iPhone vs. Blackberry

iPhone vs. Blackberry

There has been a long on-going debate among individuals on which phone is better, either a Blackberry or an iPhone? Which one is better for businessmen? And which one is better for general use? We’ll be looking at some of the differences between these phones so to determine which one is better for whom.

iPhone

                                               

We’ll start by taking a look on to the iPhone. The iPhone was first introduced by Apple Inc. in January 2007

Functions:

 The basic functions of an iPhone include:

• Multi-touch screen
• Virtual keyboard
• Web browsing
• Text messaging
• Media player
• Wi-Fi connectivity
• Safari
• Bluetooth
• Camera
• Additional applications which can be downloaded from the Apple store. There are over 300,000 applications available now, including social networking applications, GPS, games and many other useful applications.

Models:

iPhone has four generations or models.

• The first model "iPhone 2G" has basic iPhone functions.
• Second model “iPhone 3G” has 3G network support and A-GPS location.
• Third model “iPhone 3GS” boasted a higher resolution camera and faster processor.
• Final version “iPhone 4” comes with two cameras and a higher display resolution.

OS:

iPhone runs on the iOS operating system developed by Apple Inc.

Blackberry

                                                   

Blackberry is a Smartphone developed by Research in Motion (RIM) in 1996.

Functions:

 Blackberry is equipped with many features that enable it to act as a personal assistant such as:

• To-do list
• Address book
• Calendar
• Media player
• Camera
• Flash
• Email
• Internet connectivity via mobile service or Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth
• QWERTY keyboard

The latest models of the Smartphone now have added features to make typing much more convenient. Some of these include

• Auto-correct
• Auto-text
• Text prediction
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Push email
• Text emoticons
• Support for various languages
• Push notifications for Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and eBay
• Push instant messaging is available through the Blackberry messenger, Yahoo messenger, Windows Live messenger, Google messenger, and ICQ.

OS:

Blackberry runs on Blackberry OS from RIM.

Differences:

iPhone	Blackberry
Simple touch user interface	QWERTY keyboard user input.
Great for business users since it has Internet access via safari and has both Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity. It allows you to access multiple mail accounts and offers Microsoft Outlook.	Effective in emailing since it offers the capability to edit Microsoft Word and Excel documents. The Blackberry’s QWERTY keyboard makes typing emails easier than the iPhone’s touch screen