Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Q10 vs BlackBerry Bold 9000 vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry Samsung
Announced January 2013 May 2008 May 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Discontinued Available - July 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White White Frost, Black Mist
Form Factor Candybar, QWERTY Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm
(4.71 x 2.63 x 0.41 in)
114 x 66 x 14 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.55 in)
124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
Weight 139 g (4.9 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9190
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9192 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE - GT-I9195
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10 OS BlackBerry OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 624 MHz Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400
GPU PowerVR SGX544 - Adreno 305
RAM 2 GB 128 MB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 1 GB storage 8 GB (5 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 8 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 3.1 inches 2.6 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 480 x 320 pixels (222 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 38.91% 26.72% 66.82%
Multi-Touch yes no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, miniUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support, BlackBerry Maps Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 1 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 8 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 1500 mAh 1900 mAh
Stand by - Up to 310 h Up to 300 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 5 h Up to 12 h (3G)