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The ONLY kick azz thing about the iphone is the Internet, which no phone has been able to top.

Any Blackberry is great to have. The new Bold, like any other newly released phone or technology, is experiencing many issues with wi-fi, e-mail, texting,...and so on. Basically, the bugs in this phone need to be worked out, which I'm sure Blackberry is working on. Blackbery has fixed a main problem with the structure, as newer Bolds are made more durable and are less easy to break.

Bottom line, Blackberry is currently and has been the best phone manufacturer on the market. But just remember, technology gets old FAST and you better believe Blackberry is starting up new ideas for the new future Blackberry addition. Pretty much, once you buy a new piece of technology it's old and a newer piece of technology is soon to follow.

The keyboard on the iPhone is something I don't think I could ever get used to, and I tried.

The BB gives you expansion options, where the iPhone doesn't... clearly because they want to force you to think about buying a new piece of Apple equipment every time they come out with a new version.

Email is HORRIBLE on the iPhone. Never have I seen anything as cumbersome as trying to delete email on the iPhone.

The BB has a light for the camera... and a video camera, as well! I found that by accident, as the BB does not advertise all of its attributes on misleading commercials like the iPhone's accelerated non-realistic 3G commercials.

What it comes down to, though, is that the iPhone seems gimmicky, while the BB is simply intelligent.

I wish I could change the settings on my iphone so I can get notified of emails louder than a small ping sound, and I dont have to unlock it to see if I have pending emails..

However, though I eschewed the iPhone 3G (because I thought it had inferior materials to the original, took too many steps to make things happen, and was too difficult to type on), I got my son an iPod Touch for Christmas and, during the obligatory charge it up and make sure it works portion of Christmas Eve, I decided I really liked it. Once it was cooking on the WiFi, I liked it even more. When I found the App Store.... yeow! The screen is beautiful and there is so much to do with it. And the iPhone has all of this and MORE?!

Now, some of that initial mania has faded. Young son is now drinking feaux beer on the iTouch and shakes it for a magic 8-ball answer. I can do without that. Nonetheless, I appreciate the author's conclusion that you can love it/hate it; I feel the same about the iPhone.... and I want one.

The problem is i need me and my people multi tasking, i cant have them stopping one task to do something as simple as answer their phone or missing calls because they are knee deep in an email and dont want to back out for 3 minutes to talk to the wives mother about Pookie the labradoodle. Although i am sure if they are on a smudge bar, they would know all about Labradoodles or other trendy, pretentious little fads! Besides, why would Mapple make such a sweet entertainment device that we cant operate with one hand. Doesnt he know what the other hand should be doing? Its a shame that that screen that is second only to the Bolds will go wasted.

If you can't communicate on an iPhone in your business, then your business needs to adapt to modern times. Perhaps reading the iPhone manual and having your company look into replacing it's archaic system would help. You're falling behind.

Poor out-of-touuch baztard.

I commented else where that the Bold with the samllest screen has a HUGE form factor size bigger than the HD that has the biggest screen (3.8") BTW the HD dpi 246 it is better than the Bold's

Have fun and keep up the good work!

Merry Christmas!

Sweet! I can send you a modern OS, proper UI, accurate CSS rendering, an actual JavaScript engine, and the ability to install applications on all that expandable memory and not just the tiny, tiny slice RIM currently allows.

Secret Santa is fun!

(And no, bash all you want, it's good for traffic, truth is if BlackBerry even made a phone I liked better, I'd switch just like I did from the Treo 680 to the iPhone).

Dont sweat it Rene, maybe Santa will bring you a Bold for christmas!

If you want, i will send you an mms showing you how to change your battery or add memory to you smudge bar. Oh wait, you cant get mms messages. Maybe when they come out with an app for that you can buy it and get back to me, till then, remember, my antiquated BOLD has unlimited amounts of memory and the batterys will last forever. he he

"And I’ll take a few smudges any day over the aging and antiquated user experiences the competition keep serving up to their battered user bases"

I enjoyed that! Brilliant!

Mea culpa. I'm a bad iMan.

Hopefully the initial frustration with my response will illicit a tiny bit of reflection

"Whatev. You more than any of the others in this comment thread seem most intent on NOT reading the review and just towing the RIM FanBoi line.

You haven't really discussed the review, you just make vague statements about focus (not on speeds and feeds). You've got one of the best comment systems ever made, then you complain about the comments made in the review? Really? Did you try reading it first? Did you try understanding the context? Did you try seeing things from another point of view? WHAT DID YOU POST FOR?

You know, it's this smug RIM "out of touch" mentality that keeps me from reading some of the comments. I like being able to hear different opinions. I like being able to swap views and experiences.. I like being able to see where different people are coming from. I like having the choice between hardware keyboards and touch screen devices..

I was hoping for at least a little analysis. Instead all I got was "i dudn't likz teh review az duh bberryz, my fav". You didn't bother to even read or consider an alternate point of view. Just opened the comment box, started typing, and made with the fanboy fury.

