BlackBerry Vs. iPhone: And The Winner Is

Strictly based on the business use (because the Blackberry can’t touch the iPhone for media) of the 2 phone manufactures I have picked a winner.    Based on my daily usage of both devices for email, text, phone calls, GPS (for maps, directions, and business searches) and web browsing I have chosen the iPhone as the overall winner.

The Blackberry is still the best device for entering data no question, but that’s where it ends.  Nothing about the Blackberry compares to the iPhone.  The iPhone is basically a mini computer that makes phone calls.  Unless RIM comes up with some new technology soon they will fall further in value and eventually disappear.  They revolutionized the mobile market originally but now Apple has taken over.  Good Luck RIM.  I hope you can WOW me in the near future and win me back.

Congrats iPhone!!!

BlackBerry Vs. iPhone: The Facts

After one week of using the BlackBerry and iPhone I have made a list of my findings. Check back tomorrow for the announcement of the winner.

BlackBerry

Pros

• Light weight
• Typing is very easy
• Fast dialing by using keypad to get to contact
• Easy to maneuver around using trackpad

Cons

• Small screen
• No touch screen
• Slow browser
• Limited email functions
• Excel spreadsheets viewing is limited

 

 

 

 

iPhone

Pros

• Large touch screen
• Fast browser
• Great interface with Outlook
• Email is as close to computer email, even has your inbox folders
• Fast viewing of email attachment
• Excel spreadsheets are easily viewable

Cons

• Heavy
• Inaccurate typing
• Difficult to copy/paste
• Difficult to scroll around with finger
• To many steps to get to contact phone # to place call
• Had 3 lock-ups and 1 time the phone shut down and vibrated for 6 hours till visiting the Apple store

BlackBerry Vs. iPhone: The iPhone Keyboard

I made the 90 minute drive to the Brookstone store today and tried out what I am calling “the game changer”. The Bluetooth® Keyboard Case for the iPhone is awesome. It’s smaller than I thought it would be as well as lighter. Everyone I have shown also agrees that it’s very cool and useful. Already I can type quicker and more accurately. It also allows you a better view as it does not have the virtual keyboard on the screen. I feel bad for the old BlackBerry right now because I can see that the end may be near.

Here is a nice image of the new keyboard:

BlackBerry Vs. iPhone: The iPhone Fix

I am considering driving an hour tomorrow to get what looks like a much-needed accessory for me to fully fall in love with the iPhone. Brookstone carries a case/keyboard for the iPhone and I may just have to buy it. I am going to make the trip and check this bad boy out. I hope it’s the fix that will make my iPhone the BlackBerry killer.

I will report back with my findings. I have also been keeping notes on the pros and cons of both phones and I will post those soon as well.

BlackBerry Vs. iPhone: Back From The Dead

So, after 6 hours of non stop vibrating and 2 trips to the Apple store my new iPhone is back up and running. They took my new phone behind closed doors and apparently opened it up for a battery disconnection that allowed the phone to stop vibrating and reset.

1 hiccup behind us and we are back in the battle. We will just treat this like a temporary setback and not let it effect the outcome too much (unless it happens again). I will get back to my emails and texting now. Check  back in soon.

BlackBerry vs. iPhone: iPhone Issue

Everything was going very smooth in the battle and I think the iPhone was starting to win by a knock out. Besides the typing, that seems to be the only thing I can find wrong with the iPhone, this phone is great. But just this morning my iPhone decides to have an issue. What happened was it just started vibrating. The screen went black and the vibrating began. It has been vibrating for almost an hour now. I Googled the issue and found many posts on the vibrating problem.

So, I will go visit the Apple store and see what they have to say. I have read that once the battery dies out the phone will reset and work again. I will let you know what happens….

BlackBerry Vs. iPhone: Part 1

Setup:

The setup of my new iPhone has gone well.I loaded the iTunes software (that all Apple products connect and communicate with) with no issues. I connected the new iPhone, setup my new apple user account, and ran a sync that to my amazement automatically populated my iPhone contacts from my Outlook contacts. Next I set up my email and once again another great perk, my folders from Outlook are part of my mailbox automatically. Once again, nice and easy.

If you compare setting up a BlackBerry to the iPhone I would say the iPhone is a bit of a more user-friendly process (for computer literate people). I could see that  people who just want to turn the phone on and make calls may get a little frustrated having to install software and set up a user name that is required for your iPhone.

The BlackBerry software compared to iTunes is pretty basic. It is a program that allows for backups and file sharing. As for the automatic contact population and my Outlook folders being their, maybe that is possible with the BlackBerry, but it is definitely not as easy.

So once again the iPhone is doing better than the BlackBerry. This is not a good sign for us BlackBerry lovers. I am sure I should have some BlackBerry +’s and some iPhone issues in my next post. I know already that typing on the iPhone will take some getting comfortable with.