Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs BlackBerry Q10

BlackBerry Curve 8530
blackberry curve 8530
BlackBerry Q10
blackberry q10
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced November 2009 January 2013
Status Available - December 2009 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, Purple Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar, QWERTY
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm
(4.71 x 2.63 x 0.41 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 139 g (4.9 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 5.0 BlackBerry 10 OS
Processor 528 MHz [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX544 [Similar]
RAM N/A 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 MB ROM 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.46 inches [Similar] 3.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 38.91%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G Rev. 0, up to 153.2 Kbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1150 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 252 h -
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 10 h