Screen size
Quick verdict
Q10 leads the measured specs 11-2.
Measured wins
Pearl 3G 9105
2
spec wins
Ties
4
equal specs
Q10
11
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Pearl 3G 9105
GSM / HSPA
Q10
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Pearl 3G 9105
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Q10
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions, CDMA 800 / 1900 - SQN100-2, SQN100-4
3G bands
Pearl 3G 9105
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 9105
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
HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Q10
EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, HSPA, LTE (market dependent)
4G bands
Pearl 3G 9105
-
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 9105
2010, April. Released 2010, April
Q10
2013, January. Released 2013, April
Status
Pearl 3G 9105
Discontinued
Q10
Discontinued
Dimensions
Pearl 3G 9105
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 9105
93.6 g (3.28 oz)
Q10
139 g (4.90 oz)
SIM
Pearl 3G 9105
Mini-SIM
Q10
Micro-SIM
Other
Pearl 3G 9105
Optical trackpad
Q10
-
Keyboard
Pearl 3G 9105
-
Q10
QWERTY
Build
Pearl 3G 9105
-
Q10
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Pearl 3G 9105
TFT, 256K colors
Q10
Super AMOLED
Size
Pearl 3G 9105
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 9105
360 x 400 pixels (~239 ppi density)
Q10
720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
OS
Pearl 3G 9105
BlackBerry OS 5, upgradable
Q10
BlackBerry OS 10, upgradable to 10.3.1
CPU
Pearl 3G 9105
624 MHz
Q10
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait (LTE version)/ Cortex-A9 (Non-LTE)
Chipset
Pearl 3G 9105
-
Q10
Snapdragon S4 (LTE version)/ TI OMAP 4470 (Non-LTE)
GPU
Pearl 3G 9105
-
Q10
Adreno 225 (LTE version)/ PowerVR SGX544 (Non-LTE)
Card slot
Pearl 3G 9105
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
Q10
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Pearl 3G 9105
256MB
Q10
16GB 2GB RAM
Single
Pearl 3G 9105
3.15 MP, AF
Q10
8 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF
Features
Pearl 3G 9105
LED flash
Q10
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Pearl 3G 9105
480p@30fps
Q10
1080p@30fps
Other
Pearl 3G 9105
No
Q10
-
Single
Pearl 3G 9105
-
Q10
2 MP
Video
Pearl 3G 9105
-
Q10
720p
Loudspeaker
Pearl 3G 9105
Yes
Q10
Yes
3.5mm jack
Pearl 3G 9105
Yes
Q10
Yes
Other
Pearl 3G 9105
Dedicated music keys
Q10
-
WLAN
Pearl 3G 9105
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Q10
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, hotspot
Bluetooth
Pearl 3G 9105
2.1, A2DP
Q10
4.0, A2DP
Positioning
Pearl 3G 9105
GPS, A-GPS
Q10
GPS
Radio
Pearl 3G 9105
No
Q10
FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB
Pearl 3G 9105
microUSB 2.0
Q10
microUSB 2.0
NFC
Pearl 3G 9105
-
Q10
Yes
Sensors
Pearl 3G 9105
Q10
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser
Pearl 3G 9105
HTML
Q10
-
Other
Pearl 3G 9105
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 9105
Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery
Q10
Li-Ion 2100 mAh, removable
Stand-by
Pearl 3G 9105
Up to 432 h (2G) / Up to 312 h (3G)
Q10
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk time
Pearl 3G 9105
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 9105
Up to 30 h
Q10
-
Colors
Pearl 3G 9105
Piano Black, Opal Pink, Royal Purple, Flash White, Red Gradient
Q10
Black, White
SAR
Pearl 3G 9105
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 9105
1.67 W/kg (head) 1.03 W/kg (body)
Q10
1.41 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)
Price
Pearl 3G 9105
About 90 EUR
Q10
About 110 EUR