Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9700 vs BlackBerry Z10 vs BlackBerry Q10

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced October 2009 January 2013 January 2013
Status Available - November 2009 Available - January 31, 2013 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, White Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar, QWERTY
Dimension 109 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
130 x 65.6 x 9 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 in)
119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm
(4.71 x 2.63 x 0.41 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz) 139 g (4.9 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 (Verizon)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 (Verizon)
HSDPA
4G Network - LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900
LTE 700 MHz Class (Verizon)
-
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0 BlackBerry 10 OS BlackBerry 10 OS
Processor 624 MHz Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470
GPU Adreno 225 PowerVR SGX544
RAM 256 MB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 256 MB storage 16 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.44 inches 4.2 inches 3.1 inches
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (355 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 59.01% 38.91%
Multi-Touch no yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - -
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256MB storage, 256 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh 1800 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 312 h -
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 10 h Up to 10 h