Screen size
Pearl Flip 82302.6"
Q10Winner: 3.1"+16%
Quick verdict
Q10 leads the measured specs 12-1.
Measured wins
Pearl Flip 8230
1
spec wins
Ties
4
equal specs
Q10
12
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Pearl Flip 8230
CDMA / EVDO
Q10
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Pearl Flip 8230
CDMA 800 / 1900
Q10
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions, CDMA 800 / 1900 - SQN100-2, SQN100-4
3G bands
Pearl Flip 8230
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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 Flip 8230
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
EV-DO Rev.0, 153.2 Kbps
Q10
EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, HSPA, LTE (market dependent)
4G bands
Pearl Flip 8230
-
Q10
2, 4, 5, 17 - SQN100-1, SQN100-5, 4, 13 - SQN100-2, 3, 7, 8, 20 - SQN100-3, 25 - SQN100-4
Announced
Pearl Flip 8230
2009, February. Released 2009, May
Q10
2013, January. Released 2013, April
Status
Pearl Flip 8230
Discontinued
Q10
Discontinued
Dimensions
Pearl Flip 8230
101 x 50 x 17.5 mm (3.98 x 1.97 x 0.69 in)
Q10
119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm (4.71 x 2.63 x 0.41 in)
Weight
Pearl Flip 8230
102 g (3.60 oz)
Q10
139 g (4.90 oz)
Keyboard
Pearl Flip 8230
Half-QWERTY
Q10
QWERTY
SIM
Pearl Flip 8230
Mini-SIM
Q10
Micro-SIM
Other
Pearl Flip 8230
Trackball
Q10
-
Build
Pearl Flip 8230
-
Q10
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Pearl Flip 8230
65K colors
Q10
Super AMOLED
Size
Pearl Flip 8230
2.6 inches, 20.9 cm2 (~41.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Q10
3.1 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~38.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Pearl Flip 8230
240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~154 ppi density)
Q10
720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
Other
Pearl Flip 8230
Secondary external 65K TFT display, 128x160 pixels
Q10
-
OS
Pearl Flip 8230
BlackBerry OS
Q10
BlackBerry OS 10, upgradable to 10.3.1
Chipset
Pearl Flip 8230
-
Q10
Snapdragon S4 (LTE version)/ TI OMAP 4470 (Non-LTE)
CPU
Pearl Flip 8230
-
Q10
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait (LTE version)/ Cortex-A9 (Non-LTE)
GPU
Pearl Flip 8230
-
Q10
Adreno 225 (LTE version)/ PowerVR SGX544 (Non-LTE)
Card slot
Pearl Flip 8230
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Q10
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Pearl Flip 8230
128MB RAM, 128MB ROM
Q10
16GB 2GB RAM
Single
Pearl Flip 8230
2 MP
Q10
8 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF
Features
Pearl Flip 8230
LED flash
Q10
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Pearl Flip 8230
Yes
Q10
1080p@30fps
Other
Pearl Flip 8230
No
Q10
-
Single
Pearl Flip 8230
-
Q10
2 MP
Video
Pearl Flip 8230
-
Q10
720p
Loudspeaker
Pearl Flip 8230
Yes
Q10
Yes
3.5mm jack
Pearl Flip 8230
Yes
Q10
Yes
WLAN
Pearl Flip 8230
No
Q10
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, hotspot
Bluetooth
Pearl Flip 8230
2.0, A2DP
Q10
4.0, A2DP
Positioning
Pearl Flip 8230
No
Q10
GPS
Radio
Pearl Flip 8230
No
Q10
FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB
Pearl Flip 8230
microUSB 2.0
Q10
microUSB 2.0
NFC
Pearl Flip 8230
-
Q10
Yes
Sensors
Pearl Flip 8230
Q10
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser
Pearl Flip 8230
HTML
Q10
-
Other
Pearl Flip 8230
BlackBerry maps MP4/WMV/H.264 player MP3/eAAC+/WMA player Organizer Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input
Q10
HDMI port
Type
Pearl Flip 8230
Removable Li-Ion 900 mAh battery
Q10
Li-Ion 2100 mAh, removable
Stand-by
Pearl Flip 8230
Up to 216 h
Q10
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk time
Pearl Flip 8230
Up to 3 h 30 min
Q10
Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Colors
Pearl Flip 8230
Black, Red, Pink
Q10
Black, White
SAR
Pearl Flip 8230
1.23 W/kg (head) 0.95 W/kg (body)
Q10
1.16 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body)
Price
Pearl Flip 8230
About 70 EUR
Q10
About 110 EUR
SAR EU
Pearl Flip 8230
-
Q10
1.41 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)