- Ok I looked and unless I missed it there has not been any real discussion on here about the differences. And I am talking about the big differences software wise like for instance, I keep hearing about this remote control through the iport cards not sure what that is and can the storm do anything similar. Also I know that both can be wiped and locked if they are lost or stolen as long as you are using business software. I want to hear what everyone thinks especially if you have used the Iphone and with the specs of the storm or any BB for that matter. I want to know the stuff we have not heard before. I hope I am making this as clear as mudd .... And no I have never used an iphone or a BB played with but never used, so maybe I am asking a stupid question but here it is.
this stuff we know Iphone Storm
Wifi yes no
cut and past no yes
interchangeable batt. no yes
removable or upgradable memory no yes
video recordings no yes
SMS no yes10-20-08 06:16 AMLike 0 - Thanks for the thread. Gaming wise the iphone is superior to the storm also in entertainment and user friendly field the storm is by far behind, however when it comes to practicality the iphone has nothing to offer and I mean NOTHING compare to BB OS.personaly I think the iphone revolutionaisd the keyboard but RIM has taking massive step enhancing it to give you the pleasure of phycical keyboard.
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- As it stands the I-phone has more memory and a faster processor so gaming is a given. I would tak a guess and say before the end of the year a 32 gig I-phone is coming.10-20-08 07:18 AMLike 0
- not so on the processor, it is a 600 mhz processor but they underclock it to 400 to conserve battery, so it ends up being slower. the gaming is helped by the graphics chip but word has it that there is a more powerful graphics processor in the storm. we just need to wait and see what developers come up with once they have all the tools for the storm.10-20-08 07:29 AMLike 0
- not so on the processor, it is a 600 mhz processor but they underclock it to 400 to conserve battery, so it ends up being slower. the gaming is helped by the graphics chip but word has it that there is a more powerful graphics processor in the storm. we just need to wait and see what developers come up with once they have all the tools for the storm.10-20-08 07:48 AMLike 0
- Until the BB Storm comes out it's hard to compare. I did hear that we will have MMS and GPS should be unlocked on the Storm.
To me the Storm has more Yes marks in the categories I want compared to the iPhone.10-20-08 08:20 AMLike 0 - Here's a question along the OP's lines...and I simply don't know the answer.
Does the iPhone natively support PDF, .doc, .xls, etc. files? Looks like The Storm comes with Documents To Go embedded in the OS. My Palm has this setup and it works pretty nice. Great to bring up and modify an Excel spreadsheet without needing to convert it into some oddball mobile format.10-20-08 08:59 AMLike 0 - Here's a question along the OP's lines...and I simply don't know the answer.
Does the iPhone natively support PDF, .doc, .xls, etc. files? Looks like The Storm comes with Documents To Go embedded in the OS. My Palm has this setup and it works pretty nice. Great to bring up and modify an Excel spreadsheet without needing to convert it into some oddball mobile format.
DocToGo is working on an iPhone version though.10-20-08 09:25 AMLike 0 - I wonder if it will read .m4v files. I have a few encoded to use in the iPhone and it would be cool if I didn't have to reencode them for the Storm. .m4v is MPEG4, right? I'm not too saavy with the video encoders.10-20-08 09:34 AMLike 0
- I think its pretty safe to say that if whats most important to you is games and multimedia, the iPhone will be far superior. The advanced iPhone sdk is very powerful and makes porting OSX desktop applications pretty easy.
The ipod features of the iPhone are really second to none, and its foolish to believe the Storm will be any better. One just has to browse around the Storm simulator to see the media app is pretty bare and basic.
