Screen size
Bold 97002.4"
Q10Winner: 3.1"+21%
Quick verdict
Q10 leads the measured specs 11-2.
Measured wins
Bold 9700
2
spec wins
Ties
4
equal specs
Q10
11
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Bold 9700
GSM / HSPA
Q10
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Bold 9700
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Q10
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions, CDMA 800 / 1900 - SQN100-2, SQN100-4
3G bands
Bold 9700
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 , HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 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 9700
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 9700
-
Q10
2, 4, 5, 17 - SQN100-1, SQN100-5, 4, 13 - SQN100-2, 3, 7, 8, 20 - SQN100-3, 25 - SQN100-4
Announced
Bold 9700
2009, October. Released 2009, November
Q10
2013, January. Released 2013, April
Status
Bold 9700
Discontinued
Q10
Discontinued
Dimensions
Bold 9700
109 x 60 x 14 mm (4.29 x 2.36 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 9700
122 g (4.30 oz)
Q10
139 g (4.90 oz)
Keyboard
Bold 9700
QWERTY
Q10
QWERTY
SIM
Bold 9700
Mini-SIM
Q10
Micro-SIM
Other
Bold 9700
Optical trackpad
Q10
-
Build
Bold 9700
-
Q10
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Bold 9700
TFT, 65K colors
Q10
Super AMOLED
Size
Bold 9700
2.44 inches, 18.4 cm2 (~28.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Q10
3.1 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~38.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Bold 9700
480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~246 ppi density)
Q10
720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
OS
Bold 9700
BlackBerry 5.0, upgradable to 6.0
Q10
BlackBerry OS 10, upgradable to 10.3.1
CPU
Bold 9700
624 MHz
Q10
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait (LTE version)/ Cortex-A9 (Non-LTE)
Chipset
Bold 9700
-
Q10
Snapdragon S4 (LTE version)/ TI OMAP 4470 (Non-LTE)
GPU
Bold 9700
-
Q10
Adreno 225 (LTE version)/ PowerVR SGX544 (Non-LTE)
Card slot
Bold 9700
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
Q10
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Bold 9700
256MB 256MB RAM
Q10
16GB 2GB RAM
Single
Bold 9700
3.15 MP, AF
Q10
8 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF
Features
Bold 9700
LED flash
Q10
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Bold 9700
Yes
Q10
1080p@30fps
Other
Bold 9700
No
Q10
-
Single
Bold 9700
-
Q10
2 MP
Video
Bold 9700
-
Q10
720p
Loudspeaker
Bold 9700
Yes
Q10
Yes
3.5mm jack
Bold 9700
Yes
Q10
Yes
WLAN
Bold 9700
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA
Q10
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, hotspot
Bluetooth
Bold 9700
2.1, A2DP
Q10
4.0, A2DP
Positioning
Bold 9700
GPS, A-GPS
Q10
GPS
Radio
Bold 9700
No
Q10
FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB
Bold 9700
microUSB 2.0
Q10
microUSB 2.0
NFC
Bold 9700
-
Q10
Yes
Sensors
Bold 9700
Q10
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser
Bold 9700
HTML
Q10
-
Other
Bold 9700
BlackBerry maps Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Media player MP3/WMA/AAC+ Video player DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp Organizer Voice memo/dial
Q10
HDMI port
Type
Bold 9700
Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Q10
Li-Ion 2100 mAh, removable
Stand-by
Bold 9700
Up to 408 h
Q10
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk time
Bold 9700
Up to 6 h
Q10
Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Colors
Bold 9700
Black, White
Q10
Black, White
SAR
Bold 9700
1.55 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body)
Q10
1.16 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Bold 9700
1.36 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body)
Q10
1.41 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)
Price
Bold 9700
About 90 EUR
Q10
About 110 EUR