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| Global Score | |
| 60.4 | 60.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Gionee | Blackberry |
| Android 4.2 | BlackBerry 10.3, 10.2, 10.1, 10 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2013-05-15 |
| 5.71 x 2.76 x 0.22 inches | 4.72 x 2.60 x 0.43 inches |
| -- | 4.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink, Purple and White | Black, Pink, Red and White |
| Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 149.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 3.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 720 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED Plus | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 328 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek MTK 6592 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Octa-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1200 MHz processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-450 MP4 (700 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.27 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 5.06 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 2180mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 580 hours standby time 27 hours talk time | 12.5 hours talk time |
| 4.24 | 4.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Gionee Elife S5.5 has an overall score of 60.4, which is just a bit better than the BlackBerry Q5's 60.2 score. Gionee Elife S5.5 comes with Android 4.2 OS, and BlackBerry Q5 works with BlackBerry 10.3 OS. Gionee Elife S5.5 is a much thinner and lighter phone than the BlackBerry Q5. The Gionee Elife S5.5 has a slightly better display than BlackBerry Q5, because it has a way better resolution of 1920 x 1080, a greater count of pixels per inch in the screen and a much bigger screen.
Gionee Elife S5.5 counts with a better performing CPU than BlackBerry Q5, and although they both have the same RAM amount, the Gionee Elife S5.5 also has a greater number of cores (and faster) and a graphics processing unit. The Gionee Elife S5.5 and the BlackBerry Q5 both feature extremely similar cameras, although the BlackBerry Q5 has a worse 1920x1080 video definition and a back-facing camera with lot less megapixels resolution.
The BlackBerry Q5 counts with a better storage for games and applications than Gionee Elife S5.5, because although it has only 8 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 64 GB. Gionee Elife S5.5 has a little longer battery duration than BlackBerry Q5, because it has 2300mAh of battery capacity.
Although Gionee Elife S5.5 is a better device, it is way more expensive than the BlackBerry Q5, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the BlackBerry Q5. If you want to save some money, you can get BlackBerry Q5, and give up a couple features and specs, but you will get the most out of your money.
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