Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4 vs BlackBerry Q10 vs Apple iPhone 5C

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple BlackBerry Apple
Announced June 2010 January 2013 September 2013
Status Available - June 2010 Available - April 2013 Available - September 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White White, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar, QWERTY Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm
(4.71 x 2.63 x 0.41 in)
124.4 x 59.2 x 8.97 mm
(4.9 x 2.33 x 0.35 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 139 g (4.9 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA
4G Network - - 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 iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 BlackBerry 10 OS iOS 7.0.1
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift, Apple A6
GPU PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR SGX544 PowerVR SGX 543MP3
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16 GB storage 16/32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 3.1 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 38.91% 59.93%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection Auto focus, TTouch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [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, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB No

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 not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1420 mAh 1800 mAh 1510 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
- Up to 250 h (2G)
Up to 250 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 10 h Up to 10 h (3G)