BlackBerry Q10 vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| BlackBerry | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| January 2013 | December 2015 |
| Status | |
| Available - April 2013 | Available - February 2016 |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 25,900 ($380.88) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar, QWERTY | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm (4.71 x 2.63 x 0.41 in) |
151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm (5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 in) |
| Weight | |
| 139 g (4.9 oz) | 172 g (6.07 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - | - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| BlackBerry 10 OS | Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar] |
Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Exynos 7580 Octa [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| PowerVR SGX544 [Similar] | Adreno 405 Mali-T720MP2 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB storage | 16 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] | 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection | Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Optical Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR |
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] | 5 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| - | FM radio with RDS; recording |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, HSUPA | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0, USB OTG |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM | 16 GB, 3 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Li-Po Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1800 mAh | 3300 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | Up to 78 h |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 10 h | Up to 17 h (3G) |