BlackBerry Q10 vs. BlackBerry Bold vs. BlackBerry Curve: Spec Showdown

Research in Motion came out in full force with the launch of BlackBerry 10, even rebranding the company as BlackBerry. Not everything is changing, though. The new Q10, available in April, maintains the QWERTY keyboard and BlackBerry look. How does it stack up with previous BlackBerry devices? We’ll find out in this Spec Showdown.

The launch of BlackBerry 10 marks the rebirth of the beloved phone franchise. But BlackBerry isn’t the only thing that’s coming back in style. The physical QWERTY keyboard is also making a return. While BlackBerry’s new Z10 handset aims to take on the all-touch market, the company wasn’t ready to fully leave its roots behind. The Q10 has a look and feel that says “traditional BlackBerry.” Do the Q10′s specs stay in line with its predecessors or does the newest QWERTY-equipped phone identify itself as the upstanding and walking evolution of the BlackBerry family? Let’s take a look at the numbers and see.

	BlackBerry Q10	Bold 9930	Curve 9630
Size	N/A x N/A x 10.3 (mm)	115 x 66 x 10.5 (mm)	109 x 60 x 11 (mm)
Weight	N/A	130g	99g
Screen	3.1-inch LCD	2.8-inch LCD	2.44-inch LCD
Resolution	720×720 pixels	640×480 pixels	480×360 pixels
OS	BlackBerry 10	BlackBerry 7	BlackBerry 7
Storage	16GB	8GB	1GB
SD Card Slot	Yes	Yes	Yes
Processor	dual-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 Plus	single-core 1.2 GHz	single-core 800MHz
RAM	2GB	768MB	512MB
Connectivity	Wi-Fi, 4G LTE, HSPA+	Wi-Fi, CDMA, GSM	Wi-Fi, CDMA, GSM
Camera	Front 2MP, Rear 8MP	Rear 5MP	Rear 5MP
Bluetooth	Yes, version 4.0	Yes, version 2.1	Yes, version 2.1
Battery	1800mAh	1230mAh	1000mAh
Charger	Micro USB	Micro USB	Micro USB
Marketplace	BlackBerry World	BlackBerry World	BlackBerry World
Price	N/A	$250	$250
Availability	Sprint, Verizon	AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon	T-Mobile, Sprint

Conclusion: If you’re looking at a BlackBerry phone with a QWERTY keyboard, the choice is pretty clear with the introduction of the Q10. It blows away its previous installments with ease. A huge upgrade in on board storage, RAM, and processing power makes the Q10 a more reasonable choice for performing all the functions you’ll likely do with your phone. A bigger and better screen offers users the best display option of the bunch. The rear-facing camera gets an improvement and a new front-facing camera is a welcome edition. Given the fact BlackBerry 7 devices will not be upgradable to BB 10, there’s really no reason in our minds to go with anything but the Q10 unless BB 10 proves to be terrible.

Source : digitaltrends[dot]com