Blackberry or iPhone?

@ankush19 (154)
India
February 3, 2011 8:27am CST
Hello, I lost my cell phone recently & I'm looking forward to buy a new one. But, I'm confused. Shall i go for blackberry or iPhone? Kindly Advice. Regards
9 responses
• Indonesia
29 Mar 11
I have been using iphone for 3 years and i never have a problem, it's so simple and easy, iphone pamper and spoilt you with its technology. Music, video, picture, games, other applications can find easily. You dont want want to change to other if you experienced with iphone. I'm planing to buy blackberry as well, but most of my friend who had before said it's very difficult to use and complicated, and not al the country support for blackberry technology.
@tonyllenium (6252)
• Italy
21 Mar 11
i hate iphone and apple policies applied o its devices or computers so i never chose a n iphone as a mobile phone also because it is expensive and the configuration and features never worth the price in itself!!As regards blackberry it depends..in my opinion these devices are really ok for business but for private or multimedia may be you can find something better as samsung,nokia,lg,or others..
• United States
11 Feb 11
if you want something newer i'd go wit the iphone. and by newer i mean technology wise. i personally think the iphone will have more features and apps.
• Philippines
15 Feb 11
3 Reasons to Switch from BlackBerry to iPhone 4 (and 3 Reasons Not To) I knew this day would come. In fact, when I first purchased my BlackBerry Bold, I informed my provider that I was not willing to commit to the BlackBerry service for an extended period of time. I did that because I knew that at one point or another, I would be making the transition to iPhone. However, the first iPhone to come out after I started using the Bold was the 3Gs. As impressive as that extra speed was, I was not going to give up on the BlackBerry email experience for a little more processing power. So, I waited. Then came the iPhone 4 and I now plan on ending my long lasting relationship with my BlackBerry. However, before I break up with my Bold, I will say to it “It’s not you, it’s me”. I loved the Bold, no scratch that, I love the Bold. However, it has one too many shortcomings for a heavy user like myself and with the new iPhone out, I see no reason to stick this out. The following are the reasons I plan on getting the new iPhone next month followed by a few reservations I have about jumping the BlackBerry ship: * Camera: There are a lot of great things to be said about BlackBerrys, and it is not for no reason that RIM has such a huge market share. However, when it comes to photography, well let’s just say, this is not a selling point for BlackBerry. For some odd reason, and the general target audience might be that reason, RIM has not yet caught up when it comes to cameraphones. It is beyond me why there are 8 and 12 megapixel cameraphones on the market and BlackBerrys are still 2 and 3 megapixels. However, the iPhone, until the latest iPhone 4 had not caught up either. Now, with the iPhone 4's 5 megapixel camera and the addition of a second camera and an LED flash, I plan on actually taking advantage of having a good camera on me at all times. Granted this is not a good enough reason to buy a phone, but read on, there is more… * Web Browser: OK, this probably should have been first on the list… The Bold’s Web browser, which I am forced to use as the default browser to open links, could not possibly stink more. OK, maybe I am exaggerating just a little, but not only is it slow and lacking features, it almost always makes my phone freeze up. I am going to miss many things about the BlackBerry experience but that famous hourglass of the phone freezing up, is not one of them. With the new processor on the iPhone 4 combined with the unparalleled display, Web browsing on the iPhone 4 might actually replace my laptop. This leads me right into my next point. * Memory: OK, this is by far my biggest issue with the Bold 9000 and the reason I was considering upgrading to the 9700 until I tried its keyboard. The Bold 9000 has 128Mb of app memory. Subtract the memory allocated for the OS and the preinstalled apps, and you are left with 30-40 Mb of memory to install apps. Now, don’t get me wrong, with the sad BlackBerry App World, that might be more than enough, but I use a lot of apps, and having to delete apps constantly to free up memory is not exactly a convenient process. I, for one am very much looking forward to some freedom when it comes to installing apps. Now, this point was there before the latest iPhone, so why am I mentioning it now? Well until now, I could not install as many apps as I would want even on the iPhone since there was a limit on home screens. Now, with the iPhone iOS4, there are app folders,which enable you to install over 2,000 apps on your iPhone. That should pretty much have me covered. However, when it comes to apps, there was no way I was switching