Screen size
97202.8"
Q10Winner: 3.1"+9.7%
Quick verdict
Q10 leads the measured specs 12-1.
Measured wins
9720
1
spec wins
Ties
4
equal specs
Q10
12
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
9720
GSM / HSPA
Q10
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
9720
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Q10
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions, CDMA 800 / 1900 - SQN100-2, SQN100-4
3G bands
9720
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
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
Speed
9720
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
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Q10
EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, HSPA, LTE (market dependent)
4G bands
9720
-
Q10
2, 4, 5, 17 - SQN100-1, SQN100-5, 4, 13 - SQN100-2, 3, 7, 8, 20 - SQN100-3, 25 - SQN100-4
Announced
9720
2013, August. Released 2013, August
Q10
2013, January. Released 2013, April
Status
9720
Discontinued
Q10
Discontinued
Dimensions
9720
114 x 66 x 12 mm (4.49 x 2.60 x 0.47 in)
Q10
119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm (4.71 x 2.63 x 0.41 in)
Weight
9720
120 g (4.23 oz)
Q10
139 g (4.90 oz)
Keyboard
9720
QWERTY
Q10
QWERTY
SIM
9720
Mini-SIM
Q10
Micro-SIM
Other
9720
Optical trackpad
Q10
-
Build
9720
-
Q10
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
9720
IPS LCD
Q10
Super AMOLED
Size
9720
2.8 inches, 24.3 cm2 (~32.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Q10
3.1 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~38.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
9720
480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~214 ppi density)
Q10
720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
OS
9720
BlackBerry OS 7.1
Q10
BlackBerry OS 10, upgradable to 10.3.1
CPU
9720
806 MHz Tavor MG1
Q10
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait (LTE version)/ Cortex-A9 (Non-LTE)
Chipset
9720
-
Q10
Snapdragon S4 (LTE version)/ TI OMAP 4470 (Non-LTE)
GPU
9720
-
Q10
Adreno 225 (LTE version)/ PowerVR SGX544 (Non-LTE)
Card slot
9720
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Q10
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
9720
512MB ROM, 512MB RAM
Q10
16GB 2GB RAM
Single
9720
5 MP
Q10
8 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF
Features
9720
LED flash
Q10
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
9720
480p@30fps
Q10
1080p@30fps
Other
9720
No
Q10
-
Single
9720
-
Q10
2 MP
Video
9720
-
Q10
720p
Loudspeaker
9720
Yes
Q10
Yes
3.5mm jack
9720
Yes
Q10
Yes
WLAN
9720
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Q10
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, hotspot
Bluetooth
9720
2.1, A2DP, EDR
Q10
4.0, A2DP
Positioning
9720
GPS
Q10
GPS
NFC
9720
No
Q10
Yes
Radio
9720
Stereo FM radio, RDS
Q10
FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB
9720
microUSB 2.0
Q10
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
9720
Accelerometer, proximity
Q10
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other
9720
BBM key MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/Flac player MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input
Q10
HDMI port
Type
9720
Li-Ion 1450 mAh, removable
Q10
Li-Ion 2100 mAh, removable
Stand-by
9720
Up to 432 h
Q10
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk time
9720
Up to 7 h
Q10
Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Music play
9720
Up to 30 h
Q10
-
Colors
9720
Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink
Q10
Black, White
SAR EU
9720
1.10 W/kg (head)
Q10
1.41 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)
Price
9720
About 130 EUR
Q10
About 110 EUR
SAR
9720
-
Q10
1.16 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body)