I love my BB Storm, I wouldn't go to AT&T if unless you paid my entire bill, and this list is cool... I just have one question...
WHY CAN'T WE GET A ROBUST MP3 PLAYER ON THE BLACKBERRY?!
I'm using FlipSide, it's good, but nowhere near what you get on an iPhone. I like the FlipSide's scrobbling and that it has album art, but the interface is crap...hard to use and mostly just plain frustrating...am I missing something?
BTW, since upgrading to OS 4.7.0.151 I went from doing a pull DAILY to...well, once in since I got it...sweet!
Bryan
Amy Stewart
· 3 months ago
I have a BB8900 and I agree with most of your points. T-mobile is so much better and cheaper than AT&T, and more flexible (cheaper data plans, free hotspot calls, tethering, etc.)
I think it's impossible to argue that the Blackberry is better for multimedia, Slingplayer Mobile aside. The iPhone has it all over the Blackberry for music, web, and video experience.
In response to some of your points:
10. The larger screen size of the iPhone is actuallly easier for me to see than the BB8900's smaller but higher resolution screen. The 8900 is literally so fine that to read some of the tiniest text, I need a magnifying glass, or else am forced to zoom in. And the interface for zooming is not nearly as slick as the iPhone's pinch and pull, so I'd have to say that the iPhone wins on the screen, despite its lower resolution.
14. - Google Voice is now coming out with a web-based app to overcome the app store rejection.
Another point: the BB 8900 camera is better than the iPhone 3GS camera. Better clarity, color. (I've done side-by-side comparison's with a friend's iPhone).
I really, REALLY wish that BB had as many good inexpensive app options as iPhone. But for what I need a smartphone for, the BB is unbeatable in my book, for all the reasons you mention: better email, contacts management, multitasking, security, capacity...
I think a good combo would be BB for all smartphone tasks (email, phone, SMS, MMS, task & calendar management, etc.) and a iPod Touch for web surfing, games, and multimedia.
Michael Jones
· 3 months ago
"26. Blackberry is an encrypted military-grade security platform, with 100% market share at FBI, CIA, White House, Congress, Department of Defense, major consultancies and major investment banks. In contrast, iPhone has security vulnerabilities."
Also add to that list, most, if not all, global corporations, (like the one I work for). They won't even consider the Jesus phone, for security concerns.
Plus, last night, I noticed that on "Warehouse 13", a TV show on SyFy, the agents carry BlackBerries, like real government agents in real life. I know it is TV, but it is still true.
johnblaze
· 3 months ago
I like how the author keeps driving home the AT&T exclusivity as if the concept of an unlocked iPhone is a myth. I currently have my iPhone on T-Mobile, and only pay 70$ a month. Most of the things listed there are either slanted and/or inaccurate, I would say roughly 90%. Which makes sense because that is really the only way you could "realistically" compare the two.
Michael Jones
· 3 months ago
>>...concept of an unlocked iPhone ...
Well, he is working within the framework of legitimate iPhone usage (no offense). Sure, people with unlocked and jail-broken iPhones can do different and better things, but that is not the norm. My wife would never jail-break her iPhone, and neither would most people; by that, I mean, probably 80% of the people or more, probably wouldn't do it. That being said, if I had an iPhone, I would probably jail-break it myself, if I thought it would allow me to do something that I wanted the phone to do.
johnblaze
· 3 months ago
The list still fails a consistency check even if we speaking purely on a stock iPhone from Apple or AT&T. For example, he mentions instant messaging as an advantage, Is he serious?? There are tons of instant messaging solutions in the app store. Palringo is one of them, and its free, AND it supports all instant messaging programs, AND it pushes the messages to your phone without actually having the application open.
Amy Stewart
· 3 months ago
If you count apps from the app store to overcome some of the innate deficiencies of the iphone, then it definitely gains a big advantage. Backgrounder overcomes #9 on the list above, allowing the iPhone to multitask.
I love my Blackberry, but if I had the option to get an iPhone with T-Mobile without having to go through the hassle of finding a phone and jailbreaking it, I'd be very tempted. I have seen people fly on the virtual keyboard, so even that is a deficiency that could probably be easily overcome with practice.
johnblaze
· 3 months ago
Well quite a few of the "advantages" that were listed in favor of a Blackberry were via 3rd party solutions, so its a pretty even assessment - especially since he mentioned Google Voice which is obviously not a native Blackberry application. I currently use GV on my iPhone right now via an app called GV Mobile.
Yet another inaccurate statement. I may have been exaggerating when I said 90% - but not by very much.
Tom
· 3 months ago
Glad to give up a keyboard for the bigger screen of the iPhone, which makes it more suitable for web browsing, watching video and viewing photographs. It's also a better music player. It's like a mini laptop, and, with a little practice the touch keyboard is fine for what I do. It's fine with me if someone prefers a Blackberry for the things they most care about in a handheld device. What do you care, Mauricio, if someone (Is it 40 million now?) prefers an iPhone?
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WHY CAN'T WE GET A ROBUST MP3 PLAYER ON THE BLACKBERRY?!
I'm using FlipSide, it's good, but nowhere near what you get on an iPhone. I like the FlipSide's scrobbling and that it has album art, but the interface is crap...hard to use and mostly just plain frustrating...am I missing something?
BTW, since upgrading to OS 4.7.0.151 I went from doing a pull DAILY to...well, once in since I got it...sweet!
Bryan
I think it's impossible to argue that the Blackberry is better for multimedia, Slingplayer Mobile aside. The iPhone has it all over the Blackberry for music, web, and video experience.
In response to some of your points:
10. The larger screen size of the iPhone is actuallly easier for me to see than the BB8900's smaller but higher resolution screen. The 8900 is literally so fine that to read some of the tiniest text, I need a magnifying glass, or else am forced to zoom in. And the interface for zooming is not nearly as slick as the iPhone's pinch and pull, so I'd have to say that the iPhone wins on the screen, despite its lower resolution.
14. - Google Voice is now coming out with a web-based app to overcome the app store rejection.
Another point: the BB 8900 camera is better than the iPhone 3GS camera. Better clarity, color. (I've done side-by-side comparison's with a friend's iPhone).
I really, REALLY wish that BB had as many good inexpensive app options as iPhone. But for what I need a smartphone for, the BB is unbeatable in my book, for all the reasons you mention: better email, contacts management, multitasking, security, capacity...
I think a good combo would be BB for all smartphone tasks (email, phone, SMS, MMS, task & calendar management, etc.) and a iPod Touch for web surfing, games, and multimedia.
Also add to that list, most, if not all, global corporations, (like the one I work for). They won't even consider the Jesus phone, for security concerns.
Plus, last night, I noticed that on "Warehouse 13", a TV show on SyFy, the agents carry BlackBerries, like real government agents in real life. I know it is TV, but it is still true.
Well, he is working within the framework of legitimate iPhone usage (no offense). Sure, people with unlocked and jail-broken iPhones can do different and better things, but that is not the norm. My wife would never jail-break her iPhone, and neither would most people; by that, I mean, probably 80% of the people or more, probably wouldn't do it. That being said, if I had an iPhone, I would probably jail-break it myself, if I thought it would allow me to do something that I wanted the phone to do.
I love my Blackberry, but if I had the option to get an iPhone with T-Mobile without having to go through the hassle of finding a phone and jailbreaking it, I'd be very tempted. I have seen people fly on the virtual keyboard, so even that is a deficiency that could probably be easily overcome with practice.
Yet another inaccurate statement. I may have been exaggerating when I said 90% - but not by very much.