mm
  2. 2. N97 mini

    Height:
    113 mm
    Width:
    52.5 mm
    Depth:
    14.2 mm +3.4 mm versus Q5

Weight

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

  1. 1. Q5

    120 g

  2. 2. N97 mini

    138 g

    +18 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.

  1. 1. Q5

    Screen diagonal:
    3.1 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    1:1
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    31 cm²
  2. 2. N97 mini

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

Q5 has approximately 9.8% more rectangular screen area than N97 mini.

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, N97 mini, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageQ5N97 mini
8 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown
N97 mini: Original memory entry

8 GB · 128 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. N97 mini

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

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 N97 mini

  2. 2. N97 mini

    1200 mAh

Specifications

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1. Q52. N97 mini

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Q5, N97 mini.
SpecificationQ5N97 mini
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 120 Х 66 Х 10.8 mm
  • 113 Х 52.5 Х 14.2 mm
Weight
  • 120 g
  • 138 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.1" inch
  • 3.2" 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
  • 8 GB
  • 128 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
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
  • Symbian 9.4
  • Series 60 rel. 5
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
Unknown
NFC
  • Yes (market dependent)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Q5, N97 mini.
SpecificationQ5N97 mini
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 31.0 cm2
  • 28.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 1:1 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 39.1%
  • 47.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 328 PPI
  • 229 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Q5, N97 mini.
SpecificationQ5N97 mini
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
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • Dual-LED flash
  • video light
Video
  • 720p
  • VGA@15fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP
Unknown
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Q5, N97 mini.
SpecificationQ5N97 mini
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 225
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 16878
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Q5, N97 mini.
SpecificationQ5N97 mini
Release date
  • 2013
  • May
  • 2009
  • September
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Red
  • Gray
  • Pink
  • Gold
  • Cherry Black
  • Garnet
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 120 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 320 h (2G) / 310 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 7 h 10 min (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G) Music play - Up to 32 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Q5, N97 mini.
SpecificationQ5N97 mini
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 32
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 32
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UPnP technology
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 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)
  • SAR - 0.90 W/kg (head) 1.25 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.67 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Q5, N97 mini.
SpecificationQ5N97 mini
Radio
  • FM radio (after SW upgrade)
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Q5, N97 mini.
SpecificationQ5N97 mini
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player -WMV/RealVideo/MP4 player -TV-out -Voice command/dial -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Video and photo editor -Predictive text input - Also available as Nokia N97 mini Gold Edition with 18K gold-plated body