Screen size
Quick verdict
Q10 leads the measured specs 11-1.
Measured wins
Curve Touch
1
spec wins
Ties
5
equal specs
Q10
11
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Curve Touch
GSM / HSPA
Q10
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Curve Touch
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Q10
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions, CDMA 800 / 1900 - SQN100-2, SQN100-4
3G bands
Curve Touch
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 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
Curve Touch
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
Q10
EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, HSPA, LTE (market dependent)
4G bands
Curve Touch
-
Q10
2, 4, 5, 17 - SQN100-1, SQN100-5, 4, 13 - SQN100-2, 3, 7, 8, 20 - SQN100-3, 25 - SQN100-4
Announced
Curve Touch
Not officially announced yet
Q10
2013, January. Released 2013, April
Status
Curve Touch
Discontinued
Q10
Discontinued
Dimensions
Curve Touch
-
Q10
119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm (4.71 x 2.63 x 0.41 in)
Weight
Curve Touch
-
Q10
139 g (4.90 oz)
SIM
Curve Touch
Mini-SIM
Q10
Micro-SIM
Other
Curve Touch
Optical trackpad
Q10
-
Keyboard
Curve Touch
-
Q10
QWERTY
Build
Curve Touch
-
Q10
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Curve Touch
TFT
Q10
Super AMOLED
Size
Curve Touch
3.25 inches, 32.7 cm2
Q10
3.1 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~38.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Curve Touch
480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~185 ppi density)
Q10
720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
OS
Curve Touch
BlackBerry OS 6.1
Q10
BlackBerry OS 10, upgradable to 10.3.1
Chipset
Curve Touch
Qualcomm MSM8655 Snapdragon S2
Q10
Snapdragon S4 (LTE version)/ TI OMAP 4470 (Non-LTE)
CPU
Curve Touch
800 MHz Scorpion
Q10
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait (LTE version)/ Cortex-A9 (Non-LTE)
GPU
Curve Touch
Adreno 205
Q10
Adreno 225 (LTE version)/ PowerVR SGX544 (Non-LTE)
Card slot
Curve Touch
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Q10
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Curve Touch
1GB ROM, 512MB RAM
Q10
16GB 2GB RAM
Single
Curve Touch
5 MP
Q10
8 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF
Features
Curve Touch
LED flash
Q10
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Curve Touch
720p
Q10
1080p@30fps
Other
Curve Touch
No
Q10
-
Single
Curve Touch
-
Q10
2 MP
Video
Curve Touch
-
Q10
720p
Loudspeaker
Curve Touch
Yes
Q10
Yes
3.5mm jack
Curve Touch
Yes
Q10
Yes
WLAN
Curve Touch
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
Q10
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, hotspot
Bluetooth
Curve Touch
2.1, A2DP
Q10
4.0, A2DP
Positioning
Curve Touch
GPS, A-GPS
Q10
GPS
NFC
Curve Touch
Yes
Q10
Yes
Radio
Curve Touch
No
Q10
FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB
Curve Touch
microUSB 2.0
Q10
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Curve Touch
Accelerometer
Q10
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser
Curve Touch
HTML
Q10
-
Other
Curve Touch
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input
Q10
HDMI port
Type
Curve Touch
Removable Li-Ion battery
Q10
Li-Ion 2100 mAh, removable
Stand-by
Curve Touch
-
Q10
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk time
Curve Touch
-
Q10
Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Colors
Curve Touch
Black
Q10
Black, White
SAR
Curve Touch
-
Q10
1.16 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Curve Touch
-
Q10
1.41 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)
Price
Curve Touch
-
Q10
About 110 EUR