Screen size
Bold 96502.4"
Q10Winner: 3.1"+21%
Quick verdict
Q10 leads the measured specs 11-2.
Measured wins
Bold 9650
2
spec wins
Ties
4
equal specs
Q10
11
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Bold 9650
GSM / HSPA
Q10
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Bold 9650
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Q10
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions, CDMA 800 / 1900 - SQN100-2, SQN100-4
3G bands
Bold 9650
HSDPA 2100 , CDMA/EVDO Rev A 800/1900
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 9650
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 9650
-
Q10
2, 4, 5, 17 - SQN100-1, SQN100-5, 4, 13 - SQN100-2, 3, 7, 8, 20 - SQN100-3, 25 - SQN100-4
Announced
Bold 9650
2010, April. Released 2010, July
Q10
2013, January. Released 2013, April
Status
Bold 9650
Discontinued
Q10
Discontinued
Dimensions
Bold 9650
112 x 62 x 14 mm (4.41 x 2.44 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 9650
136 g (4.80 oz)
Q10
139 g (4.90 oz)
Keyboard
Bold 9650
QWERTY
Q10
QWERTY
SIM
Bold 9650
Mini-SIM
Q10
Micro-SIM
Other
Bold 9650
Optical trackpad
Q10
-
Build
Bold 9650
-
Q10
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Bold 9650
TFT, 65K colors
Q10
Super AMOLED
Size
Bold 9650
2.44 inches, 18.4 cm2 (~26.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Q10
3.1 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~38.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Bold 9650
480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~246 ppi density)
Q10
720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
OS
Bold 9650
BlackBerry OS
Q10
BlackBerry OS 10, upgradable to 10.3.1
Chipset
Bold 9650
-
Q10
Snapdragon S4 (LTE version)/ TI OMAP 4470 (Non-LTE)
CPU
Bold 9650
-
Q10
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait (LTE version)/ Cortex-A9 (Non-LTE)
GPU
Bold 9650
-
Q10
Adreno 225 (LTE version)/ PowerVR SGX544 (Non-LTE)
Card slot
Bold 9650
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
Q10
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Bold 9650
512MB
Q10
16GB 2GB RAM
Single
Bold 9650
3.15 MP, AF
Q10
8 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF
Features
Bold 9650
LED flash
Q10
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Bold 9650
Yes
Q10
1080p@30fps
Other
Bold 9650
No
Q10
-
Single
Bold 9650
-
Q10
2 MP
Video
Bold 9650
-
Q10
720p
Loudspeaker
Bold 9650
Yes
Q10
Yes
3.5mm jack
Bold 9650
Yes
Q10
Yes
WLAN
Bold 9650
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Q10
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, hotspot
Bluetooth
Bold 9650
2.1, A2DP
Q10
4.0, A2DP
Positioning
Bold 9650
GPS, A-GPS
Q10
GPS
Radio
Bold 9650
No
Q10
FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB
Bold 9650
microUSB 2.0
Q10
microUSB 2.0
NFC
Bold 9650
-
Q10
Yes
Sensors
Bold 9650
Q10
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser
Bold 9650
HTML
Q10
-
Other
Bold 9650
BlackBerry maps Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) MP3/WMA/eAAC+ player MP4/H.263/WMV player Organizer Voice memo/dial
Q10
HDMI port
Type
Bold 9650
Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery
Q10
Li-Ion 2100 mAh, removable
Stand-by
Bold 9650
Up to 312 h
Q10
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk time
Bold 9650
Up to 5 h
Q10
Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Music play
Bold 9650
Up to 18 h
Q10
-
Colors
Bold 9650
Black
Q10
Black, White
SAR
Bold 9650
1.35 W/kg (head) 0.50 W/kg (body)
Q10
1.16 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Bold 9650
1.68 W/kg (head) 0.27 W/kg (body)
Q10
1.41 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)
Price
Bold 9650
About 60 EUR
Q10
About 110 EUR