BlackBerry Q5

usability, performance, price, portability, screen

durability, reliability

93% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

usability, performance, price, portability, design

86% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Größe, Bedienbarkeit, Leistung, Zuverlässigkeit, Design

Portabilität, Konnektivität

81% der Kundenmeinungen auf Amazon.de bewerten dieses Produkt positiv.

77% des avis sur Amazon.fr donnent une note favorable à ce produit.

performance, usability, price, portability, battery

size

95% of the reviews on Amazon.ca give this product a positive rating.

86% di recensioni su Amazon.it attribuiscono a questo prodotto una valutazione positiva.

83% de los comentarios en Amazon.es otorgan a este producto una calificación positiva.

Likely to be inexpensive ; Physical QWERTY keyboard ; Vibrant design

Non-removable battery ; No AU release date

The Q5 is a new entry-level BlackBerry smartphone targeted at "emerging markets". In other words it's a cheap BlackBerry with a physical, QWERTY keyboard.

Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, tri/quad-band UMTS/HSPA, 100 Mbps LTE ; 3.1" 16M-color 720p (720 x 720 pixels) IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen ; Four-row hardware QWERTY keyboard ; Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait, 2GB RAM, Adreno 225 ; BlackBerry 10.1 OS; Office...

BlackBerry World is still missing key apps ; Screen size is somewhat small by today's standards and the 1:1 aspect is awkward for video watching ; QWERTY keyboard could be better ; BlackBerry Maps may be even worse than Apple Maps ; No FM radio

With BlackBerry charging a ridiculous amount of money on the Q10 - it's hard to find under $600 / €490 SIM-free. Seriously, the first BB10 QWERTY handset costs more than a Z10, and any competing flagship, so one would think it's an opportunity the Q5...

Long battery life ; Excellent backlight

Uncomfortable keyboard ; Small, 3.1-inch display ; Slow performance ; Expensive for what it is

The BlackBerry Q5 isn't a bad handset, but it carries the weight of disappointment when you realize that it's not just a stripped-down Q10. Had it been, we'd probably be far more appreciative of the hardware, but as it stands we have two objections we...

Physical QWERTY keyboard, Sharp HD screen, Good business features

Massively overpriced, Cheap, plastic design, Only a 5-megapixel camera

BlackBerry Hub ; NFC connectivity ; BBM Voice&Video

Build & design ; Non-removable battery ; Keyboard

4G enabled ; Fast web browsing ; MicroSD slot ; Decent BlackBerry Hub

Chunky plastic case ; Non-removable battery ; Average keyboard ; Awkward screen size

The BlackBerry Q5 is difficult to love. Sure it's got all the core smartphone features, but it doesn't really excel at anything, apart from perhaps web browsing, but even that's hampered somewhat by the pokey 3.1-inch display. It's a Q10 for people who...

Most affordable route to BB10, keyboard action is nice, makes a great messenger device

Feels cheap, battery not great, performance is rather lacklustre

BlackBerry's rebirth in 2013 hasn't got off to the strongest start. The Z10 feels like the poor cousin to the flagship devices of rival platforms. The Q10 is great as the Qwerty messenger, but again, the user experience just doesn't feel as exciting as...

Great backlit QWERTY keyboard; Controls; Decent build quality; Very bright, high-contrast IPS screen; Battery runtimes; Good OS; Well-conceived one-hand usage; Business extras

Material impression; Non-removable battery; Below-average cameras; Small screen in 1:1 format; Store not yet on par with Android or iOS

With exception of the BlackBerry Q10 model, there are no direct contenders that feature a QWERTY keyboard. Some contenders from the Android and Windows camp are Google's Nexus 4, Samsung's Galaxy S4 Mini, HTC's One Mini, Sony's Xperia SP and Nokia's...