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

Spec Score

N/A

80%

Release Date

15 Jan, 2015

07 Jun, 2013

19 Oct, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
Snapdragon S4 Plus	Snapdragon S4 Plus	Samsung Exynos 1330
(upto 1.5 GHz)	(upto 1.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
2 GB RAM	2 GB RAM	4 GB/ 6 GB/ 8 GB/ RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
3.5 inches (8.89 cm)	3.1 inches (7.87 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
TFT	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
720x720 px (HD)	720x720 px (HD)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
8 MP Primary Camera	8 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	N/A	2 MP Macro Camera

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
2 MP	2 MP	13 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery

N/A	N/A
2515 mAh	2100 mAh	5000 mAh
N/A	N/A	25W Fast Charging
N/A	N/A	No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB	16 GB	128 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 2.2

User Ratings

3.4/5

(337 ratings)

3.5/5

(2,137 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Oct 18, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Blackberry v10.3.1

Blackberry v10

Android v15

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960

Samsung Exynos 1330

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Processor

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Krait

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

5 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 225

Mali-G68 MP2

RAM

2 GB

4 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Excellent

Display Type

TFT

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

3.5 inches (8.89 cm)

3.1 inches (7.87 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

Resolution

720x720 px (HD)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

1100 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

90 Hz

Pixel Density

291 ppi

328 ppi

387 ppi

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A

85.86 %

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with notch

Display Colour

16M

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

84.70 %

Design

Height

131 mm

119.6 mm

164.4 mm

Width

72.4 mm

66.8 mm

77.9 mm

Thickness

10.2 mm

10.4 mm

7.5 mm

Weight

177 grams

139 grams

192 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass Fiber

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Splash proof IP54

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.76" sensor size S5KJN1 0.64µm pixel size

N/A

5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

8160 x 6120 Pixels

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

5 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Resolution

2 MP
Front Camera

13 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1280x720 fps

Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Very Good

Capacity

2515 mAh

2100 mAh

5000 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 25W Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

128 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

Yes Up to 64 GB

Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

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 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

4G Speed:

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

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 0.640 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes v5.3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

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

Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Capacitive

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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