BlackBerry Q5 vs Samsung S8600 Wave 3

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

  S8600 Wave 3:

  OLED

• Width

  S8600 Wave 3: 1.8 mm narrower

  Q5:

  66 mm

  S8600 Wave 3:

  64.2 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Q5: 0.9 in smaller diagonal

  Q5:

  3.1 in

  S8600 Wave 3:

  4 in

• Depth

  S8600 Wave 3: 0.9 mm thinner

  Q5:

  10.8 mm

  S8600 Wave 3:

  9.9 mm

• Height

  Q5: 5.9 mm shorter

  Q5:

  120 mm

  S8600 Wave 3:

  125.9 mm

• Release year

  Q5:

  2013

  S8600 Wave 3:

  2011

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 +1.8 mm versus S8600 Wave 3

   Depth:

   10.8 mm +0.9 mm versus S8600 Wave 3

2. 2. S8600 Wave 3

   Height:

   125.9 mm +5.9 mm versus Q5

   Width:

   64.2 mm

   Depth:

   9.9 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. S8600 Wave 3

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   45.5 cm²

S8600 Wave 3 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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