iPhone 3Gs vs. Blackberry 9000 Bold: My Take [Update: FINAL]

[jayenh]

CONS

no instant push

really? i don't want to come across as a fan boy, but my iphone picks up active-sync email on 3g before entourage does on my macbook pro and its plugged in to the same network as the exchange server...

App push notifications (such as IM) are also "instant".

 

[alent1234]

Well i have the Blackberry storm and the iphone 3GS and from my experience these are the pros and cons:

blackberry (Telus)

pros:

battery. last long, and i have a spare. i can be away from charger for a 12 hour plus day and never worry about it.

great screen.

removable sd card

instant email messages multiple accounts,multiple email accounts without issue. sms messages also come to one set folder of messages. very handy.

secure server for emails and such.

IPHONE

PROS:

BATTERY IS MEDICORE BUT NOT AS BAD AS SOME CLAIM. IM SURE HEY COULD MAKE A BETTER ONE, OR A REPLACEABLE ONE;

GREAT APPS. MANY USEFULL ONE.

SURFING IS GREAT Fairly fast.

lots of memory

CONS

no instant push
no msn messenger without third party
cant orgavide

judging by the spelling, you're probably typing this on an iphone

 

[Obsidian6]

I'm still with my blackberry, each day I appreciate it more and more. Everytime I pick up my iPhone it feels slow. everything it slow on it. No wonder I found it so aggravating to use.

Whenever the next gen iPhone comes out I will get it. (it better look different this time around!)

 

[QCassidy352]

I'm still with my blackberry, each day I appreciate it more and more. Everytime I pick up my iPhone it feels slow. everything it slow on it. No wonder I found it so aggravating to use.

curious - what models of bb and iphone are you talking about? I have an iphone 3GS and a bb curve 8320. The iphone is very very fast at just about everything. The bb, on the other hand, lags doing such simple tasks as locking, unlocking, scrolling though icons on the home screen or email message, etc. Basically everything. It lags so badly I routinely scroll past where I intended because the cursor takes so long to start moving.

 

[lavinci]

curious - what models of bb and iphone are you talking about? I have an iphone 3GS and a bb curve 8320. The iphone is very very fast at just about everything. The bb, on the other hand, lags doing such simple tasks as locking, unlocking, scrolling though icons on the home screen or email message, etc. Basically everything. It lags so badly I routinely scroll past where I intended because the cursor takes so long to start moving.

You should get an 8900.

 

[scaredpoet]

That's all nice. Then when all those students graduate they'll be getting a BlackBerry

A lot can change tech-wise in the time it takes a law student to get out of law school.

updated to final day.

Just curious, what brought you back to the iPhone?

For the record, I've always considered the Blackberry Bold or Tour as a "close second" to the iPhone, but it would be interesting to hear what changed you back.