Screen size
Pearl 81002.2"
Q10Winner: 3.1"+29%
Quick verdict
Q10 leads the measured specs 14-1.
Measured wins
Pearl 8100
1
spec wins
Ties
2
equal specs
Q10
14
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Pearl 8100
GSM
Q10
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Pearl 8100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Q10
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions, CDMA 800 / 1900 - SQN100-2, SQN100-4
GPRS
Pearl 8100
Yes
Q10
-
EDGE
Pearl 8100
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
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
SD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Q10
-
3G bands
Pearl 8100
-
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
Pearl 8100
-
Q10
2, 4, 5, 17 - SQN100-1, SQN100-5, 4, 13 - SQN100-2, 3, 7, 8, 20 - SQN100-3, 25 - SQN100-4
Speed
Pearl 8100
-
Q10
EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, HSPA, LTE (market dependent)
Announced
Pearl 8100
2006, September
Q10
2013, January. Released 2013, April
Status
Pearl 8100
Discontinued
Q10
Discontinued
Dimensions
Pearl 8100
107 x 50 x 14.5 mm (4.21 x 1.97 x 0.57 in)
Q10
119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm (4.71 x 2.63 x 0.41 in)
Weight
Pearl 8100
89.5 g (3.14 oz)
Q10
139 g (4.90 oz)
Keyboard
Pearl 8100
QWERTY
Q10
QWERTY
SIM
Pearl 8100
Mini-SIM
Q10
Micro-SIM
Build
Pearl 8100
-
Q10
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Pearl 8100
65K colors
Q10
Super AMOLED
Size
Pearl 8100
2.2 inches, 15.6 cm2 (~29.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Q10
3.1 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~38.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Pearl 8100
240 x 260 pixels (~161 ppi density)
Q10
720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
Other
Pearl 8100
Wallpapers
Q10
-
OS
Pearl 8100
BlackBerry OS
Q10
BlackBerry OS 10, upgradable to 10.3.1
CPU
Pearl 8100
32-bit Intel XScale PXA272 312 MHz
Q10
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait (LTE version)/ Cortex-A9 (Non-LTE)
Chipset
Pearl 8100
-
Q10
Snapdragon S4 (LTE version)/ TI OMAP 4470 (Non-LTE)
GPU
Pearl 8100
-
Q10
Adreno 225 (LTE version)/ PowerVR SGX544 (Non-LTE)
Card slot
Pearl 8100
microSD (dedicated slot)
Q10
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Pearl 8100
64MB
Q10
16GB 2GB RAM
Single
Pearl 8100
1.3 MP
Q10
8 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF
Features
Pearl 8100
LED flash
Q10
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Pearl 8100
No
Q10
1080p@30fps
Other
Pearl 8100
No
Q10
-
Single
Pearl 8100
-
Q10
2 MP
Video
Pearl 8100
-
Q10
720p
Loudspeaker
Pearl 8100
Yes
Q10
Yes
Alert types
Pearl 8100
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
Q10
-
3.5mm jack
Pearl 8100
No
Q10
Yes
WLAN
Pearl 8100
No
Q10
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, hotspot
Bluetooth
Pearl 8100
2.0
Q10
4.0, A2DP
Positioning
Pearl 8100
No
Q10
GPS
Radio
Pearl 8100
No
Q10
FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB
Pearl 8100
Proprietary
Q10
microUSB 2.0
NFC
Pearl 8100
-
Q10
Yes
Sensors
Pearl 8100
Q10
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser
Pearl 8100
HTML
Q10
-
Other
Pearl 8100
Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Media player SureType keyboard software Organizer
Q10
HDMI port
Type
Pearl 8100
Removable Li-Ion 900 mAh battery
Q10
Li-Ion 2100 mAh, removable
Stand-by
Pearl 8100
Up to 360 h
Q10
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk time
Pearl 8100
Up to 3 h 30 min
Q10
Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Colors
Pearl 8100
Black, White, Red
Q10
Black, White
Price
Pearl 8100
About 200 EUR
Q10
About 110 EUR
SAR
Pearl 8100
-
Q10
1.16 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Pearl 8100
-
Q10
1.41 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)