BlackBerry Classic vs BlackBerry Q10

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Classic:

  LCD

  Q10:

  OLED

• Weight

  Q10: 38 g lighter

  Classic:

  177 g

  Q10:

  139 g

• Width

  Q10: 5.6 mm narrower

  Classic:

  72.4 mm

  Q10:

  66.8 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Q10: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

  Classic:

  3.5 in

  Q10:

  3.1 in

• Height

  Q10: 11.4 mm shorter

  Classic:

  131 mm

  Q10:

  119.6 mm

• Release year

  Classic:

  2014

  Q10:

  2013

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Classic

   Height:

   131 mm +11.4 mm versus Q10

   Width:

   72.4 mm +5.6 mm versus Q10

   Depth:

   10.2 mm

2. 2. Q10

   Height:

   119.6 mm

   Width:

   66.8 mm

   Depth:

   10.4 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Classic

   Screen diagonal:

   3.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   1:1

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   39.5 cm²

2. 2. Q10

   Screen diagonal:

   3.1 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   1:1

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   31 cm²

Classic has approximately 27.5% more rectangular screen area than Q10.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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