Screen size
Curve 89802.4"
Q10Winner: 3.1"+23%
Quick verdict
Q10 leads the measured specs 11-2.
Measured wins
Curve 8980
2
spec wins
Ties
4
equal specs
Q10
11
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Curve 8980
GSM
Q10
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Curve 8980
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Q10
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions, CDMA 800 / 1900 - SQN100-2, SQN100-4
GPRS
Curve 8980
Yes
Q10
-
EDGE
Curve 8980
Yes
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 8980
-
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 8980
-
Q10
2, 4, 5, 17 - SQN100-1, SQN100-5, 4, 13 - SQN100-2, 3, 7, 8, 20 - SQN100-3, 25 - SQN100-4
Speed
Curve 8980
-
Q10
EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, HSPA, LTE (market dependent)
Announced
Curve 8980
2012
Q10
2013, January. Released 2013, April
Status
Curve 8980
Discontinued
Q10
Discontinued
Dimensions
Curve 8980
109 x 60 x 13.6 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.54 in)
Q10
119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm (4.71 x 2.63 x 0.41 in)
Weight
Curve 8980
117 g (4.13 oz)
Q10
139 g (4.90 oz)
Keyboard
Curve 8980
QWERTY
Q10
QWERTY
SIM
Curve 8980
Mini-SIM
Q10
Micro-SIM
Other
Curve 8980
Optical trackpad
Q10
-
Build
Curve 8980
-
Q10
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Curve 8980
TFT
Q10
Super AMOLED
Size
Curve 8980
2.4 inches, 17.8 cm2 (~27.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Q10
3.1 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~38.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Curve 8980
480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~250 ppi density)
Q10
720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
OS
Curve 8980
BlackBerry OS 5.0
Q10
BlackBerry OS 10, upgradable to 10.3.1
Chipset
Curve 8980
-
Q10
Snapdragon S4 (LTE version)/ TI OMAP 4470 (Non-LTE)
CPU
Curve 8980
-
Q10
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait (LTE version)/ Cortex-A9 (Non-LTE)
GPU
Curve 8980
-
Q10
Adreno 225 (LTE version)/ PowerVR SGX544 (Non-LTE)
Card slot
Curve 8980
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Q10
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Curve 8980
256MB
Q10
16GB 2GB RAM
Single
Curve 8980
3.15 MP, AF
Q10
8 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF
Features
Curve 8980
LED flash
Q10
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Curve 8980
Yes
Q10
1080p@30fps
Other
Curve 8980
No
Q10
-
Single
Curve 8980
-
Q10
2 MP
Video
Curve 8980
-
Q10
720p
Loudspeaker
Curve 8980
Yes
Q10
Yes
3.5mm jack
Curve 8980
Yes
Q10
Yes
WLAN
Curve 8980
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Q10
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, hotspot
Bluetooth
Curve 8980
2.1, A2DP
Q10
4.0, A2DP
Positioning
Curve 8980
GPS, A-GPS
Q10
GPS
Radio
Curve 8980
No
Q10
FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB
Curve 8980
microUSB 2.0
Q10
microUSB 2.0
NFC
Curve 8980
-
Q10
Yes
Sensors
Curve 8980
Q10
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser
Curve 8980
HTML
Q10
-
Other
Curve 8980
BlackBerry maps MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA player MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Document viewer Photo viewer Voice dial/memo Predictive text input
Q10
HDMI port
Type
Curve 8980
Removable Li-Ion battery
Q10
Li-Ion 2100 mAh, removable
Stand-by
Curve 8980
-
Q10
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk time
Curve 8980
-
Q10
Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Colors
Curve 8980
Black
Q10
Black, White
SAR
Curve 8980
0.64 W/kg (head) 0.66 W/kg (body)
Q10
1.16 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body)
Price
Curve 8980
About 70 EUR
Q10
About 110 EUR
SAR EU
Curve 8980
-
Q10
1.41 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)