Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs BlackBerry Q10 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry Samsung
Announced May 2011 January 2013 Expected Announcement - Q2 2014
Status Available - August 2011 Available - April 2013 Rumored - Q3 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar, QWERTY Candybar
Dimension 115 x 66 x 10.5 mm
(4.53 x 2.6 x 0.41 in)
119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm
(4.71 x 2.63 x 0.41 in)
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Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 139 g (4.9 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.0 BlackBerry 10 OS Android OS, v4.4.3 (KitKat)
Processor 1.2 GHz QC 8655 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 Quad-core, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805/ Exynos 5433
GPU PowerVR SGX544 -
RAM 768 MB 2 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 16 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.8 inches 3.1 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 640 x 480 pixels (286 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 31.92% 38.91% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash Yes
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, BlackBerry Maps Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8GB storage, 768 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion -
Capacity 1230 mAh 1800 mAh -
Stand by Up to 307 h (2G)
Up to 307 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 10 h -