Oh wait.

I guess by fanboy standards you did comment..."

I've used Treo and WiMo before, and for long periods of time. This was my first BBerry, though, so I was very much a n00b (albeit with frenemies like CrackBerry.com to fall back on).

I wouldn't take any WinMo device currently over the Bold for the very reason I mentioned: I have no interest in spending that much time customizing my experience on a mobile phone/device. And I'll take a few smudges any day over the aging and antiquated user experiences the competition keep serving up to their battered user bases

"@Bla1ze: Valid point, and I guess that varies by carrier. I’m on Rogers with a $30/6GB data plan and it worked fine on every device in the Round Robin except the BlackBerry, which required a BIS plan."

Yup, couldn't agree more...here's the funny part I have the EXACT same plan (price and quantity of data), makes me wonder if it would work on an iPhone and just not vice versa. See what you have done to me Rene?, asking you iPhone questions, looking for iPhone info haha, next I'll be asking my Rogers dealer "How much is this no contract?"

I think this is actually a quite cool review, because it shows the user experience with a Bold, for me it hasn't been that painful, and at least in Mexico, if i have to write about an annoying lifestyle, it would be the iPhone one. No offense, but people here gets so annoying when they get iphones. BlackBerry is still less known in a mainstream way, so i prefer them.

About the screen's photos, its hard to capture the subtle yet important differences. If u havent seen a Bold screen playing Speed Racer's trailers, well..u guys should do so.

Crackberry 101.

I can not read something written by someone who does not know the difference between "to" and "too" seriously.

Go back to elementary school, kid.

Everyone keeps pointing out ways to make the Bold go to standby/lock keys and I believe they have all neglected to tell you the easiest way. Instead of locking the keyboard (by wasting a convenience key or pressing K), I would prefer to put it in Standby mode. This lock even the popup asking you to unlock the device. This is easily done by holding down the Mute key on top of the device for a couple seconds. Press it again to bring it out of standby. Very useful. And yes, all the pings and red lights still alert you when in standby.

So here's the wrinkle on what you and Kevin have explained. The Blackberry is very much the phone for someone like me who is "connected" by requirement, not choice. Ignoring the red light isn't an option I have if I want to stay employed. I think the iPhone is the right phone for someone who wants to be "connected" when they want, on their own terms.

Is the Blackberry flavor scary and overreaching...yes it is. As I sit at home watching a movie with my wife, the Blackberry on the arm of my chair, I wish I didn't have it. I don't want to connected that way, and like many of my colleagues, I was reluctant to get one. I do now appreciate that it (the Bold) can now provide pleasant distractions (as the iPhone does so well), while I wait for the unpleasant distractions.

Lloyd=Iphone

You haven't really discussed using the device, you just make vague statements about lifestyle (Apple). You've got one of the best messaging devices ever made, then you complain about it's messaging ability? Really? Did you try looking at a menu or settings? Did you try loading any apps? Did you try loading any media? WHAT WERE YOUR EXPERIENCES?

You know, it's this smug Apple "out of the box" mentality that keeps me from using the iPhone. I like being able to change more than just a wallpaper. I like being able to swap my own battery (case flex on a Bold, gimme a break). I like being able to upgrade my own storage without buying a new phone. I like having a hardware keyboard (age of hardware is over, just as soon as all these dumb phones go qwerty instead of touchscreen).

I was hoping for at least a little analysis. Instead all I got was "it dudn't wurk teh same az duh ayefone, so iz not gud". You didn't bother to do anything with it. Just opened the box, turned it on, and kind of blindly poked a finger at it.

Oh wait. I guess by Apple standards you did use it...

I dont agree with a good part of it though. If you dont want yur boss creeping ovr yur shoulder - turn off the notifications - or dont get a "work" phone. If its given 2 you by work - well then thats just life - u work for THEM so if they want u on a BB then guess what? Your gonna b on a BB.

And as was mentioned b4 u can use 1 of 3 possible keys 2 lock the phone - so again theres another complaint rectified. As for the "small" screen? Well lets not 4get this is a smart"phone". If I wanted a giant screen I cldnt fit in my pocket I'd get a psp.

I bought my Pearl (yes its not a Bold, but whatever) cause its small and packs all this stuff into that small package. I looked @ the Bold but decided that it was too wide. Once Telus releases the new Curve 8900 it'll b in my front pocket instead of my Pearl or the Bold or the iphone. If you liked the Bold's screen, wait till ya see the 8900's. Its a tad smaller than the Bold - therfore has a greater pixel density for an even better lookin screen!!!!

But overall I really enjoyed reading this review and wldn't even mind winning that iphone from ya! lol

If I wanted to be a tweaker, I think I'd stick with Windows Mobile rather than BlackBerry, as I have a feeling devoting that much time an energy to a device could make WinMo into a Star Trek gadget.

