BlackBerry Q10 vs ZTE Blade

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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.

  • Weight

    Blade: 29 g lighter

    Q10:
    139 g
    Blade:
    110 g
  • Width

    Blade: 10.3 mm narrower

    Q10:
    66.8 mm
    Blade:
    56.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Q10: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

    Q10:
    3.1 in
    Blade:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Q10: 1.4 mm thinner

    Q10:
    10.4 mm
    Blade:
    11.8 mm
  • Height

    Blade: 3.6 mm shorter

    Q10:
    119.6 mm
    Blade:
    116 mm
  • Release year

    Q10:
    2013
    Blade:
    2010

Physical size

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. Q10

    Height:
    119.6 mm +3.6 mm versus Blade
    Width:
    66.8 mm +10.3 mm versus Blade
    Depth:
    10.4 mm
  2. 2. Blade

    Height:
    116 mm
    Width:
    56.5 mm
    Depth:
    11.8 mm +1.4 mm versus Q10

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Q10

    139 g

    +29 g versus Blade

  2. 2. Blade

    110 g

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. Q10

    Screen diagonal:
    3.1 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    1:1
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    31 cm²
  2. 2. Blade

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    34.9 cm²

Blade has approximately 12.5% 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.

Recorded RAM for Q10, Blade, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageQ10Blade
16 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown
Blade: Original memory entry

512 MB RAM · 512 MB

Practical features

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

1. Q10

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Blade

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

Battery capacity

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

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Q10

    2100 mAh

    +850 mAh versus Blade

  2. 2. Blade

    1250 mAh

Specifications

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1. Q102. Blade

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Q10, Blade.
SpecificationQ10Blade
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 119.6 Х 66.8 Х 10.4 mm
  • 116 Х 56.5 Х 11.8 mm
Weight
  • 139 g
  • 110 g
Technology
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED or LCD
Screen size
  • 3.1" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 720 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 512 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1250 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 10
  • upgradable to 10.3.1
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to 2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset
  • Snapdragon S4 (LTE version)/ TI OMAP 4470 (Non-LTE)
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Q10, Blade.
SpecificationQ10Blade
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 31.0 cm2
  • 34.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 1:1 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 38.8%
  • 53.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 328 PPI
  • 267 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Q10, Blade.
SpecificationQ10Blade
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 31mm (standard)
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Unknown
Video
  • 720p
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 2 MP
Unknown
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Q10, Blade.
SpecificationQ10Blade
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait (LTE version)/ Cortex-A9 (Non-LTE)
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 225 (LTE version)/ PowerVR SGX544 (Non-LTE)
  • Adreno 200
Antutu 7 score *
  • 3568
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Q10, Blade.
SpecificationQ10Blade
Release date
  • 2013
  • January
  • 2010
  • October
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 110 EUR
  • 170 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 360 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 192 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Body build
  • plastic body
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Q10, Blade.
SpecificationQ10Blade
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions CDMA 800 / 1900 - SQN100-2
  • SQN100-4 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - SQN100-1 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SQN100-2
  • SQN100-3
  • SQN100-4 HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SQN100-5 -4G - LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 17(700) - SQN100-1
  • SQN100-5 LTE band 4(1700/2100)
  • 13(700) - SQN100-2 LTE band 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800) - SQN100-3 LTE band 25(1900) - SQN100-4
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE (market dependent)
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual band
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • hotspot (Android 2.2)
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.16 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.41 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Q10, Blade.
SpecificationQ10Blade
Radio
  • FM radio (after SW upgrade)
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Other features
Other features — specifications for Q10, Blade.
SpecificationQ10Blade
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - HDMI port
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input - Also known as Orange San Francisco
  • T-Mobile Blade