Blackberry Classic vs Blackberry Q10

Comparing the Blackberry Classic vs Blackberry Q10 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Blackberry Classic and Blackberry Q10 run at the same processing speed of 1.5 GHz.

Display: Blackberry Classic offers a screen size of 3.5 inches, while Blackberry Q10 offers 3.1 inches, making Blackberry Classic the larger display of the two. Blackberry Q10 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Blackberry Classic's TFT, making Blackberry Q10 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Blackberry Classic and Blackberry Q10 feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Blackberry Classic and Blackberry Q10 feature a 2 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Blackberry Classic offers a higher battery capacity with 2515 mAh, while Blackberry Q10 offers 2100 mAh, making Blackberry Classic better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Blackberry Classic and Blackberry Q10 offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

User Rating: Blackberry Q10 receives a higher user rating of 3.5, while Blackberry Classic has a rating of 3.4.

Blackberry Classic

₹15,999

(Discontinued)

Blackberry Q10

₹10,299

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

15 Jan, 2015

07 Jun, 2013

14 May, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
Snapdragon S4 Plus	Snapdragon S4 Plus	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
(upto 1.5 GHz)	(upto 1.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
2 GB RAM	2 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
3.5 inches (8.89 cm)	3.1 inches (7.87 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
TFT	Super AMOLED	AMOLED
720x720 px (HD)	720x720 px (HD)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
8 MP Primary Camera	8 MP Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
2 MP	2 MP	50 MP

Battery

N/A	N/A
2515 mAh	2100 mAh	6600 mAh
N/A	N/A	100W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB	16 GB	512 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.7/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

3.4/5

(337 ratings)

3.5/5

(2,137 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹159,999

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Blackberry v10.3.1

Blackberry v10

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Krait

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 225

Adreno 840

RAM

2 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

TFT

Super AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

3.5 inches (8.89 cm)

3.1 inches (7.87 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

720x720 px (HD)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.8:9

Pixel Density

291 ppi

328 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.49 %

Display Colour

16M

N/A

Design

Height

131 mm

119.6 mm

162.98 mm

Width

72.4 mm

66.8 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

10.2 mm

10.4 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

177 grams

139 grams

232 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting

N/A

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

5 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

2 MP
Front Camera

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

1280x720 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

2515 mAh

2100 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 11.7 Hours(3G) / Up to 17.2 Hours(2G)

Up to 13.50 Hours(3G) / Up to 10 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

Yes Up to 64 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

4G Bands:

FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: 3GP ASF AVI MKV MOV MPEG4 WMV

Yes Video Formats: H.263 H.264 MPEG4 Xvid DivX

N/A

Ring Tone

Music ringtones Polyphonic ringtones Vibration

N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: AAC AMR FLAC M4A (Apple lossless) MP3 OGG WAV WMA

Yes Music Formats: 3GP 3GPP AMR eAAC MP3 WAV

N/A

Special Features

N/A

Voice Memo Voice dialing

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

Yes

N/A

Java

Yes MIDP 2.1

N/A

Browser

Yes HTML

Yes HTML5

N/A

Phone Book

Yes Practically Unlimited

Practically Unlimited Practically Unlimited

N/A

SMS

N/A

Yes

N/A

MMS

N/A

Yes

N/A

Email

Yes

Yes Push e-mail

N/A

Instant Messaging

Yes

N/A

Other Facilities

Calculator World clock Calendar Alarm Document viewer

Organizer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input

N/A

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