Again, I focused on out-of-the-box n00b experience, 'cause that's what I am. You have Kevin, Bla1ze, Craig and all the ninjas at CrackBerry for the expert views. How boring if I just did a (really poor) imitation of them.

Disagree for me. I love the iPhone keyboard. I had a Treo 680 before (and 600 before that!) and hated those hard little keyboards so much I stopped using them as much as possible. With the iPhone it took me a day to become far happier and more productive than I ever was on the had keyboard.

The Bold has a better keyboard than the old Treo in my opinion, but it was still too much work and stress on my forearm muscles to type (note: I've had tons of arm/joint injuries). Repetitive stress is much higher on the hard keyboard.

So I think it will depend on the individual user more than the device. Lucky there are now options for people to choose between.

Using a Blackberry is definitely a different way of life to using an iPhone. I think the review did a good job of showing the differences.

Some of the shortcomings can be overcome with the settings, others are with you whether you want them or not. If you have been given this device by your boss, and your boss knows how to use these functions, he/she will be able to tell the instant you read a message from him and, if your boss is one of those types, the clock will start counting on your actions.

Putting all faux bias aside (I am a dedicated blackberry user) I thought he summed up the similarities and differences between the two devices quite nicely: smaller but beautiful screen, more buttons than anything but a computer, push (almost instant) notification of all information, potential privacy leaks, incredible battery power, movies on an overly small screen, fantastic sounding music with an adequate music player, and enough customization that sometimes you just decide to learn to do things the phone's way instead of tweaking all the settings to make it your way.

The Blackberry and iPhone are both excellent devices, each with their own uses and "lifestyle". To me, the advantages of the Blackberry outweigh the disadvantages for what I need a smartphone to do. I fully expect other people, with different needs, to find the iPhone more compelling.

I was linked to this review from crackberry.com, and didn't know what to expect. After reading it, if I have questions about a potential iPhone purchase in the future, I know I will come back to read an unbiased, informed review of the products that will help me make better decisions on how to spend my money.

Very nice work.

Marisa

I liked the iPhone but the blackberry fills in the problems for me.

I use it for personal life not business life so most of the things don't effect me in your hate side because the people who are contacting me I want to contact me

Great review

I learned to adjust the notification settings, and now, I enjoy the same feeling of connectedness without being at the mercy of my phone.

I don't think that I would ever want to give up the push email experience or multitasking that I get on the BB. The way that BB implements these features makes me more productive and adds at least an extra 15 minutes to each day.

I thought it perfectly in my hand, not too wide at all. My girlfriend did say it was too small for her hands though, hmm...

I do agree with the "crack" part of my blackberry though. I can't stop checking to see the red LED flash signifying a new message. It's a choice though; I could just as easily turn it off in the settings menu and adjust the sounds/vibration so it doesn't interrupt any other applications. I think the whole section on Blackberry Life is a moot point. Especially the part about how others can see if you've viewed their mail/messages (it was covered in previous comments).

To make a quick point on the iPhone though, if the iPhone or the iPod didn't make me use iTunes, I would have been on this Mac bandwagon a long time ago because their products are genius.

@Rene I think Apple will address the messaging and many other app issues as some of them do affect the user experience even if indirectly It's just a matter of working them into the UI so it remains clean and uncomplicated.

You CAN lock the phone easily --Turn off "dialing from the home screen" --Then you can just tap "k" and it will lock the phone

The side convenience keys can be changed --you complained about hitting the voice dialing key, well, you can change that key to be blank if you want.

Otherwise good review, the iphone is cool, but the BB just gets things done quicker IMO.

The fact that someone can tell when you have read their message is creepy. sometimes less is more.

Having never been a Blackberry user its always interesting to hear about these "crackberry" elements and its even more interesting hearing how non-Blackberry users react to them. Good review Rene!

Fair point, though I'm not sure Apple wants to emphasize the same things as RIM

In all fairness, the iPhone hasn't been around nearly as long, and Apple has far more on it's plate than RIM does. I'm sure we all agree that the amount of innovation that went into the first iPhone was amazing. However, if the next iPhone doesn't address some or all of the missing messaging functions, then I'll totally agree that it's being neglected.

I will post a coda about the iPhone vs. Storm, but don't hold to hope: While my experience wasn't terrible, it wasn't great. CrackBerry.com and Boy Genius have both shown the problems with the current generation Storm.

Other carriers and plans will, of course, vary. However, RIM has the power to stand up to the carriers as well and I hope they do. I don't need to see that many Rogers logos when I boot up a phone! I certainly don't see any ISP logos when I boot up my PC!

To a new user on each platform, that is the first (and for some, thus only) Map experience, so it's a totally fair comparison. Same for Stocks, Weather, etc.

Apple obviously cares more about the UI experience than RIM, while RIM obviously cares more about the messaging experience than Apple.

Both devices benefit and suffer from the choices of their designers.