| iPhone and Blackberry today are the most preferred smartphones in the market. Both account for the majority of sales in the segment and not without reason. Blackberry has been the preferred device for the executive over the years, and ever since iPhone was launched, smartphones made their way into the normal user’s hands. Now in the touch screen era, Blackberry too has its own touch screen phone, the BlackBerry Storm. It’s the first touch screen phone from Blackberry, pitted against the iPhone and other such touch screen based smartphones. So which amongst these is really the better option?
Features
iPhone is unmatched with its touchscreen. No other phone offers the ease of use as the iPhone, not even the Storm. Blackberry features a better camera, both in terms of quality and its specification. The iPhone which earlier had a 2.0 megapixel camera, now has been upgraded to a 3.0 megapixel camera with the launch of the new iPhone 3GS. The Blackberry has a 3.2 megapixel camera which is better than iPhone’s. The Blackberry looks more durable with its built, great for a guy who occasionally drops his phone. Blackberry gives you the feel of a solidly constructed phone.
Even though Apple is renowned for its rich user interface and great aesthetics, Blackberry doesn’t really disappoint. Infact it looks pretty good and it’s more of a personal taste as to what appeals more. The black finish, aluminum back, and rich transflective screen makes it look as appealing as an iPhone. A very important feature missing in the Storm is a Wi-Fi. Inspite of offering a web browser and multimedia capabilities, an absent Wi-Fi is a real miss. Although both have 3G network capabilities, a Wi-Fi offers better speeds.
Applications
iPhone is really the big daddy of applications. Apple’s App Store has received more than a billion downloads with more than 65,000 applications available for download. Blackberry simply doesn’t stand close to iPhone in the applications department. The various kinds of applications available, even for free, makes iPhone application development a profitable proposition.
Conclusion
Both the phones have their own prons and cons, and its more of a personal choice if one was to choose between the two. Blackberry Storm for the first time is a phone which doesn’t just try to match the iPhone, but actually does it. One can choose over any of the phones and won’t be disappointed with it. Blackberry has been the preferred phone for the executives and they will love the Storm even more. iPhone is a brand now which is appealing to the masses and with its mass acceptance and use, its rapidly gained the preference of the youth. In the end the iPhone and Storm both are worthy phones and both are close to each other when compared overall.
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