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Some of the BB disadvantages will disappear with the new devices and new BB mail system. For this reason I would go with a BB 9850/9860 or an iPhone 4/5. Unless your a realitor and then I would add one of the androids to the list.
Personally I would go for the 9850/9860 since it's a full touch screen but also benefits from the addition of the trackpad for fine stuff that may be clumbsy when using a touch screen.
One thing to consider with the 9810 is it uses the same screen that the 9900 uses but it is turned 90 degrees so you get a portrait view instead of the landscape view on the 9900. That plus the superior keyboard on the 9900 makes the 9810 a device full of drawbacks and no advantages the other new devices have. The 9800 was also notorious for having a junky slide mechanism as well.
It is also my opinion that Android and Windows devices will not get the long term support Blackberry and Apple will provide. They build them and ship them and that's it. With a Blackberry you will be able to customize and update the most important part of your device years down the road. The Software.Last edited by olblueyez; 08-14-11 at 05:49 PM.
08-14-11 05:38 PM - You make good points, and I hate speaking in absolutes, but I think Android has the best long time support in the business... one reason that you can have the original Android device running Gingerbread.Some of the BB disadvantages will disappear with the new devices and new BB mail system. For this reason I would go with a BB 9850/9860 or an iPhone 4/5. Unless your a realitor and then I would add one of the androids to the list. Personally I would go for the 9850/9860 since it's a full touch screen but also benefits from the addition of the trackpad for fine stuff that may be clumbsy when using a touch screen.
One thing to consider with the 9810 is it uses the same screen that the 9900 uses but it is turned 90 degrees so you get a portrait view instead of the landscape view on the 9900. That plus the superior keyboard on the 9900 makes the 9810 a device full of drawbacks and no advantages the other new devices have. The 9800 was also notorious for having a junky slide mechanism as well.
It is also my opinion that Android and Windows devices will not get the long term support Blackberry and Apple will provide. They build them and ship them and that's it. With a Blackberry you will be able to customize and update the most important part of your device years down the road. The Software.
The Dev community is the most active as well. This saves people money in hardware costs.08-16-11 08:53 AM - I don't quite get how BB's are better for texting?
If it's because of the keyboard..then that's a PERSONAL preference. It's funny how often I see people "plunk plunk plunk-ing" on their BB's..slowly typing away. Yes..many people prefer pushing an actual key..but I can assure you..those of us that are used to virtual keyboards..can type blazingly fast on them.
It's all personal preference. I will say this though..if you do alot of Copy/Pasting..then you might want to think BB. While things have definately improved with Gingerbread..I still find it to be frustrating sometimes. Although..judging from the amount of complaints with the PB about it..it's mostly a touchscreen thing.08-19-11 07:06 AM - Funny you should say that but Copy/Paste are a big part of my act.I never thought to consider that. The copy and paste features on the iPhone were much nicer than I imagined they would be but the lack of real keys kills it for me. Even if I did decide to go to a touch screen device I would still want some hard keys and trackpad. Using a touch screen cannot be convenient 100% of the time. Driving comes to mind.I don't quite get how BB's are better for texting? If it's because of the keyboard..then that's a PERSONAL preference. It's funny how often I see people "plunk plunk plunk-ing" on their BB's..slowly typing away. Yes..many people prefer pushing an actual key..but I can assure you..those of us that are used to virtual keyboards..can type blazingly fast on them.
It's all personal preference. I will say this though..if you do alot of Copy/Pasting..then you might want to think BB. While things have definately improved with Gingerbread..I still find it to be frustrating sometimes. Although..judging from the amount of complaints with the PB about it..it's mostly a touchscreen thing.08-19-11 10:29 AM