to iPhone prior to this release since there was no multitasking. That was a complete deal breaker for me since at any given moment, I have at least 10 apps running in the background on my Bold. Now, I can install as many apps as I want, run multiple apps in the background, and thanks to the enhanced battery and Apple’s implementation of multitasking, still have some battery juice left. What else can a man need, right? Having said that, and so as not to sound like a complete fanboy, I will say that I have my concerns about going over to the dark side. These concerns are being put to rest by my fanboy friends on Twitter, but I am still a little worried of missing these aspects of the BlackBerry experience: * Email: There is no debating the pure awesomeness of BlackBerry email. It is fast, easy to use, and very reliable. I have asked many iPhone users, specifically people who made the transition from BlackBerry how the email on the two platforms stack up, and they almost all told me I had nothing to worry about. But I am still worried. However, with the new email interface on the iOS 4 with the unified inbox, I want to believe that the advantages of the iPhone will overpower the inferior (hopefully not by too much) email experience. * Keyboard: Oh man, am I going to miss my BlackBerry Bold’s keyboard. I type faster on my phone than I do on my computer and that is not an exaggeration. However, I prepared myself for this and have been using an iPod Touch for a few years now and the large on screen keyboard (compared to Android) combined with the advanced corrective software allows me to type pretty darn fast. I never actually timed myself on the two devices, but I think my typing on the iPod and my typing on the Bold are pretty similar in speed. There is no question that there is something to be said about having physical keys to press down on, but like I said above, this is something I am willing to give up on for the advantages I get with iPhone. * BBM: While this is not as big of a deal as the prior two concerns, I am most definitely going to miss the always-on easy-to-use BlackBerry Messenger service. For those who do not know what that is, it is basically a free texting service for all BlackBerry users. However, there are some iPhone apps out there that provide the same functionality, such as WhatsApp, so I plan on getting those apps and enjoying everything the iPhone has to offer. In conclusion, the first things I plan on doing once I get my shiny new iPhone 4 is changing my Twitter profile, which states that I chose BlackBerry over iPhone. The next thing I am going to do is sit back, relax, and enjoy the quiet of not having to explain to people every day why I am using such an “old fashion” device and not an iPhone. Once I have done those two things, I am going to open my iTunes and go on an app shopping spree. Why? Because I can!
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well guys,if u looking forward to buy new one.i suggest you buy android,no iphone,no blackberry.if you only buy one of these two options(balckberry or iphone)then buy the iphone for get so many nice features.
• United States
1 Mar 11
Well, like the others have said, that depends on what you're looking to do with it. Due to the market share of the iPhone, there's a lot more developers writing apps for iOS, and the iPhone is also very up-to-date in terms of hardware. The BlackBerry's strong points are in email and enterprise (in-house) apps, which is why a lot of businesses that issue work phones use them. That's not saying that there aren't quality apps for BlackBerry OS, however. There's also your personal preference, like which operating system you prefer. Apple makes one iPhone, and RIM makes several models of BlackBerrys, so you may find one you like more than other. Lastly, I am an Android user and that is my personal recommendation, but since you were asking about either the iPhone or BlackBerry, I focused on them. Hope that helps :)
• Philippines
4 Feb 11
I would help if we know what model you were using before, but offhand, the phone that you should buy depends on what kind of usage you're planning for it. Media, gaming and apps are best used on ah iPhone because it's built as a media-consumption device. If you're heavy on the email and is not really too keen on downloading apps then a Blackberry would be a nice option. As a third option, why not look at the current Android offerings? Samsung and HTC has great models and are not really that expensive.
• Romania
3 Feb 11
I think iPhone is better than blackberry on iPhone you have more applications,games, and it's more sofisticated.
• United States
7 Feb 11
Blackberry is partially being pushed out of the tech picture and is really dominated by the Android based phones and Iphone, but it's your usage of the phone that's really the decider, blackberrys are good at being phones whereas the Iphone also puts effort into the pda category as well.