iPhone 3G vs BlackBerry Bold

Oh gosh. Not another iPhone article... :rolleyes:

Seriously though, the E71 is great, but Nokia really needs to move past QVGA resolution screens!

This article should have mentioned the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. Now THAT's a phone Apple should really be worrying about.
 
A well written article by Duncan. And pretty much exactly what I've been saying for a while about the iPhone and it's potential rivals.

Been saying since iPhone-1, if they include a slide-out keyboard on the iPhone, you'll have a very, very good package. But the lack of a keyboard still is the greatest limitation of this terminal.

I also suspect the biggest threat to the iPhone is going to be the Bold. Should have mine soon but the short times I played with it, it really impressed. The G1 is also something to watch, pity it's an ugly duckling.

One aspect of the iPhone that caught me (pleasantly) by surprise is the number, price and quality of the apps for it on the iTunes Store. I find myself buying and downloading a number of really cool little applets and at 99c, you don't really think twice about buying them.

OS's have always stood or fallen on application availability (Windows being the ultimate example) plus the ease of getting hold of them and here (as a non-Mac / iPod user) the collection of apps on iTunes came as a really nice bonus.
 
Damn, Duncan makes this Blackberry Bold sound intriguing! Time to start googling it :) Maybe my next phone? ;)

[edit:] Oh, i see its already on offer by MTN. A tad pricey, but not much more than the Omnia... :confused: Decisions, decisions...
 
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Windows Mobile is outdated

I use the HTC TytnII with Windows Mobile. It works perfectly. One of the great advantages is that I can sync address books with Mozilla's Thunderbird, something I could not do with a Nokia running symbian

Why is Windows Mobile outdated? What am I missing?
 
Had me IPhone for a year now and let me tell you the keyboard is incredibly fast too work with once you get used to it. Friend of mine has a Palm Treo for the past 4 years and does load of sms's. I was able to type a random sentence in exactly the same speed as him on the 1st try. There is a trick for doing comma's and full stops that you must learn. Think the author of this article may be looking back at it soon wondering why he kept harboring on the keyboard.
 
This is a poorly written article and a biased one to boot.

From the outset the writer dimisses the Omnia and HTC Touch phones based on the sole fact that they run windows mobile.

The ONLY thing the iphone offers that the others do not is its superior touch interface. Hell the iphone runs 3G... that's outdated if you ask me.

The Touch and Omnia phones offer much more value and look damn sweet. The Blackberry Bold is a pretty sweet phone also.
 
The iPhone runs Mac OS X not "3G". What's outdated about 3G anyway?

With the capacitive touch screen it has a superior user interface - hardware and software.
 
Synaesthesia said:
The iPhone runs Mac OS X not "3G". What's outdated about 3G anyway?

With the capacitive touch screen it has a superior user interface - hardware and software.
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3G refers to the "third generation of mobile phone standards" and not an operating system. :)
 
Dustuhan said:
This is a poorly written article and a biased one to boot.

From the outset the writer dimisses the Omnia and HTC Touch phones based on the sole fact that they run windows mobile.

The ONLY thing the iphone offers that the others do not is its superior touch interface. Hell the iphone runs 3G... that's outdated if you ask me.

The Touch and Omnia phones offer much more value and look damn sweet. The Blackberry Bold is a pretty sweet phone also.
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I agree... not really sure why WM is shot down... it has its problems but also strong points (like with OS & Symbian).

As far as a mobile communication device is concerned, the iPhone is very weak (definately weakest of phones here - voice/sms/mms) - it does has other strong points though (interface & apps available)

Omnia & Diamond (and Blackberry) imo definately better value for money... poor article.
 
Interesting article. I'd be more convinced if the author had actually used a BB Bold.

I own and use both the iPhone 3G and the BB Bold - whilst the iPhone is stunningly beautiful it isn't yet a serious business tool. The lack of several features (like a real keyboard) and it's pathetic battery life (even worse when you turn on push email) mean that it cannot be taken too seriously yet.

On the subject of MobileMe - it's just Mail For Exchange wearing a really expensive and very pretty dress. Don't get me wrong - I'd rather stick pins in my eyes than use anything made by Microsoft but they have gotten a lot of things right in recent years.
 
When I think of Blackberry, I can't help but smile.

We got a Curve for one of our sales people & after a week she was still walking around with the manual in the one hand and the phone in the other.

It's just not a phone that you can use 'out of the box'. They really should try to make it more user-friendly.
 
kingrob said:
When I think of Blackberry, I can't help but smile.

We got a Curve for one of our sales people & after a week she was still walking around with the manual in the one hand and the phone in the other.

It's just not a phone that you can use 'out of the box'. They really should try to make it more user-friendly.
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And yet my mother managed to figure it out :)
 
kingrob said:
When I think of Blackberry, I can't help but smile.

We got a Curve for one of our sales people & after a week she was still walking around with the manual in the one hand and the phone in the other.

It's just not a phone that you can use 'out of the box'. They really should try to make it more user-friendly.
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Both BB and the iPhone requires a bit of an adaptation on how you use the device, but in both cases, once you're used to the different way it interacts with you, you probably won't go back.

Especially the BB has a number of little tweaks that if you don't know about them, drives you dilly, but inversely, if you do use them, makes things even simpler.

Using a HTC Diamond currently and it really feels like I've gone back a generation in UI.

I agree with MTNDD that the Bold is the better business phone, but the iPhone really is a nice device. Wish one could combine them.....

MY suggestion to the skeptical Guyver is to actually use these phones and then make a more informed statement.
 
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MTN_Data_Dude said:
Interesting article. I'd be more convinced if the author had actually used a BB Bold.

I own and use both the iPhone 3G and the BB Bold - whilst the iPhone is stunningly beautiful it isn't yet a serious business tool. The lack of several features (like a real keyboard) and it's pathetic battery life (even worse when you turn on push email) mean that it cannot be taken too seriously yet.
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What are your thoughts on the BB Bold? I've read 1 review (link below), and the Bold doesnt sound so great. As someone that has never used a BB before, i'm not willing to take a gamble on a BB just yet.

BlackBerry Bold review: we’ve been rockin’ it for a month : Boy ...
15 Jul 2008 ... What’s important here, is that we’ve been rockin’ a BlackBerry Bold for around a month now, and we’ve got a great handle on the unit. ...
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The BB Bold has great functionality, an amazing screen, and the best email experience around. It is quite large but that is the trade-off in getting a big keyboard and screen.

ryan411 said:
What are your thoughts on the BB Bold? I've read 1 review (link below), and the Bold doesnt sound so great. As someone that has never used a BB before, i'm not willing to take a gamble on a BB just yet.
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Why not go for the Blackberry Storm (When we get it) - much more a comparison to the iPhone than the Bold
 
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