Phone Comparison - BlackBerry A10 vs BlackBerry 9720

BlackBerry A10
blackberry a10
BlackBerry 9720
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced Not officially announced yet August 2013
Status Rumored - Q4 2013 Available - August 2013
Colors Black Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 140.7 x 72 x 9.4 mm
(5.54 x 2.83 x 0.37 in)
114 x 66 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
Weight - 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE - All Versions -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10.2 OS BlackBerry OS 7.1
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon [Similar] 806 MHz Tavor MG1 [Similar]
GPU - -
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 512 MB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 2.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.90% 32.35%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE, EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2800 mAh 1450 mAh
Stand by - Up to 432 h
Talk Time - Up to 7 h