BlackBerry Q10 vs BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 Comparison and Differences

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BlackBerry Q10

BlackBerry Q10

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BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900

BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900

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Differences between BlackBerry Q10 and BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 - Which to Choose?

Reasons to consider the BlackBerry Q10:

  • Newer release date (2013, January versus 2011, May)
  • Supports faster network technology (GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE versus GSM / HSPA)
  • Higher battery capacity (2100 mAh versus 1230 mAh)
  • More RAM (2 GB versus 768 MB)
  • Larger display size (3.1 inches versus 2.8 inches)
  • Higher screen resolution (720 x 720 versus 640 x 480)
  • Super AMOLED screen type versus TFT on Bold Touch 9900
  • More pixel dense screen (328 ppi versus 286 ppi)
  • Higher main camera resolution (8 MP versus 5 MP)
  • Can record 1080p videos versus 720p on Bold Touch 9900
  • Has a front-facing camera (2 MP versus none)
  • Comes with a more modern Bluetooth version (4.0 versus 2.1)

Reasons to consider the BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900:

  • Slightly lighter (130g versus 139g)
  • Higher built-in storage in the base model (8 GB versus 16 GB, however, BlackBerry Q10 storage can be considered an advantage due to higher capacity)
  • Has a characteristically BlackBerry form factor that may be preferred by some users due to design or size
  • Although it has a smaller screen, some may prefer the compactness and screen ratio for certain applications or uses
  • Potentially more cost-effective as an older model

BlackBerry Q10 or BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model BlackBerry Q10 BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900
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Release date 2013, January 2011, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm | 4.71 x 4.71 x 2.63 in 115 x 66 x 10.5 mm | 4.53 x 4.53 x 2.6 in
Weight 139 g | 4.9 oz 130 g | 4.59 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors Black, White Black, White
Battery 2100 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 1230 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 360 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Stand by time - Up to 307 h (2G) / Up to 307 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
Music play - Up to 50 h
Keyboard QWERTY QWERTY
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 3.1" in 2.8" in
Screen area 31.0 cm2 24.3 cm2
Screen format 1:1 (height:width) 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 38.8% 32.0%
Screen resolution 720 x 720 px 640 x 480 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 328 PPI 286 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF -5 MP
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 720p
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 0 MP,
Specifications 2 MP
Video 720p

Performance

Operating system - OS BlackBerry OS 10, upgradable to 10.3.1 BlackBerry OS 7.0
Chipset - Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
CPU - Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait (LTE version)/ Cortex-A9 (Non-LTE) - 1.2 GHz QC 8655
GPU Adreno 225 (LTE version)/ PowerVR SGX544 (Non-LTE)
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 768 MB RAM

Benchmark

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Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Mini-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - SQN100-2, SQN100-4
-3G - 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 - LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - SQN100-1, SQN100-5 
LTE band 4(1700/2100), 13(700) - SQN100-2 
LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SQN100-3 
LTE band 25(1900) - SQN100-4
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, HSPA, LTE (market dependent) HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, BlackBerry Maps
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.16 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 1.41 W/kg (head)     0.78 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.03 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.76 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio (after SW upgrade) No
Headphone jack Yes Yes

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Proximity, compass
Other extras
- HDMI port
Versions
- Also known as BlackBerry Dakota, BlackBerry Magnum

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