Screen size
Bold Touch 99002.8"
Q10Winner: 3.1"+9.7%
Quick verdict
Q10 leads the measured specs 11-1.
Measured wins
Bold Touch 9900
1
spec wins
Ties
5
equal specs
Q10
11
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Bold Touch 9900
GSM / HSPA
Q10
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Bold Touch 9900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Q10
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions, CDMA 800 / 1900 - SQN100-2, SQN100-4
3G bands
Bold Touch 9900
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800, 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 Touch 9900
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
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Q10
EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, HSPA, LTE (market dependent)
4G bands
Bold Touch 9900
-
Q10
2, 4, 5, 17 - SQN100-1, SQN100-5, 4, 13 - SQN100-2, 3, 7, 8, 20 - SQN100-3, 25 - SQN100-4
Announced
Bold Touch 9900
2011, May. Released 2011, August
Q10
2013, January. Released 2013, April
Status
Bold Touch 9900
Discontinued
Q10
Discontinued
Dimensions
Bold Touch 9900
115 x 66 x 10.5 mm (4.53 x 2.60 x 0.41 in)
Q10
119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm (4.71 x 2.63 x 0.41 in)
Weight
Bold Touch 9900
130 g (4.59 oz)
Q10
139 g (4.90 oz)
Keyboard
Bold Touch 9900
QWERTY
Q10
QWERTY
SIM
Bold Touch 9900
Mini-SIM
Q10
Micro-SIM
Build
Bold Touch 9900
-
Q10
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Bold Touch 9900
TFT
Q10
Super AMOLED
Size
Bold Touch 9900
2.8 inches, 24.3 cm2 (~32.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Q10
3.1 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~38.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Bold Touch 9900
640 x 480 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~286 ppi density)
Q10
720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
OS
Bold Touch 9900
BlackBerry OS 7.0
Q10
BlackBerry OS 10, upgradable to 10.3.1
CPU
Bold Touch 9900
1.2 GHz QC 8655
Q10
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait (LTE version)/ Cortex-A9 (Non-LTE)
Chipset
Bold Touch 9900
-
Q10
Snapdragon S4 (LTE version)/ TI OMAP 4470 (Non-LTE)
GPU
Bold Touch 9900
-
Q10
Adreno 225 (LTE version)/ PowerVR SGX544 (Non-LTE)
Card slot
Bold Touch 9900
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Q10
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Bold Touch 9900
8GB 768MB RAM
Q10
16GB 2GB RAM
Single
Bold Touch 9900
5 MP
Q10
8 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF
Features
Bold Touch 9900
LED flash
Q10
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Bold Touch 9900
720p
Q10
1080p@30fps
Other
Bold Touch 9900
No
Q10
-
Single
Bold Touch 9900
-
Q10
2 MP
Video
Bold Touch 9900
-
Q10
720p
Loudspeaker
Bold Touch 9900
Yes
Q10
Yes
3.5mm jack
Bold Touch 9900
Yes
Q10
Yes
WLAN
Bold Touch 9900
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Q10
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, hotspot
Bluetooth
Bold Touch 9900
2.1, A2DP, EDR
Q10
4.0, A2DP
Positioning
Bold Touch 9900
GPS, A-GPS, BlackBerry Maps
Q10
GPS
NFC
Bold Touch 9900
Yes
Q10
Yes
Radio
Bold Touch 9900
No
Q10
FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB
Bold Touch 9900
microUSB 2.0
Q10
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Bold Touch 9900
Proximity, compass
Q10
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser
Bold Touch 9900
HTML
Q10
-
Other
Bold Touch 9900
-
Q10
HDMI port
Type
Bold Touch 9900
Removable Li-Ion 1230 mAh battery
Q10
Li-Ion 2100 mAh, removable
Stand-by
Bold Touch 9900
Up to 307 h (2G) / Up to 307 h (3G)
Q10
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk time
Bold Touch 9900
Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
Q10
Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Music play
Bold Touch 9900
Up to 50 h
Q10
-
Colors
Bold Touch 9900
Black, White
Q10
Black, White
SAR
Bold Touch 9900
1.19 W/kg (head) 1.03 W/kg (body)
Q10
1.16 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Bold Touch 9900
0.76 W/kg (head) 0.90 W/kg (body)
Q10
1.41 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)
Price
Bold Touch 9900
About 140 EUR
Q10
About 110 EUR