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BlackBerry Z10
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Full Specifications September 4, 2026
BlackBerry Z10
BlackBerry · 2013

BlackBerry Z10

BlackBerry Z10 smartphone. Announced Jan 2013. Features 4.2″ display, Snapdragon S4 Plus chipset, 8 MP primary camera, 2 MP front camera, 1800 mAh battery, 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM.

Display 4.2"
Chipset Snapdragon S4 Plus
RAM 2 GB
Storage 16GB storage, microSDXC
Camera 8 MP
Battery 1800 mAh
OS BlackBerry OS 10, up to 10.3.1
Build 137.5g, 9mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2013, January. Released 2013, January
Status Discontinued

Platform

OS BlackBerry OS 10, upgradable to 10.3.1
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 225

Display

Type TFT
Size 4.2 inches, 50.2 cm 2 (~58.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~355 ppi density)

Memory

Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM

Main Camera

Single 8 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps

Selfie camera

Single 2 MP
Video 720p@30fps

Body

Dimensions 130 x 65.6 x 9 mm (5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 in)
Weight 137.5 g (4.83 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM

Battery

Type Li-Ion 1800 mAh, removable
Stand-by Up to 312 h
Talk time Up to 10 h

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0

Network

Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - STL100-1
4G bands 3, 7, 8, 20 - STL100-2
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Features

Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
featuresother HDMI port

Our Tests

Display Contrast ratio: 1532 (nominal) / 2.051:1 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 70dB / Noise 67dB / Ring 73dB
Audio quality Noise -82.8dB / Crosstalk -80.5dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 46h

Misc

Colors Black, White
SAR 1.07 W/kg (head)     1.07 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.87 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)
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In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2013, January. Released 2013, January
Status Discontinued
OS BlackBerry OS 10, upgradable to 10.3.1
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 225
Type TFT
Size 4.2 inches, 50.2 cm 2 (~58.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~355 ppi density)
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM
Single 8 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps
Single 2 MP
Video 720p@30fps
Dimensions 130 x 65.6 x 9 mm (5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 in)
Weight 137.5 g (4.83 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM
Type Li-Ion 1800 mAh, removable
Stand-by Up to 312 h
Talk time Up to 10 h
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - STL100-1
4G bands 3, 7, 8, 20 - STL100-2
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
featuresother HDMI port
Display Contrast ratio: 1532 (nominal) / 2.051:1 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 70dB / Noise 67dB / Ring 73dB
Audio quality Noise -82.8dB / Crosstalk -80.5dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 46h
Colors Black, White
SAR 1.07 W/kg (head)     1.07 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.87 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)
Price About 120 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
30.1/100
Entry-level

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Processor 24.1
Display 55
Camera 42.3
Battery 35.6
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