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BlackBerry Q5

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7.0

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9.2

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Availability
Officially announced	May 15, 2013

Design
Dimensions	4.72 x 2.60 x 0.43 inches 120 x 66 x 10.8 mm
Weight	4.23 oz / 120.0 g
Features	Full keyboard
Colors	Black, Pink, Red, White

Display
Size	3.1-inch, 39.03% screen-to-body
Type	IPS LCD
Resolution	720x720px, 329 PPI
Colors	16 777 216

PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20 APL)	Untested
Bright Min	7 (Poor)
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Hardware
System chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon
Processor	Dual-core 1200 MHz
GPU	Yes
Memory	2GB/8GB
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 64 GB
OS	BlackBerry (10.3, 10.2, 10.1, 10)

Battery
Type	2180 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	5 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash	LED
Video recording	1080p (30 fps) EIS, Video calling
Front	2 MP Video capture: 720p

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.0
WLAN	b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n
USB	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece
Features	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring	DLNA,Wireless screen share

Cellular
4G (FDD) Bands	17, 5, 4, 2
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE Cat 3 (100/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS

Phone Features
Other features	Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval
FCC approval	Date approved: Jul 18, 2013 FCC ID value: L6ARFT80UW
Measured SAR	Head: 1.38 W/kg Body: 0.85 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.24 W/kg

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Overall User Rating

(5 reviews)

9.2

Build quality

Camera quality

9.2

Performance

9.6

Display

Battery life and charging

9.2

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