Which is better - iPhone or Blackberry ? iPhone, given the dominance it has in the market is in a league of its own. Blackberry phones, on the other hand, have always been known as business phones, suave and very classy. So let us take a look at both these heavyweights of the smartphone industry.
In a sense, the question which is better - iPhone or Blackberry couldn't have come at a better time. The reason being, Apple launched the most anticipated phone of the last year, the Apple iPhone 4G which went on to become a best-seller in the third quarter of 2010 and Blackberry which was once known for its business phones, launched two user-friendly touchscreen phones, Blackberry Torch and Blackberry Storm to take the iPhone head on. Apple iPhone or Blackberry, has since then been one of the evenly contested battles in the cellphone industry.
Which is Better - iPhone or Blackberry?
As I mentioned earlier, that the answer to the question which is better - iPhone or Blackberry would have been different couple of years ago. Till then, the world was still in awe of the iPhone 3G and the Blackberry phones were mostly seen in the hands of corporate honchos or accountants who it seemed had been given the tiring job of replying to many e-mails!
Apple realized that if it has to retain its dominance in the smartphone market, which was being flooded by HTC phones, Motorola phones, etc., it will have to make some innovate changes to its next iPhone model. So, the iPhone 4G was unveiled and in a couple of days, it was out of stock. People who had pre-ordered it months ago, got the phone, with many of them having to pay up to $200 upfront along with a two year contract. It boasted of some of the features seen first time in the mobile phones industry like the Retina eye display and a two-way FaceTime video chat.
Blackberry on the other hand made so many qwerty keypad phones that every other qwerty phone in the market was tagged as 'blackberry type' phone. But then, it had a limited market and developers at RIM (Research in Motion ) were aware that to capture the smartphones market and to be an able alternate to iPhones, they will have to come out with something which appeals to the masses. The result was two awesome touchscreen phones, Blackberry Storm and the more recent Blackberry Torch. RIM also changed the way it used to market the Blackberry phones, with youth, with their increased spending capabilities featuring in their adverts rather the suave looking businessman showing his boss some statistics on the phone. By including a 5.0 megapixel camera and sleek graphics, the Blackberry of today symbolizes a device which still can be used for business purposes, but won't let you down on entertainment quotient. So the debate on which is better - iPhone or Blackberry is still wide open.
Blackberry has more than a dozen models in the market as compared to Apple's four, so iphone vs Blackberry comparison would be too vague. Instead let us take a look at some of the specifications of Apples iPhone 4 and Blackberry Storm.
iPhone 4 vs Blackberry Torch
| Specification | iPhone 4 16GB | Blackberry Torch |
| Display | 640×960 pixels | 360×480 pixels |
| Screen size | 3.5 inch capacitive retina | 3.2 inch TFT |
| Processor | 1 Ghz | 624 Mhz |
| Browser | Safari | WebKit |
| Keyboard | Touchscreen | Touchscreen QWERTY |
| Storage | 16 GB | 4GB (Expandable upto 32 GB) |
| Camera | 5.0 megapixels HD | 5.0 megapixels SD |
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| Battery | 1420mAh | 1300mAh |
| Weight | 137 g | 161 g |
| GPS | Yes | Yes |
| Application Store | Apple App Store | BlackBerry App World |
| Price | $599 | $550 |
I have read numerous iphone vs blackberry reviews and have been into many debates with my friends whether the iPhone or Blackberry is the better phone, but all these debates have been inconclusive and often exhausting! The fact is that both of these brands have been successful in creating a niche for themselves. Many critics, however are of the view that there are other brands which have phones with better cameras and efficient touch screen technology. Instead, they feel that many people just want to have these phones because of the status symbol quotient associated with these phones. As far as I am concerned, I have never been able to type more than two words on a touchscreen phone, so if someone asked me which is better iPhone or Blackberry, I would go with Blackberry and to name one it would be the Blackberry Storm. The reason for that being it allows one to use the touchscreen display and has a slide-out qwerty keypad for text messages and e-mails. I hope this article will help you in deciding which one - iPhone or Blackberry, is more suitable for you.
By Rahul Pandita
