BlackBerry Q5 vs Sony Xperia Z2a

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: 43 g lighter

  Q5:

  120 g

  Xperia Z2a:

  163 g

• Width

  Q5: 6 mm narrower

  Q5:

  66 mm

  Xperia Z2a:

  72 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Q5: 1.9 in smaller diagonal

  Q5:

  3.1 in

  Xperia Z2a:

  5 in

• Chipset

  Q5:

  Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus

  Xperia Z2a:

  Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)

• Height

  Q5: 17 mm shorter

  Q5:

  120 mm

  Xperia Z2a:

  137 mm

• Release year

  Q5:

  2013

  Xperia Z2a:

  2014

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

   Depth:

   10.8 mm

2. 2. Xperia Z2a

   Height:

   137 mm +17 mm versus Q5

   Width:

   72 mm +6 mm versus Q5

   Depth:

   11 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. Xperia Z2a

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

Xperia Z2a has approximately 122.3% 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

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Battery capacity

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