Blackberry vs iPhone
A few posts back, I stated that I would be an iPhone user for as long as my parents payed for it. Well I lied. I recently bought a Blackberry Bold 9700 and I love it. I have been bored with the iPhone for a while. I had been an iPhone user since the day it was released. I remember waiting in line and wondering if I was making a smart choice to give up my first BB and go with the latest craze. As a Mac user I had to take the chance and I made the switch. I loved the possibilities the iPhone had but it lacked the features that I found most compelling about my first BB, emails (plus cut and paste). I had to wait 15 minutes for an incoming email to be received on the iPhone. The iPhone’s apps were fun for the first ten minutes, but the interface had stayed the same for the last three years. I jailbroke my iPhone the minute I could and that did unlock many possibilities the iPhone has but the general flaws in messaging and communication still persisted. The iPhone revolutionized the mobile web. Safari is the sole reason why I loved the iPhone. Since graduating, my primary device in accessing the web had been my iPhone. The iPhone’s Safari was able to replace my MacBook Air’s Safari. That’s huge.
However, my recent switch to the BB Bold 9700 is mostly due to not having a new toy in a while. The BB is able to do everything I need a phone for and most of it better. I user Tethering, Twitter, Pandora, E-Mail, SMS, chat, WordPress, Pictures, and Web. Tethering, Twitter, Pandora, SMS, chat and WordPress are comparable on both systems. The iPhone does have a better web but Opera Mini 5 is not bad. The BB does have a better camera and E-Mail, plus it is a new toy.
