Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Blackberry Q5

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Blackberry Q5 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S4 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.6 GHz, while Blackberry Q5 runs at 1.2 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S4 the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S4 offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Blackberry Q5 offers 3.1 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S4 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S4 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Blackberry Q5's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S4 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S4 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Blackberry Q5 offers 5 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S4 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S4 and Blackberry Q5 feature a 2 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S4 offers a higher battery capacity with 2600 mAh, while Blackberry Q5 offers 2180 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S4 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Blackberry Q5 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S4 offers 16 GB, making Blackberry Q5 the better option for storage.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S4 and Blackberry Q5 both receive the same user rating of 3.9.

Samsung Galaxy S4

₹15,999

(Discontinued)

Blackberry Q5

₹13,990

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

N/A

16 Jun, 2013

14 May, 2026

Performance


Apple A13 Bionic	Snapdragon 400	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 1.6 GHz)	(upto 1.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
2 GB RAM	2 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


5 inches (12.7 cm)	3.1 inches (7.87 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD	AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	720x720 px (HD)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


13 MP Primary Camera	5 MP Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


2 MP	2 MP	50 MP

Battery


2600 mAh	2180 mAh	6600 mAh
N/A	N/A	100W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB	8 GB	512 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.7/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

3.9/5

(10,437 ratings)

3.9/5

(903 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹159,999

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Video

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jun 16, 2013

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Blackberry v10.2

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Below Avg

Best In Class

Chipset

Apple A13 Bionic

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8230

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

1.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A15 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A7

Dual core, 1.2 GHz, Krait 200

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR SGX 544MP3

Adreno 305

Adreno 840

RAM

2 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

5 inches (12.7 cm)

3.1 inches (7.87 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

720x720 px (HD)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.8:9

Pixel Density

441 ppi

328 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.12 %

N/A

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.49 %

Display Colour

N/A

16M

N/A

Design

Height

136.6 mm

120 mm

162.98 mm

Width

69.8 mm

66 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

10.5 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

130 grams

120 grams

232 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Avg

Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
Primary CameraBack-illuminated sensor BSI

5 MP
Primary Camera

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

2592 x 1944 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus

5 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Avg

Best In Class

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera

2 MP
Front Camera

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1280x720 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

2600 mAh

2180 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 17 Hours(3G)

Up to 12.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 10 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes

N/A

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

8 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB

Yes Up to 32 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 1.33 W/kg Body: 0.85 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Video Player

N/A

Yes Video Formats: H.263 H.264 MKV MPEG4 VC-1 WMV Xvid

N/A

Ring Tone

N/A

Music ringtones Polyphonic ringtones Vibration

N/A

Music

N/A

Yes Music Formats: 3GP 3GPP AAC AAC+ AMR eAAC+ M4A (Apple lossless) MP3 WAV WMA

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

N/A

Yes

N/A

Java

N/A

Yes MIDP 2.1

N/A

Browser

N/A

Yes HTML5 WAP 2.0

N/A

Phone Book

N/A

Yes Practically Unlimited Caller groups Multiple numbers per contact Picture ID Ring ID Search by both first and last name

N/A

Email

N/A

Yes Push e-mail

N/A

Instant Messaging

N/A

Yes

N/A

Other Facilities

N/A

Calculator Stopwatch World clock Calendar Alarm

N/A

Applications

N/A

BlackBerry maps Document viewer

N/A

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₹159,999

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