Screen size
Quick verdict
Q10 leads the measured specs 11-1.
Measured wins
Bold Touch 9930
1
spec wins
Ties
5
equal specs
Q10
11
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Bold Touch 9930
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO
Q10
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Bold Touch 9930
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 / 1900
Q10
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions, CDMA 800 / 1900 - SQN100-2, SQN100-4
3G bands
Bold Touch 9930
HSDPA 900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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
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
Bold Touch 9930
HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Q10
EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, HSPA, LTE (market dependent)
4G bands
Bold Touch 9930
-
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 9930
2011, May. Released 2011, August
Q10
2013, January. Released 2013, April
Status
Bold Touch 9930
Discontinued
Q10
Discontinued
Dimensions
Bold Touch 9930
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 9930
130 g (4.59 oz)
Q10
139 g (4.90 oz)
Keyboard
Bold Touch 9930
QWERTY
Q10
QWERTY
SIM
Bold Touch 9930
Mini-SIM
Q10
Micro-SIM
Other
Bold Touch 9930
Optical trackpad
Q10
-
Build
Bold Touch 9930
-
Q10
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Bold Touch 9930
TFT
Q10
Super AMOLED
Size
Bold Touch 9930
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 9930
640 x 480 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~286 ppi density)
Q10
720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
OS
Bold Touch 9930
BlackBerry OS 7.0
Q10
BlackBerry OS 10, upgradable to 10.3.1
CPU
Bold Touch 9930
1.2 GHz QC 8655
Q10
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait (LTE version)/ Cortex-A9 (Non-LTE)
Chipset
Bold Touch 9930
-
Q10
Snapdragon S4 (LTE version)/ TI OMAP 4470 (Non-LTE)
GPU
Bold Touch 9930
-
Q10
Adreno 225 (LTE version)/ PowerVR SGX544 (Non-LTE)
Card slot
Bold Touch 9930
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Q10
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Bold Touch 9930
8GB 768MB RAM
Q10
16GB 2GB RAM
Single
Bold Touch 9930
5 MP
Q10
8 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF
Features
Bold Touch 9930
LED flash
Q10
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Bold Touch 9930
720p
Q10
1080p@30fps
Other
Bold Touch 9930
No
Q10
-
Single
Bold Touch 9930
-
Q10
2 MP
Video
Bold Touch 9930
-
Q10
720p
Loudspeaker
Bold Touch 9930
Yes
Q10
Yes
3.5mm jack
Bold Touch 9930
Yes
Q10
Yes
WLAN
Bold Touch 9930
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Q10
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, hotspot
Bluetooth
Bold Touch 9930
2.1, A2DP, EDR
Q10
4.0, A2DP
Positioning
Bold Touch 9930
GPS, A-GPS, BlackBerry Maps
Q10
GPS
NFC
Bold Touch 9930
Yes
Q10
Yes
Radio
Bold Touch 9930
No
Q10
FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB
Bold Touch 9930
microUSB 2.0
Q10
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Bold Touch 9930
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Q10
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser
Bold Touch 9930
HTML
Q10
-
Other
Bold Touch 9930
BlackBerry maps Document viewer MP4/WMV/H.264 player MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player Organizer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input
Q10
HDMI port
Type
Bold Touch 9930
Removable Li-Ion 1230 mAh battery
Q10
Li-Ion 2100 mAh, removable
Stand-by
Bold Touch 9930
Up to 307 h (2G) / Up to 307 h (3G)
Q10
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk time
Bold Touch 9930
Up to 6 h 40 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 9930
Up to 50 h
Q10
-
Colors
Bold Touch 9930
Black
Q10
Black, White
SAR
Bold Touch 9930
1.38 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)
Q10
1.16 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Bold Touch 9930
0.77 W/kg (head) 0.84 W/kg (body)
Q10
1.41 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)
Price
Bold Touch 9930
About 120 EUR
Q10
About 110 EUR