9105 or 9780 ?

**Garry-m** · 11-23-2010, 05:27 PM

I keep going around in circles with which phone to go for

. I've been using Sony Ericsson's for years now , favourite one being the candy bar W810 . I've been looking at BB's for a good few months now and had been sold on the 9105 but then found myself concidering the 9780 after reading stuff on this Forum

. I'm more of a talker and texter than a browser and don't get alot of emails .I'm looking forward to BBM and having easy/fast access to Facebook.
I managed to borrow a Bold 9000 for a week or so but found myself getting frustrated with the keyboard ,spend more time deleting letters I didn't mean to tap- I can text very fast on T9 with my W995. Athough I like the idea of the 9780 because its an awesome phone ,I don't know if I could live with it day to day. I don't do low spec phones ,usually go for top of the range models . This is where the 9105 comes in - all the BB features with a normal keyboard .
1./ Is there anyone that's changed from the qwerty keyboard BB to the 9105 and wished they hadn't ?

2./ Anyone moved over to BB 9105 from a Nokia/Sony Ericsson ? How do you find the suretype compared to T9 ? How do you get on with the keyboard functions ?

all views and opinions welcolme
Garry

**bbicons** · 11-23-2010, 05:34 PM

1. The Pearl keyboard is unorthodox, but can be extremely fast with suretype if you get used to it. It depends on if you're open minded to a different style keyboard.

2. Suretype crushes T9 in my opinion

3. I am all for the recommending the 9780 over all of the options presented. Best features and hardware.. plus I think web browsing will be best on the 9780.

**vkfloyd** · 11-24-2010, 10:00 AM

i moved from a bold 9000 to pearl 9100>>>> must say that i love the phone as its quite sleek.... although i miss the full qwerty of the bold>>>> the bold did have one of the most comfortable keypads.....
but yes.... once you get used to the new keypad.... suretype works wonders.... its far better than T9.....
I understand that the pearl 9105 will be cheaper to get than the 9780.... so if you need a better camera & full keypad... go for the 9780, else go for 9105

**Garry-m** · 11-24-2010, 05:13 PM

well the talk plan that I'm on would usually mean I don't pay for either phone so the cost doesn't come into it. I found a guy at work with a 9105

,,managed to borrow it for 5-10mins and had a play around with it . It seems easy and quick to type with ,sure type seems quite good as well- doesn't feel as solid as the 9000 that I've got on loan though. The 9780 looks like it will be a good performing phone that will handle os6 with not too many issues ,just wondering how the 9105 will work with it when it arrives ? I could probably get a 9800 Torch instead but I'm not getting good vibes on here regarding it + I'm not a big touch screen fan,,,my wife has the iphone 4 which I don't like to use.
I'm still trying to work out how I'm going to transfer the 550 numbers from my Sony onto a Blackberry though

thanks for replys so far ,keep opinions/views coming

Garry

**bjw408h** · 11-24-2010, 07:37 PM

I have both a 9100 and a 9780. As earlier poster said, if you can do without 5MP camera and are not needing an extra 200 MB of memory for apps, and like T9, you will love the 9105/9100. This phone is also on path for an OS6 upgrade. The 9780 is a lovely phone. Full keyboard, OS6, bigger screen with the leathery back, but I suspect it is much different than your Ericsson T9 expertise than the 9105.

I have 1400 contacts, and take advantage of T-mobile's Contacts backup and restore to move them OTA from one device to the next. Might your carrier offer similar?

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