The Q5 comes with its excellent 3.1-inch touchscreen, well-spaced keys, and reasonably lightweight frame (120 grams), phone body made of plastic. It is almost the same size as the 4.2-inch touchscreen Z10 and fits well in the palm. But the excellent rubberized back panels found on the Z10 and Q10 are missing here. The Q5's plastic back panel and keys add to the phone's lack of a premium feel.
BB10 relies on fluid transitions when switching from one home screen to another or when switching between apps. The Q5's smooth touchscreen complements the OS very well. Moreover the BlackBerry logo is well-placed between the keypad and the screen.
Compared to BlackBerry Z10, in these models, most popular apps are now available. However, some of these apps feel like they are bad ports of their Android versions. Popular Google apps such as YouTube are not available on BlackBerry World. The pre-installed YouTube "app" is actually a bookmark. It opens the browser and takes you to m.youtube.com.
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