iPhone vs. Blackberry: The ultimate smackdown
For the past 18 months I was a staunch Blackberry defender. I liked the convenience of the e-mail functionality but was increasingly frustrated with the ability to read mail with HTML links. The web features were also cumbersome and the camera was marginal, but I was a BB guy, no matter what. I carried it proudly.First it was my daughter who bought an iPhone. I played with it for a while but I didn’t like the touch screen keyboard. I also thought her applications were lame, even thought I secretly liked Shazam. I was a BB guy, no matter what.
Then my son bought an iPhone and I played with it with an increasing appreciation of the apps. BB has added apps but nowhere near the scope of those available on the iPhone. When he downloaded a free tide utility that not only tells the times of the local tides (yawn) but the actual height of the tides to the minute (a big thing), I was impressed. Add the GPS (free) and the $4.99 marine chart pack and I was really starting to re-think my position on this thing .
I’ve officially crossed to the other side. I was due an upgrade from my mega cell carrier and after 20 minutes in the Apple store I was a BB guy no longer. The iPhone is intuitive, sleek, and technologically superior to the BB. I’m hooked.
Hi-Powered commented:
Ok so the ultimate smackdown is ended by a tide chart and a map pack? Sounds like a comprehensive annahilation for use as a communications tool in a business environment.
Hi-Powered commented:
Ok so the ultimate smackdown is ended by a tide chart and a map pack? Sounds like a comprehensive annahilation for use as a communications tool in a business environment.
Cindy Apple commented:
I love the big screen on the iPhone. The interface is absolutely gorgeous and the case is sleek and very professional. It took me a couple of days to get used to the keyboard but afterward found it very easy to use. I have a 2g iPhone and it's still going strong with no problems. I had a BB; the track ball is way too sensitive--everytime something touched it, it enacted a function. Display screen is way too small and the look of email is rather elementary. I frequently had problems syncing with my desktop but maybe that was because at the time I didn't have a PDA plan. No contest, I use iPhone for professional and personal purposes. Just having everything (calendar, phone, email, internet, music) in one device makes it absolutely revolutionary.
1/2 & 1/2 commented:
Blackberry absolutely needs to make strides. Their memory issues are critical. The lack of good applications is bad and the app world is pitaful. However, Apple is a stingy company, something I want no part of. The email receiving time on their devices (my primary concern) is way too slow. The battery is terrible and the keyboard is lame. Right now I will stick with my Blackberry, but without a memory upgrade - a serious memory upgrade - there is a good chance I will jump over to the iphone for at least a trail run.
PhilCo commented:
No I checked, Richard is right.
Trexuphigh commented:
As ba corporate smartphone user I am chained to the company provided BB but for anything other than exchange email I reach for my personal iPhone. I use it to research, send docs to it to edit on the go, I play games on it (during breaks of course). Other techs here are doing the same. Management is noticing and we hope that a decision to enable activesync on our OWA server is not too far off.
Shato commented:
You are not hooked... you are just wrong.
