Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Q10 vs Samsung Google Nexus S

BlackBerry Q10
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Samsung Google Nexus S
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Samsung
Announced January 2013 December 2010
Status Available - April 2013 Available - December 2010
Colors Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar, QWERTY Candybar
Dimension 119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm
(4.71 x 2.63 x 0.41 in)
123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm
(4.88 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
Weight 139 g (4.9 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10 OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), not upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX544 [Similar] PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB storage
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] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 38.91% 58.46%
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] 5 MP, 2560 x 1920 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, WVGA@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, VGA [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/n, DLNA, 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, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16GB storage, 512 MB 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 1500 mAh
Stand by - Up to 713 h (2G)
Up to 428 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)