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BlackBerry 9720 vs BlackBerry Q10

2.6 in
4.49 in
BlackBerry 9720 Mobile Phone
BlackBerry 9720
2.63 in
4.71 in
BlackBerry Q10 Mobile Phone
BlackBerry Q10
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
3
3 editorial reviews
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18
3.8 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
14 %
4 stars
85 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
45
4.0 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
35
4.3 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
11 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

BlackBerry 9720BlackBerry 9720
BlackBerry Q10BlackBerry Q10
Operating systemBlackBerry 7BlackBerry 10
CPU clock speed0.81 GHz1.5 GHz
CPU modelMarvell PXA930Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8960
RAM memory512 MB2 GB

Display

BlackBerry 9720BlackBerry 9720
BlackBerry Q10BlackBerry Q10
Screen size2.8 in3.1 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution480 x 360 px720 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS LCDSuper AMOLED
Pixel density214.0 ppi330.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

BlackBerry 9720BlackBerry 9720
BlackBerry Q10BlackBerry Q10
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920.0 px px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes

Storage

BlackBerry 9720BlackBerry 9720
BlackBerry Q10BlackBerry Q10
Internal storage8 GB16 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage32GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
microSD

Design

BlackBerry 9720BlackBerry 9720
BlackBerry Q10BlackBerry Q10
Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • White

Dimensions

BlackBerry 9720BlackBerry 9720
BlackBerry Q10BlackBerry Q10
Height4.49 in4.71 in
Width2.6 in2.63 in
Depth0.47 in0.41 in
Weight4.23 oz4.9 oz

Sensors

BlackBerry 9720BlackBerry 9720
BlackBerry Q10BlackBerry Q10
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Other features

BlackBerry 9720BlackBerry 9720
BlackBerry Q10BlackBerry Q10
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

BlackBerry 9720BlackBerry 9720
BlackBerry Q10BlackBerry Q10
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR4.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • HSP
A2DP
NFCnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0

Cellular

BlackBerry 9720BlackBerry 9720
BlackBerry Q10BlackBerry Q10
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemA-GPSS-GPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEyesyes
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

BlackBerry 9720BlackBerry 9720
BlackBerry Q10BlackBerry Q10
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1450.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Standby time432.0 h360.0 h
Talk time7.0 h13.0 h
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging nono

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with BlackBerry 9720

          Often compared with BlackBerry Q10