Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Z10 vs BlackBerry Q10 vs BlackBerry Classic

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced January 2013 January 2013 June 2014
Status Available - January 31, 2013 Available - April 2013 Available - November 2014
Colors Black Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar, QWERTY Candybar
Dimension 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)
131 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm
(5.16 x 2.85 x 0.4 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 139 g (4.9 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 (Verizon)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 (Verizon)
HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900
LTE 700 MHz Class (Verizon)
- LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10 OS BlackBerry 10 OS BlackBerry 10.3 OS
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 Quad-core, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
GPU Adreno 225 PowerVR SGX544 Adreno 225
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.2 inches 3.1 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (355 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (291 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.01% 38.91% 41.64%
Multi-Touch yes 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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/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, dual-band, DLNA, 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 HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - - Not 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 present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 1800 mAh 2515 mAh
Stand by Up to 312 h - Up to 348 h (2G)
Up to 365 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h Up to 11 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 17 h 10 min (3G)