Screen size
Quick verdict
Q10 leads the measured specs 12-1.
Measured wins
Bold 9000
1
spec wins
Ties
4
equal specs
Q10
12
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Bold 9000
GSM / HSPA
Q10
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Bold 9000
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Q10
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions, CDMA 800 / 1900 - SQN100-2, SQN100-4
3G bands
Bold 9000
HSDPA 850 / 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
Bold 9000
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 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Q10
EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, HSPA, LTE (market dependent)
4G bands
Bold 9000
-
Q10
2, 4, 5, 17 - SQN100-1, SQN100-5, 4, 13 - SQN100-2, 3, 7, 8, 20 - SQN100-3, 25 - SQN100-4
Announced
Bold 9000
2008, May
Q10
2013, January. Released 2013, April
Status
Bold 9000
Discontinued
Q10
Discontinued
Dimensions
Bold 9000
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
Bold 9000
133 g (4.69 oz)
Q10
139 g (4.90 oz)
Keyboard
Bold 9000
QWERTY
Q10
QWERTY
SIM
Bold 9000
Mini-SIM
Q10
Micro-SIM
Other
Bold 9000
Trackball
Q10
-
Build
Bold 9000
-
Q10
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Bold 9000
65K colors
Q10
Super AMOLED
Size
Bold 9000
2.6 inches, 20.1 cm2 (~26.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Q10
3.1 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~38.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Bold 9000
480 x 320 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~222 ppi density)
Q10
720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
OS
Bold 9000
BlackBerry OS
Q10
BlackBerry OS 10, upgradable to 10.3.1
CPU
Bold 9000
624 MHz
Q10
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait (LTE version)/ Cortex-A9 (Non-LTE)
Chipset
Bold 9000
-
Q10
Snapdragon S4 (LTE version)/ TI OMAP 4470 (Non-LTE)
GPU
Bold 9000
-
Q10
Adreno 225 (LTE version)/ PowerVR SGX544 (Non-LTE)
Card slot
Bold 9000
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Q10
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Bold 9000
1GB 128MB RAM
Q10
16GB 2GB RAM
Single
Bold 9000
2 MP
Q10
8 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF
Features
Bold 9000
LED flash
Q10
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Bold 9000
Yes
Q10
1080p@30fps
Other
Bold 9000
No
Q10
-
Single
Bold 9000
-
Q10
2 MP
Video
Bold 9000
-
Q10
720p
Loudspeaker
Bold 9000
Yes
Q10
Yes
Alert types
Bold 9000
Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Q10
-
3.5mm jack
Bold 9000
Yes
Q10
Yes
WLAN
Bold 9000
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g
Q10
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, hotspot
Bluetooth
Bold 9000
2.0, A2DP
Q10
4.0, A2DP
Positioning
Bold 9000
GPS, A-GPS, BlackBerry Maps
Q10
GPS
Radio
Bold 9000
No
Q10
FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB
Bold 9000
miniUSB 2.0
Q10
microUSB 2.0
NFC
Bold 9000
-
Q10
Yes
Sensors
Bold 9000
Q10
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser
Bold 9000
HTML
Q10
-
Other
Bold 9000
BlackBerry maps Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) MP4/WMV/H.264 player MP3/eAAC+/WMA player Organizer Voice memo/dial
Q10
HDMI port
Type
Bold 9000
Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Q10
Li-Ion 2100 mAh, removable
Stand-by
Bold 9000
Up to 310 h
Q10
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk time
Bold 9000
Up to 5 h
Q10
Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Colors
Bold 9000
Black, White
Q10
Black, White
SAR
Bold 9000
1.51 W/kg (head) 0.95 W/kg (body)
Q10
1.16 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Bold 9000
0.84 W/kg (head) 0.66 W/kg (body)
Q10
1.41 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)
Price
Bold 9000
About 80 EUR
Q10
About 110 EUR