BlackBerry vs. iPhone: Who wins?

I love my Blackberries, I'll take one over an iPhone any day. There's nothing faster for emails than an actual keyboard.

 

Check out this link
BlackBerry 9000 series spy shot revealed? - Engadget Mobile

Although the device in this shot does not have a touchscreen, it is very sleek looking.

The iPhone is a nice phone, however, I like the functionality of a BlackBerry. (And I have tried Windows Mobile - nice interface, however, having to close the programs in the task manager is a pain sometimes)
I liked the curve, but I could no longer compromise on the AT&T GSM voice quality. So, I switched back to Verzion and got the Pearl.

Some things I like about the 8130

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  Bluetooth 2.0
  2.0 Camera w/ video capabilites
  Functional device - good for email and texting
  Good voice quality
  Runs java - runs Google Applications
  OTA sync with Google Calendar

 

give me the black berry any day. aint no way im using a touch screen with big finger

 

I would pick the Blackberry because of its stronger and more useful functionality. The iPhone, IMO, in its current form is nowhere near being a Blackberry killer. In time it could be if Apple adds features business people need. Until then, we'll have to wait and see what happens...

 

Apple does have the brain washing TV commericial in their favor versus the Blackberry which is only advertised by the carriers themselves.

I would take a blackberry any day over the current iPhone.

Blackberry just needs more 3G devices for UMTS and a touch screen with a full QWERTY keyboard would be sweet. Blackberry should be more interested in competing with devices like the Tilt.

The iPhone to me in its current form is nothing more than a highly Hyped FAD riding on the band wagon of sucess that the iPOD has acheived. The iPhone is a cool device but IMO itunes and the way it works blows, pound for pound and dollar for dollar I would rather have a Tilt, Palm or blackberry device running on EDGE over an iPhone.

 

i still to this day do not get the difference in "voice quality" between CDMA and GSM..i have yet to notice much of a difference IMO. in fact if its a 3G device, the UMTS sound quality is crystal clear, much more so then what ive seen from any device CDMA or GSM

 

oh and yea i love my 8310

id like an Iphone that had the easy to use email/calendar/message structure of the blackberrys. thats my only iphone beef. i do to much picture messaging to have to use some linked page. but i have heard other people that like that design.

to me its just like how macs dont have a cd drive eject button. apple always seems to leave off at least one important feature, like a true MMS capability.

 

My mother asked me once to install a new printer on a Mac (A blue one) for a little old lady from her church. I said sure, how hard can that be? It took me 3 hours, and I never did figure out how to get the installation disk out of the drive afterwards. She just used it to get email from her grandkids and print pictures. That was 3 years ago and I'd be willing to bet that installation disk is still in that computer.

-Jay

 

i did however hear that the iphone new update fw 1.1.3 or whatever is pretty sweet

 

I'd pick the blackberry as well. My meaty fingers are too big for the iphone keypad. Non-removable battery and no mms are also features that id want to see implemented.

The new update adds the google location finder, the ability to move your icons around on the springboard, the ability to send SMS to multiple ppl (still no mms), and some other features. The entire list is here if your interested.

The skinny on iPhone and iPod touch firmware 1.1.3 - Engadget

 

i like Blackberries but I miss the side scroll wheel and back button.

 

The Blackberry wins over the iPhone because it is available unlocked. The iPhone is the only phone which is hardware and software locked.

I played with an iPhone in an Apple store and it is NOT as intuitive as I expected.