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BlackBerry Q5

BlackBerry Q5
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  • Released 2013, June
    120g, 10.8mm thickness
    BlackBerry OS 10.2, up to 10.3.1
    8GB storage, microSDHC
  • 0.3% 7,806,868 hits
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  • 3.1"
    720x720 pixels
  • 5MP
    1080p
  • 2GB RAM
    Snapdragon S4 Plus
  • 2180mAh
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Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-1
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-2, SQR100-3
4G bands 2, 4, 5, 17 - SQR100-1
  3, 7, 8, 20 - SQR100-2
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2013, May. Released 2013, June
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 120 x 66 x 10.8 mm (4.72 x 2.60 x 0.43 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
SIM Micro-SIM
Display Type IPS LCD
Size 3.1 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~39.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
Platform OS BlackBerry OS 10.2, upgradable to 10.3.1
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
CPU Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 225
Memory Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB 2GB RAM
Main Camera Single 5 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), AF
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 2 MP
Video 720p
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS
NFC Yes (market dependent)
Radio FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery Type Li-Ion 2180 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)
Misc Colors Black, White, Red, Gray, Pink
SAR 1.33 W/kg (head)     0.85 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.38 W/kg (head)     0.85 W/kg (body)    
Price About 70 EUR
Tests Display Contrast ratio: 1293:1 (nominal) / 1.682:1 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 75dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 76dB
Audio quality Noise -91.7dB / Crosstalk -90.7dB
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 55h

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BlackBerry Q5 review: The apprentice

BlackBerry Q5 review: The apprentice

Smartphone makers believe in trickle-down economics. They build their portfolios top to bottom, looking to get as much bang out of the flagship as they can and, after the hype around it has...

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  • lee han
  • Kxe
  • 08 Jul 2023

still work in 2023?

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  • Hafiz Ahmed
  • g3i
  • 17 Jan 2021

Same happening to my phone also.

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  • Alaa
  • L1q
  • 04 Oct 2020

I have an issue with my blackberry Q5. After the security wipe, the sim card is not working. It was working perfectly before that. Suddenly after wipe no sim card works. I read about the sim card case may be damaged but how it can be damaged suddenly...

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