Top 10 Differences Between iphone and Blackberry
With the launch of Apple iPhone, RIM has faced challenge like never before to keep up their sales of Blackberry phones like many other mobile phone manufacturers. Everyone will agree with me that iPhone is a revolutionary product that changed the way people used to think and act with their mobile phones. But Blackberry was always there to suit the needs of the corporate people. What makes these full featured phones so different? Let us discover 10 differences between these two blockbuster mobile phones.
1. Design
The iPhone design has made a revolution in Cellphone world. Keeping in mind that the recent Blackberries look smarter than before, they are just a good looker but not gorgeous like the iPhone. If the design were a fad then there wouldn’t be hundreds of iPhone Clone available in the market. The clones are selling only because it has the iPhone look.
2. E-Mail
The E-Mail service of Blackberry is simply the best. A Blackberry set up with Microsoft Exchange server has intelligent push email service which downloads the message immediately on the phone and an LED indicates that a new message has been received. The iPhone recognises new messages in 15 minutes and needs to be checked actively by the user.
3. Application
Any discussion of iPhone is incomplete without a mention of iPhone Apps. The developers of the applications for Blackberry use outdated tools that doesn’t give them enough access to the core APIs on Blackberry handsets. On the other hand iPhone is the easiest device to develop applications for. This is why there are thousands of developers developing millions of apps for the iPhone.
You can read our very popular top 10 Blackberry storm apps.
4. Surfing the Internet
The Blackberry browser is only a primitive one compared to the stunning safari browser of the iPhone. But the iPhone browser seems to load the pages more slowly than Blackberry over the EDGE network.
5. Keyboard
Every Blackberry except Storm boasts a full QWERTY keyboard. It is excellent for fast and accurate typing. It is true that the virtual keyboard in iPhone comes nowhere near the typing satisfaction by hardware keyboard and it takes time to master typing ability in a virtual keyboard. But there are a plenty of people who are fans of QWERTY keyboard only that takes up the whole bottom part of the front face of their cellphone and for them iPhone is really a bliss.
6. Camera
Most of the Blackberries have better camera than the iPhone. For example The Blackberry Storm has a 3.2 MP camera with image stabilization, auto-focus, white balance, variable zoom and flash. The 2.0 MP camera of iPhone is still not upto the mark to be fair. With storm you can also capture videos.
7. Battery
The iPhone battery runs out faster than Blackberry which makes it less reliable for corporate use. Although one reason for this may be due to the fact that iPhone is used for more tasks. But still I feel that iPhone has a poor battery.
8. Phone Call Quality
Blackberry has good RF reception ability. They get signal in many areas where many other phone don’t. The iPhone on the other hand has similar kind of reception quality too. So not much to distinguish between the two.
9. Multimedia
The iPhone is a great multimedia entertainer. It has good music and video players which is far ahead of any other device. The only place where Blackberry is superior than iPhone in multimedia section is the camera quality. But anyway, for multimedia, Apple iPhone -hands down.
10. Usability
At first, the iPhone may seem to be bit awkward with its full touchscreen design but you can use your intuition to get things done. On the other hand everyday Blackberry users can do the tasks faster with their shortcut keys. But Apple iPhone is just too ahead when its about learning from the scratch. Its very simple, easy to understand and still stylish.
Conclusion
At the end of the day, I have to say that the iPhone may be a very good, attractive and revolutionary phone but it still lacks the features that are vital ones for corporate people. But for ordinary people like many of us, the iPhone is the best. They both have their own sets of target and that is why, no matter what Apple iPhone and Blackberry battle will be on for some time to come. Do you have any other thought? Please share with us.
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April 9th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
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April 11th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
Actually. you can get your mail instantly just like on the blackberry. However it drains battery faster as well.
Also you need to point out that the battery in most blackberry units last longer due to the fact they use a EDGE network. If you look at the Storm (3G blackberry) the battery life is just as bad as the iphone (when the iphone is using push mode).
HOWEVER if you use the 15 minutes mail delivery on an iPhone the battery OUTLASTS the 3G blackberry.
July 11th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
I’ve been shopping for an iPhone-like phone for a while now and since I’m trapped with Verizon, I researched the Storm. I bought one and still have it. It ROCKS. It’s faster, more reliable, has a cheaper data plan, the battery life is excellent, setting up apps and email is a snap, etc. I must contradict the author, however, in the area of multi-media. I have yet to throw something at the Storm that it couldn’t handle. I plays numerous video formats. Aren’t you stuck with just m4v on the iPod? It plays several types of music files, has a camera WITH A FLASH. I don’t think this review is very balanced, IMHO.
August 11th, 2009 at 3:10 am
The iTablet is getting closer to reality! It’s coming! Apple Tablet may be launched this Christmas or possibly as early as September and might cost $800.00 with Verizon as the carrier. I honestly hope that the Apple tablet is a grand slam that goes out of the park completely. As one of the fans like me notified, I also want the Apple tablet to reach high-school and college students because with all those developers out there, I think there is a lot of potential for increasing knowledge with specialized study applications. I hope this will be another great rally for apple earnings. I will buy one of this for sure.
August 13th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
i have a bb storm. it sucks. soooo many issues
September 11th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
Interesting comparison of the two leading smartphone platforms. Though not related to either device, I present a possible bridge or middle ground between these two choices - the Palm Pre. With its WebOS, it is much more ‘friendly’ and less rigid than the Blackberry, and therefore able to replicate what so many love about the iPhone. Yet, it is also relatively strong on Exchange Support, easy setup, cloud backup, etc. Limitations exist though, like the number of apps available, battery life (though Touchstone wireless charger is good), & single carrier (though iPhone is also limited to one).
September 21st, 2009 at 4:42 pm
I had a blackberry bold and I loved it, then I tryed a iphone, im still getting used to it, as far as email I have to say i liked the blackberry bold, but as far as using the web or u tube or apps, the iphone is much more superior,
battery life is better with the blackberry, but not that important because i use a ciguret lighter plug for both, synic is great with the iphone because of a software program called me, which sync wireless with the Mac.
I loved the roller ball over the touch screen but like i said i’m still trying to get use to it. at this time I would have to say for strickly business the blackberry is hands down. for everyday use and web browsing the iphone is easley the winner.