However, email and messaging is another story.10-20-08 09:36 AMLike 0 - Wifi..Iphone yes, Storm no
Memory-Iphone 8 or 16GB cap Storm Only 1 GB internal, but up to 32GB upgradeable and swapable
Copy N Paste-iphone no, storm yes
Stereo Bluetooth-iphone no, storm yes
MMS- Iphone no, storm yes
Screen Resolution-Storm's is slightly higher
Screen size-Iphone slightly larger
Qwerty keyboard in landscape mode-Storm yes, Iphone no
Video recording-Iphone no, storm yes
camera-Iphone 2 megapixel, no flash.....Storm 3.2 with flash and autofocus
Multi-touch-both phones
GPS-both phones
GPS with turn by turn directions-Storm yes, Iphone no
APP Store-Iphone yes, Storm coming soon
Better media player-iphone
Better touch screen for typing-Storm
Better overall-definitely Storm
If anyone doesn't agree, explain why, given all of the actual features, and pros and cons, how can the Iphone be better or even as good?10-20-08 10:04 AMLike 0 - Personally I think the Storm is better. But I am afraid with it being VZW they are going to cripple it as they have done with other phones.10-20-08 10:07 AMLike 0
- Wifi..Iphone yes, Storm no
Memory-Iphone 8 or 16GB cap Storm Only 1 GB internal, but up to 32GB upgradeable and swapable
Copy N Paste-iphone no, storm yes
Stereo Bluetooth-iphone no, storm yes
MMS- Iphone no, storm yes
Screen Resolution-Storm's is slightly higher
Screen size-Iphone slightly larger
Qwerty keyboard in landscape mode-Storm yes, Iphone no
Video recording-Iphone no, storm yes
camera-Iphone 2 megapixel, no flash.....Storm 3.2 with flash and autofocus
Multi-touch-both phones
GPS-both phones
GPS with turn by turn directions-Storm yes, Iphone no
APP Store-Iphone yes, Storm coming soon
Better media player-iphone
Better touch screen for typing-Storm
Better overall-definitely Storm
If anyone doesn't agree, explain why, given all of the actual features, and pros and cons, how can the Iphone be better or even as good?10-20-08 10:30 AMLike 0 - How can you say overall the Storm is better if you have never used it, and don't know how somebody might use it. For example, my older sister has an iPhone. She doesn't care about email, uses the music player all the time, and likes to use it to show videos of her children to her friends. For her, would the Storm be better?.........I don't think so.10-20-08 10:37 AMLike 0
- How can you say overall the Storm is better if you have never used it, and don't know how somebody might use it. For example, my older sister has an iPhone. She doesn't care about email, uses the music player all the time, and likes to use it to show videos of her children to her friends. For her, would the Storm be better?.........I don't think so.
You are right, I shouldn't say the Storm is "better", I should have said it has better and more useful features. But for people who would only use the Media player, yes the Iphone would probably be better. People who want to use all of the functionalities, including what I mentioned above, the Storm would seem to be obviously better, based on the feature set alone. I was talking about 1 or 2 specific features, which is the reason that I listed so many. For example, the Iphone would be the best option between the two, if one only cared about wifi. However, for the overall functionality, based on feature set, it's not even close. Storm would win.10-20-08 10:37 AMLike 0 - I tend to agree with Semi5, I think that it will be determined on user intent. I personally am really looking forward to the Storm. I just do not not want to go over to AT&T because of the crappy service. I think that both will be pretty compariable but I have only played around with the iPhone and I am not important enough to have advanced viewing of the Storm. I will be be staying with Mother Verizon though!10-20-08 10:38 AMLike 0
- man...i am tired of the "Storm is better", "iphone is better" arguments.
they are both great devices! different people prefer each. choose the one you like and enjoy it!
to say one is better than the other is pointless IMO.10-20-08 10:51 AMLike 0 -
What's so special?10-20-08 11:27 AMLike 0 - I'm still not sold on the iPhone's media player being better than anything else out there. It has the functions of every other player. Play, pause, FF/RW etc. It has decent organization if you have up to date ID3 tags. It has an EQ. It doesn't (at least not that I could find) have a compressor. It displays album art in a very pretty and creative way. Does that have an impact on the sound when you press "play?"
What's so special?
Ease of use, organization, coverflow, lyrics.........etc. I would suggest you go to your nearest Apple store and try it out. You will get a better understanding.10-20-08 12:33 PMLike 0 -
- My wife has one When she first got it I spent a weekend setting up the ID3 tags and album art. That really is cool. The organization is great... artist/album/song. MOST MP3 players do that though to some extent. It's a very clean interface. If the Storm can sort by artist/album/song... what's the difference?10-20-08 12:40 PMLike 0
- Just got an Iphone; it is a sweet phone. So when the Storm comes out I will get to do some real side by side comparisons. It is a sweet phone; the Sorm comparisons to it will be interesting. Ok just from asthetics; the Storm does look nicer. Shaddup; I know........................................
Thats why I changed my screen name.
Ok I do like that the Storm has more functionality;
from what I have been reading.
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