Screen size
Pearl 3G 91002.3"
Q10Winner: 3.1"+27%
Quick verdict
Q10 leads the measured specs 12-2.
Measured wins
Pearl 3G 9100
2
spec wins
Ties
3
equal specs
Q10
12
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Pearl 3G 9100
GSM / HSPA
Q10
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Pearl 3G 9100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Q10
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions, CDMA 800 / 1900 - SQN100-2, SQN100-4
3G bands
Pearl 3G 9100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 , 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
Pearl 3G 9100
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
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Q10
EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, HSPA, LTE (market dependent)
4G bands
Pearl 3G 9100
-
Q10
2, 4, 5, 17 - SQN100-1, SQN100-5, 4, 13 - SQN100-2, 3, 7, 8, 20 - SQN100-3, 25 - SQN100-4
Announced
Pearl 3G 9100
2010, April. Released 2010, May
Q10
2013, January. Released 2013, April
Status
Pearl 3G 9100
Discontinued
Q10
Discontinued
Dimensions
Pearl 3G 9100
108 x 50 x 13.3 mm (4.25 x 1.97 x 0.52 in)
Q10
119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm (4.71 x 2.63 x 0.41 in)
Weight
Pearl 3G 9100
93.6 g (3.28 oz)
Q10
139 g (4.90 oz)
Keyboard
Pearl 3G 9100
QWERTY
Q10
QWERTY
SIM
Pearl 3G 9100
Mini-SIM
Q10
Micro-SIM
Other
Pearl 3G 9100
Optical trackpad
Q10
-
Build
Pearl 3G 9100
-
Q10
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Pearl 3G 9100
TFT, 256K colors
Q10
Super AMOLED
Size
Pearl 3G 9100
2.25 inches, 16.2 cm2 (~30.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Q10
3.1 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~38.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Pearl 3G 9100
360 x 400 pixels (~239 ppi density)
Q10
720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
OS
Pearl 3G 9100
BlackBerry OS
Q10
BlackBerry OS 10, upgradable to 10.3.1
CPU
Pearl 3G 9100
624 MHz
Q10
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait (LTE version)/ Cortex-A9 (Non-LTE)
Chipset
Pearl 3G 9100
-
Q10
Snapdragon S4 (LTE version)/ TI OMAP 4470 (Non-LTE)
GPU
Pearl 3G 9100
-
Q10
Adreno 225 (LTE version)/ PowerVR SGX544 (Non-LTE)
Card slot
Pearl 3G 9100
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
Q10
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Pearl 3G 9100
256MB
Q10
16GB 2GB RAM
Single
Pearl 3G 9100
3.15 MP, AF
Q10
8 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF
Features
Pearl 3G 9100
LED flash
Q10
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Pearl 3G 9100
Yes
Q10
1080p@30fps
Other
Pearl 3G 9100
No
Q10
-
Single
Pearl 3G 9100
-
Q10
2 MP
Video
Pearl 3G 9100
-
Q10
720p
Loudspeaker
Pearl 3G 9100
Yes
Q10
Yes
3.5mm jack
Pearl 3G 9100
Yes
Q10
Yes
Other
Pearl 3G 9100
Dedicated music keys
Q10
-
WLAN
Pearl 3G 9100
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Q10
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, hotspot
Bluetooth
Pearl 3G 9100
2.1, A2DP
Q10
4.0, A2DP
Positioning
Pearl 3G 9100
GPS, A-GPS
Q10
GPS
Radio
Pearl 3G 9100
No
Q10
FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB
Pearl 3G 9100
Q10
microUSB 2.0
NFC
Pearl 3G 9100
-
Q10
Yes
Sensors
Pearl 3G 9100
Q10
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser
Pearl 3G 9100
HTML
Q10
-
Other
Pearl 3G 9100
BlackBerry maps Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Voice memo/dial
Q10
HDMI port
Type
Pearl 3G 9100
Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery
Q10
Li-Ion 2100 mAh, removable
Stand-by
Pearl 3G 9100
Up to 432 h (2G) / Up to 312 h (3G)
Q10
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk time
Pearl 3G 9100
Up to 5 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G)
Q10
Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Music play
Pearl 3G 9100
Up to 30 h
Q10
-
Colors
Pearl 3G 9100
Piano Black, Opal Pink, Royal Purple, Flash White, Red Gradient
Q10
Black, White
SAR
Pearl 3G 9100
1.37 W/kg (head) 1.06 W/kg (body)
Q10
1.16 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Pearl 3G 9100
1.67 W/kg (head) 1.03 W/kg (body)
Q10
1.41 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)
Price
Pearl 3G 9100
About 90 EUR
Q10
About 110 EUR