New BlackBerry Q5 compared with Q10 - Personal Computer Magazine

During the annual event the BlackBerry smartphone manufacturer presented the Q5. This is the second keyboard device with the BlackBerry 10 operating system.

Most phone makers have now abandoned the production of models with a physical keyboard, but BlackBerry still swears by the familiar look that many loyal fans yielded in the past. “We make the best keyboard of the moment”, as Thorsten Heins put it during his keynote presentation at BlackBerry Live 2013.

BlackBerry Q5 is often a cheaper version of the Q10, the top model with keyboard BlackBerry presented end of January to the world. The differences between the two devices are so small on the eye, but we put them here again in a nutshell:
Bouwkwaliteit
Although the image resolution of 3.1 touch screen display both devices is the same (720 x 720 pixels) you get the Q5 an IPS LCD screen, which in terms of color does not come close to the Super AMOLED screen that the Q10 has to offer.

The case of the Q5 is solid plastic, as you’d expect in terms of build quality. Q10 of something more Also the keyboard Q5 feels less solid than that of the Q10.

Options
It is surprising to 2 GB of memory in a budget model to see that focused on “emerging markets”, but the Q5 has the same amount of RAM to do if the Q10 his work. That probably has to do with BlackBerry 10, an operating system that multitasking with several open apps at heart.

dualcore processor of the Q5 has a slightly lower clock speed than the Q10 (1.2 GHz vs. 1.5 GHz) and you get less internal storage memory in the budget version than the top model (8 GB compared to 16 GB).

in the built-in camera you will clearly have to make concessions with a five megapixel camera, while you get a copy with eight megapixels in Q10. with the Q5 Finally, a note is the fact that the Q10 has a replaceable battery, while this will not be.

as possible to the Q5

Availability
All in all, the BlackBerry Q5 looks like a good deal, if you’re looking for a phone with a QWERTY or AZERTY keyboard. We expect the Q10 in a few weeks in the Benelux, while the Q5 at least until July is delayed. Much depends on the price for both devices.