Screen size
Curve 83002.5"
Q10Winner: 3.1"+19%
Quick verdict
Q10 leads the measured specs 12-1.
Measured wins
Curve 8300
1
spec wins
Ties
4
equal specs
Q10
12
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Curve 8300
GSM
Q10
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Curve 8300
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Q10
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions, CDMA 800 / 1900 - SQN100-2, SQN100-4
GPRS
Curve 8300
Class 10
Q10
-
EDGE
Curve 8300
Class 10
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
Q10
-
3G bands
Curve 8300
-
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
4G bands
Curve 8300
-
Q10
2, 4, 5, 17 - SQN100-1, SQN100-5, 4, 13 - SQN100-2, 3, 7, 8, 20 - SQN100-3, 25 - SQN100-4
Speed
Curve 8300
-
Q10
EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, HSPA, LTE (market dependent)
Announced
Curve 8300
2007, May
Q10
2013, January. Released 2013, April
Status
Curve 8300
Discontinued
Q10
Discontinued
Dimensions
Curve 8300
107 x 60 x 15.5 mm (4.21 x 2.36 x 0.61 in)
Q10
119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm (4.71 x 2.63 x 0.41 in)
Weight
Curve 8300
111 g (3.92 oz)
Q10
139 g (4.90 oz)
Keyboard
Curve 8300
QWERTY
Q10
QWERTY
SIM
Curve 8300
Mini-SIM
Q10
Micro-SIM
Other
Curve 8300
Trackball
Q10
-
Build
Curve 8300
-
Q10
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Curve 8300
65K colors
Q10
Super AMOLED
Size
Curve 8300
2.5 inches, 19.4 cm2 (~30.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Q10
3.1 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~38.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Curve 8300
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~160 ppi density)
Q10
720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
OS
Curve 8300
BlackBerry OS
Q10
BlackBerry OS 10, upgradable to 10.3.1
CPU
Curve 8300
32-bit Intel XScale PXA272 312 MHz
Q10
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait (LTE version)/ Cortex-A9 (Non-LTE)
Chipset
Curve 8300
-
Q10
Snapdragon S4 (LTE version)/ TI OMAP 4470 (Non-LTE)
GPU
Curve 8300
-
Q10
Adreno 225 (LTE version)/ PowerVR SGX544 (Non-LTE)
Card slot
Curve 8300
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Q10
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Curve 8300
64MB
Q10
16GB 2GB RAM
Single
Curve 8300
2 MP
Q10
8 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF
Features
Curve 8300
LED flash
Q10
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Curve 8300
Yes
Q10
1080p@30fps
Other
Curve 8300
No
Q10
-
Single
Curve 8300
-
Q10
2 MP
Video
Curve 8300
-
Q10
720p
Loudspeaker
Curve 8300
Yes
Q10
Yes
Alert types
Curve 8300
Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Q10
-
3.5mm jack
Curve 8300
Yes
Q10
Yes
WLAN
Curve 8300
No
Q10
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, hotspot
Bluetooth
Curve 8300
2.0, A2DP
Q10
4.0, A2DP
Positioning
Curve 8300
No
Q10
GPS
Radio
Curve 8300
No
Q10
FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB
Curve 8300
miniUSB 2.0
Q10
microUSB 2.0
NFC
Curve 8300
-
Q10
Yes
Sensors
Curve 8300
Q10
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser
Curve 8300
HTML
Q10
-
Other
Curve 8300
BlackBerry maps Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) MP4/WMV/H.263/H.264 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player Organizer Voice memo/dial
Q10
HDMI port
Type
Curve 8300
Removable Li-Ion 1100 mAh battery
Q10
Li-Ion 2100 mAh, removable
Stand-by
Curve 8300
Up to 408 h
Q10
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk time
Curve 8300
Up to 4 h
Q10
Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Colors
Curve 8300
Black
Q10
Black, White
SAR
Curve 8300
1.51 W/kg (head) 1.12 W/kg (body)
Q10
1.16 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Curve 8300
0.82 W/kg (head) 0.64 W/kg (body)
Q10
1.41 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)
Price
Curve 8300
About 130 EUR
Q10
About 110 EUR