BlackBerry Q5 vs Plum Axe

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

  Axe: 22 g lighter

  Q5:

  120 g

  Axe:

  98 g

• Width

  Axe: 2.4 mm narrower

  Q5:

  66 mm

  Axe:

  63.6 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Q5: 0.9 in smaller diagonal

  Q5:

  3.1 in

  Axe:

  4 in

• Chipset

  Q5:

  Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus

  Axe:

  Mediatek MT6575 (40 nm)

• Height

  Q5: 2 mm shorter

  Q5:

  120 mm

  Axe:

  122 mm

• Release year

  Q5:

  2013

  Axe:

  2012

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 +2.4 mm versus Axe

   Depth:

   10.8 mm

2. 2. Axe

   Height:

   122 mm +2 mm versus Q5

   Width:

   63.6 mm

   Depth:

   10.4 mm

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. Axe

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   45.5 cm²

Axe has approximately 46.9% 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.

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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