Screen size
Q103.1"
Storm 9500Winner: 3.3"+4.6%
Quick verdict
Q10 leads the measured specs 11-2.
Measured wins
Q10
11
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
4
equal specs
Storm 9500
2
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Q10
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Storm 9500
GSM / HSPA
2G bands
Q10
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions, CDMA 800 / 1900 - SQN100-2, SQN100-4
Storm 9500
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
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
Storm 9500
HSDPA 2100
4G bands
Q10
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
2, 4, 5, 17 - SQN100-1, SQN100-5, 4, 13 - SQN100-2, 3, 7, 8, 20 - SQN100-3, 25 - SQN100-4
Storm 9500
-
Speed
Q10
EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, HSPA, LTE (market dependent)
Storm 9500
HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
Announced
Q10
2013, January. Released 2013, April
Storm 9500
2008, September. Released 2008, November
Status
Q10
Discontinued
Storm 9500
Discontinued
Dimensions
Q10
119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm (4.71 x 2.63 x 0.41 in)
Storm 9500
112.5 x 62.2 x 14 mm (4.43 x 2.45 x 0.55 in)
Weight
Q10
139 g (4.90 oz)
Storm 9500
155 g (5.47 oz)
Keyboard
Q10
QWERTY
Storm 9500
-
Build
Q10
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Storm 9500
-
SIM
Q10
Micro-SIM
Storm 9500
Mini-SIM
Type
Q10
Super AMOLED
Storm 9500
TFT, 65K colors
Size
Q10
3.1 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~38.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Storm 9500
3.25 inches, 32.7 cm2 (~46.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Q10
720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
Storm 9500
360 x 480 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~185 ppi density)
OS
Q10
BlackBerry OS 10, upgradable to 10.3.1
Storm 9500
BlackBerry OS
Chipset
Q10
Snapdragon S4 (LTE version)/ TI OMAP 4470 (Non-LTE)
Storm 9500
Qualcomm MSM7600
CPU
Q10
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait (LTE version)/ Cortex-A9 (Non-LTE)
Storm 9500
528 MHz ARM 11
GPU
Q10
Adreno 225 (LTE version)/ PowerVR SGX544 (Non-LTE)
Storm 9500
Adreno 130
Card slot
Q10
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Storm 9500
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included
Internal
Q10
16GB 2GB RAM
Storm 9500
1GB 128MB RAM
Single
Q10
8 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF
Storm 9500
3.15 MP, AF
Features
Q10
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Storm 9500
LED flash
Video
Q10
1080p@30fps
Storm 9500
320p
Single
Q10
2 MP
Storm 9500
-
Video
Q10
720p
Storm 9500
-
Other
Q10
-
Storm 9500
No
Loudspeaker
Q10
Yes
Storm 9500
Yes
3.5mm jack
Q10
Yes
Storm 9500
Yes
WLAN
Q10
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, hotspot
Storm 9500
No
Bluetooth
Q10
4.0, A2DP
Storm 9500
2.0, A2DP
Positioning
Q10
GPS
Storm 9500
GPS, A-GPS
NFC
Q10
Yes
Storm 9500
-
Radio
Q10
FM radio (after SW upgrade)
Storm 9500
No
USB
Q10
microUSB 2.0
Storm 9500
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Q10
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Storm 9500
Accelerometer
Other
Q10
HDMI port
Storm 9500
BlackBerry maps Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) MP3/WMA/eAAC+ player MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Voice dial/memo
Browser
Q10
-
Storm 9500
HTML
Type
Q10
Li-Ion 2100 mAh, removable
Storm 9500
Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery
Stand-by
Q10
Up to 360 h (3G)
Storm 9500
Up to 360 h
Talk time
Q10
Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Storm 9500
Up to 5 h 30 min
Colors
Q10
Black, White
Storm 9500
Black
SAR
Q10
1.16 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body)
Storm 9500
0.57 W/kg (head) 0.50 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Q10
1.41 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)
Storm 9500
0.47 W/kg (head) 0.27 W/kg (body)
Price
Q10
About 110 EUR
Storm 9500
About 80 EUR