3G iPhone vs. BlackBerry Curve & BlackBerry Pearl
July, 10th - 8:33 am ET | posted by Jeff in Carrier News, Cell Phone Models, Mobile Content
The 3G iPhone will undoubtedly generate huge sales for Jobs and company. But, how much of that is due to hype? I think most of us know that answer, and most know that BlackBerry users aren’t about to leap into Apple’s bosom.
To help illustrate this point, we’ve compared the new iPhone to a couple of popular cell phones from that other smartphone maker, BlackBerry. Forget the iPhone’s horrific virtual keyboard — you know the one that requires you have elfin fingertips if you want any sort of accuracy. It’s the features and accessibility the iPhone doesn’t have that will keep BlackBerry users coming back for more:
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iPhone
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Price
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Weight
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4.8 oz
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3.9 oz
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3.4 oz
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Dimensions
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4.5 x 2.4 x 0.5″
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4.2 x 2.4 x 0.6″
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4.2 x 2.0 x 0.6″
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Removable Battery
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NO
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YES
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YES
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Stereo Bluetooth
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NO
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YES
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YES
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Music Formats
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MP3, ACC
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MP3, AAC, WMA
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MP3, AAC, WMA
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Multimedia Msg.
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NO
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YES
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YES
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Voice-dialing
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NO
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YES
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YES
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Max. Memory with Card
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8 or 16GB
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8GB
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8GB
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Mem. Card Slot
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NO
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YES
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YES
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Camera
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2 Megapixel
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2 Megapixel
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2 Megapixel
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Network
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EDGE/ HSDPA
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GPRS / EDGE
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1x EV-DO
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Data Transfer Speed
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1.7mbps
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236Kbps
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2.4mbps
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Carrier
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AT&T Only
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Alltel, AT&T, T-Mobile,
Verizon Wireless |
Alltel, AT&T, Sprint PCS, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless
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Conclusion: Cell phone users who want a lighter-weight, mulitmedia-messaging phone with Stereo Bluetooth, as well as voice-dialing capability, and don’t want to be restricted to one carrier will continue to veer toward other smartphones, such as BlackBerry.
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I agreed with you
blackberry owns iphone
Well not necessarily, because iPhone has so many more features, but the blackberry is just a better phone.
For me, the key difference is how the phone handles internet functions. For all other features, I want a Pearl. But EV-DO internet suuuuuucks…
Very Biased, there are thousands of features the Iphone can do that the Blackberry can’t that aren’t even mentioned in passing and some of the points are completely moot for the average consumer. Removable battery? Who even does that?