Screen size
8830 World Edition2.5"
Q10Winner: 3.1"+19%
Quick verdict
Q10 leads the measured specs 14-1.
Measured wins
8830 World Edition
1
spec wins
Ties
2
equal specs
Q10
14
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
8830 World Edition
GSM
Q10
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
8830 World Edition
GSM 900 / 1800 / CDMA2000 1x EV-DO
Q10
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions, CDMA 800 / 1900 - SQN100-2, SQN100-4
GPRS
8830 World Edition
Yes
Q10
-
EDGE
8830 World Edition
Yes
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
SD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Q10
-
3G bands
8830 World Edition
-
Q10
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - SQN100-1, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SQN100-2, SQN100-3, SQN100-4, HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SQN100-5
4G bands
8830 World Edition
-
Q10
2, 4, 5, 17 - SQN100-1, SQN100-5, 4, 13 - SQN100-2, 3, 7, 8, 20 - SQN100-3, 25 - SQN100-4
Speed
8830 World Edition
-
Q10
EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, HSPA, LTE (market dependent)
Announced
8830 World Edition
2007, April
Q10
2013, January. Released 2013, April
Status
8830 World Edition
Discontinued
Q10
Discontinued
Dimensions
8830 World Edition
114 x 66 x 14 mm (4.49 x 2.60 x 0.55 in)
Q10
119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm (4.71 x 2.63 x 0.41 in)
Weight
8830 World Edition
132 g (4.66 oz)
Q10
139 g (4.90 oz)
Keyboard
8830 World Edition
QWERTY
Q10
QWERTY
SIM
8830 World Edition
Mini-SIM
Q10
Micro-SIM
Other
8830 World Edition
Trackball
Q10
-
Build
8830 World Edition
-
Q10
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
8830 World Edition
TFT, 65K colors
Q10
Super AMOLED
Size
8830 World Edition
2.5 inches, 19.4 cm2 (~25.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Q10
3.1 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~38.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
8830 World Edition
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~160 ppi density)
Q10
720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
OS
8830 World Edition
BlackBerry OS
Q10
BlackBerry OS 10, upgradable to 10.3.1
Chipset
8830 World Edition
Qualcomm MSM6550
Q10
Snapdragon S4 (LTE version)/ TI OMAP 4470 (Non-LTE)
CPU
8830 World Edition
-
Q10
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait (LTE version)/ Cortex-A9 (Non-LTE)
GPU
8830 World Edition
-
Q10
Adreno 225 (LTE version)/ PowerVR SGX544 (Non-LTE)
Card slot
8830 World Edition
microSD (dedicated slot)
Q10
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
8830 World Edition
64MB 16MB RAM
Q10
16GB 2GB RAM
Other
8830 World Edition
No
Q10
-
Loudspeaker
8830 World Edition
Yes
Q10
Yes
Alert types
8830 World Edition
Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Q10
-
3.5mm jack
8830 World Edition
No
Q10
Yes
WLAN
8830 World Edition
No
Q10
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, hotspot
Bluetooth
8830 World Edition
2.0
Q10
4.0, A2DP
Positioning
8830 World Edition
GPS
Q10
GPS
Radio
8830 World Edition
No
Q10
FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB
8830 World Edition
miniUSB
Q10
microUSB 2.0
NFC
8830 World Edition
-
Q10
Yes
Sensors
8830 World Edition
Q10
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser
8830 World Edition
HTML
Q10
-
Other
8830 World Edition
BlackBerry maps Media player Organizer Organizer Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Voice dial
Q10
HDMI port
Type
8830 World Edition
Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery
Q10
Li-Ion 2100 mAh, removable
Stand-by
8830 World Edition
-
Q10
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk time
8830 World Edition
-
Q10
Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Colors
8830 World Edition
Black
Q10
Black, White
SAR EU
8830 World Edition
0.86 W/kg (head) 0.51 W/kg (body)
Q10
1.41 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)
Price
8830 World Edition
About 100 EUR
Q10
About 110 EUR
SAR
8830 World Edition
-
Q10
1.16 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body)
Single
8830 World Edition
-
Q10
8 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF
Features
8830 World Edition
-
Q10
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
8830 World Edition
-
Q10
1080p@30fps
Single
8830 World Edition
-
Q10
2 MP
Video
8830 World Edition
-
Q10
720p