Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Q10 vs BlackBerry 9720

BlackBerry Q10
blackberry q10
BlackBerry 9720
blackberry 9720
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced January 2013 August 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - August 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink
Form Factor Candybar, QWERTY Candybar
Dimension 119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm
(4.71 x 2.63 x 0.41 in)
114 x 66 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
Weight 139 g (4.9 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10 OS BlackBerry OS 7.1
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar] 806 MHz Tavor MG1 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX544 [Similar] -
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 512 MB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.1 inches [Similar] 2.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 38.91% 32.35%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio - Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot 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 32 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 1450 mAh
Stand by - Up to 432 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 7 h