BlackBerry Q5 Launched in India

Today (16th July 2013), new BlackBerry Smartphone launched in India - BlackBerry Q5 at a price of 24,990. The BlackBerry Q5 is the second hardware keyboard (QWERTY) equipped smartphone running the new BlackBerry 10.1 operating system. This 3.1 inch IPS LCD smartphone has a resolution of 720*720 pixels. It has a 5 MP camera with 8 GB internal storage which can be expanded through to 32 GB via Micro-Sd Card. This smartphone also have a front camera of 2 MP. The phone is available in four colors - Pure White, Black, Pure Red & Pure Pink. 

The phone is very easy to handle in hands due to its medium size and can be easily fit to any pocket. Since the Blackberry phones are always known for their Qwerty Keypad. This smartphone too have a smooth keypad which have a very quick response. 

Brief Specifications  :

• 3.1-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 720x720 pixels, 329ppi
• 35 key hardware keyboard
• 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 Processor
• 2GB RAM
• 8GB Internal storage expandable up to 32GB via microSD card
• 5-megapixel rear camera
• 2-megapixel front facing camera
• BlackBerry 10.1 OS
• 2180mAh battery

Detail Specifications :

• GENERAL

• Network
  GSM
• Style
  Bar
• Dimensions
  120 x 66 x 10.8 mm
• Weight
  120 g (With Battery)
• Battery Type
  Li-Ion 2180 mAh

• DISPLAY

• Display Resolution
  720 x 720 Pixels

• MEMORY

• Memory InBuilt
  8 GB
• Memory Extended
  MicroSD upto 32 GB

• MESSAGING

• MMS
  Yes
• Email
  Yes
• Push Mail
  No

• CAMERA

• Camera
  Yes
• Mega Pixels
  Ext:5.0MP, 2592x1944 Pix; Int:2.0MP, 1600x1200 Pix
• Camera Zoom
  5x Digital Zoom with Auto-focus and LED Flash
• Video Capture
  MPEG-4, H.264, H.263, PCM, Xvid, VC-1, VP6, MPEG-21

• CONNECTIVITY

• Ports
  USB Port 2.0
• Infrared
  No
• Bluetooth
  Bluetooth v4.0
• A2DP
  No
• Wifi
  Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
• Internet
  GPRS, EDGE

• ENTERTAINMENT

• Music Player
  MP3, AAC+, eAAC, AMR-NB, WMA 9&10, M4A, WMA, MKA, AAC, AMR
• Ring Tones
  Yes
• Loud Speaker
  Yes

• TECHNOLOGY

• 3G
  HSDPA upto 42.2 Mbps
• OS
  Blackberry 10.1 OS
• Dual Sim
  No
• QWERTY
  Yes

• NETWORK

• Operating Frequency
  Quad-band GSM 850 /900 /1800 /1900 MHz
• Talk Time
  Upto 10 Hours
• Standby Time
  Upto 336 Hours
• GPS
  A-GPS, Blackberry Maps

• OTHERS FEATURES

• Special Features
  BlackBerry Hub, Universal Search, Email & Social messaging, Calendar, Contacts, Browser, Text Messaging, Messages, Clock, Calculator, Documents To Go, Print To Go, File Manager, Adobe Reader, Remember (memos /tasks combo), Phone, BBM, BlackBerry World, Facebook1, Twitter 1, LinkedIn 1, Foursquare, Games, YouTube, Weather, Maps/Navigation, Smart Tags(NFC), Setup, Help, BBM Video, Password protection, screen lock, and sleep mode, BlackBerry Balance, Intelligent Calendar

With a lot of positive points , there are also some negative points. The points which discourage at its quality are : 

• The screen develops fingerprints very fast and they are easily and clearly visible on the screen.
• The phone body has a squeaky plastic look feeling.
• Q5 comes with a small 3.1-inch IPS LCD touchscreen with an odd aspect ratio of 1:1. We know that  the UI of the BlackBerry 10 platform has been optimized to work on a display with such proportions, but activities like watching photos and video, or browsing the web cannot be enjoyed to their fullest.
• Using a phone on the outdoors in sunlight is a challenge. Due to its shinny body surface, it reflects very bright light which creates a negative impact on its visibility. 

Posted By - Amandeep Singh