Brand or Features? New Apple iPhone 2.0 or RIM BlackBerry
June 9, 2008 By Daniel
Filed under Cell Phones, Handsets
The two biggest players in the cell phone world at the moment would be Apple and Research in Motion, the new Apple iPhone 2.0 that should be announced in around four hours might end up having all the bells and whistles of features and technology but it does stand next to many other high end devices in the phone world.
As we said earlier today, there is enough room in the market for the iPhone 2 (aka 3G iPhone) and other smartphones like the Blackberry Thunder. What separates all these phones is the reason why people buy them in the first place, is the buying decision mostly weighted on the price plans or more towards features or brand?
Do you buy a cell phone for the brand or features?
Some people love the name Apple, their home computer is a Mac, their phone is an iPhone and they even watch a lot of TV thanks to Apple TV. So when the second-generation iPhone is released they naturally buy the Apple device. Now this can be said about BlackBerry, some people will not touch another phone and say it has to be a Blackberry smartphone.
The more sensible buyers look at the whole picture and decide on not only the brand but also the features and support they get with a phone. We will soon find out which way people go after Apple’s announcement at WWDC 2008 today, but for now tell us how you make your decision.
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I can’t wait for the Blackberry 9500 touchscreen.
It will have everything the iPhone is missing.
I say that the Blackberry is better. First, the touch screen on the iPhone is too small. Everytime I try to tap in “Google” on an iPhone’s Safari, I have at least 10 typing errors before I get it right. Blackberry buttons are spaced apart more and are on the actual phone, making it easier to press the right buttons. Also, the iPhone costs too much to appeal to the middle/lower class of cell phone users. Because of this, I think Research in Motion will take over the consumer smartphone market.
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Features and service are critical. The two main issues that will keep me on my Palm, Win OS, smartphone have to do with compatability with my Windows based world of applications and Verizon wireless. I’ve found Verizon to be most reliable nationwide and can’t give up that quality of service. My business partner who uses the iPhone on ATT is always dropping calls.
Tactile feedback for typing is something else I cannot give up.
I personally like the iPhone. Ive always had ATT and Ive found it works great. The iPhone is completely compatible in all ways with my computer and I doubt any other phone could even come close in that category. As for the keyboard… Ive found it works great. I can almost type without looking at the screen at all. It auto-corrects for mistakes and almost always works.
you guys are kidding yourselves
iphone’s features are the best of the class
it’s touchscreen is amazing and accurate
it only took me one week to get the typing down
my roommate has a blackberry; i can text far faster than her on my iphone
and my iphone doesn’t have a clunky keypad that takes up half of the viewable surface area
Here’s one place where size may really matter.
I find that because my fingers are fat that the iPhone makes me far too error prone with typing.
I also prefer some tactile feedback. It may be that if/when iPhone includes vibration feedback to touch that this will become less of an issue.
iPhone is best in web but the majority of my work involves talking, typing and reviewing docs.
I’m very open to what works the best and my expereince has shown me that iPhone stll needs some work.
guy brings up a great point that when youre watching a video or looking at a photo you dont need a keyboard and the iphone then had a much larger viewing screen. In order for a non touch phone to have a large screen like that it would have to be twice the size.
Until the iPhone is able to receive corporate e mail, the product is a non issue for every business in the world.
Why even call it a ’smart phone’ if it can’t do office applications? I had a Nextel phone that went to the internet in 2000. Internet does not a smart phone make… company e mail does.
Office applications are now supported on the iphone Firmware 2.0 from early July. Read http://www.product-reviews.net/2008/06/09/apple-iphone-20-firmware-available-in-early-july-many-improvements/
It’s not about the device alone, as everybody thinks. Features are fleeting, and there’s a new feature offered or device released every six months. It’s about the service behind the device. A “smartphone” is so much more than just an internet-connected cellphone with a browser and media player; they all have those. Start thinking bigger, much bigger, think about security and availability and service. Blackberry is a full decade ahead of them all. It will be ten years before Apple, Microsoft, Palm, or Nokia offer a network behind their devices, if ever. Apple may be about to announce that your company can connect its Exchange servers to your iPhone2, but ask your company if they intend to connect their Exchange servers to the *unsecure* Internet - which is what’s required - and they’ll say never.
wheres the iphone’s security at?!?
answer: nonexistent
Well, AT&T’s network sucks. They are years behind everyone. Sprint has been 3g for sometime, and is launching their next generation this summer (4g, WiMax). AT&T was wise to pair with Apple, because otherwise they would be out of business.
Imagine how great the iPhone could have been if they went with a first tier carrier, like Sprint or Verizon.
iPhone. I don’t really like the keyboard, and my browser is awfully slow unless on wifi. But I think it looks cool and is good for music.