Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Q10 vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801)

BlackBerry Q10
blackberry q10
Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801)
samsung galaxy alpha (s801)
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Samsung
Announced January 2013 August 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scub
Form Factor Candybar, QWERTY Candybar
Dimension 119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm
(4.71 x 2.63 x 0.41 in)
132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm
(5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
Weight 139 g (4.9 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10 OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar] Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX544 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.1 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 38.91% 70.43%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection Auto focus, Dual Camera, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 2.1 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL, 50 Mbps UL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 1860 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h -