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I've been a Blackberry user since day model 957 days, currently I have a Bold, 8900 and an iPhone.
First, try the iPhone keyboard, type/peck with one finger, you'll be surprised how quick you can type, then try and determine if you can handle that type of keyboard and see youself everntually thumb typing on it ... I stood in line last July for the first iphone 3G's and returned it after a few days mainly due to the keyboard, hitting so many screens to get to your inbox and at that time the app store had nothing.
Last August I went from the Curve 83x to the Bold, very nice phone, bigger/wider and heavier than I'd like, great keyboard, don't like the (stiff) trackball much so I went for the 8900 when it first came out, it never left my pocket for a full month, I got used to and very fast on the keyboard, also the Bold keyboard feels like 'silk' when you type, you can get really really fast typing on the bold.
Fast forward to now .. I'm 'blackberried' or rather 'crackberried' out, I've come to realize a few things, such as I don't like the trackball and scrolling through icons/screens/folders, I want to cut back on how much I type on any phone, that's what desktops, laptops, netbooks are for, I no longer want 'nagging' (push) email, like my desktop/laptop I'll check my mail when I like, if it's urgent I can be reached instantly via a phone call or text ... surfing sucks on any 'berry (imo), same with multi media, it's not smooth, or 'fun' to get to those functions, scroll, scroll, push, scroll scroll scroll, push on the trackball ... people often write that it's easier/faster to get to app's and menu's on a BB compared to an iPhone, I disagree, when you add in how many times you scroll and click on the trackball it's not as one step as people let on, ..... iphone is a few taps... would could be simpler.
In my experience and my (current) conclusion
I think unless instant email and a keyboard is essential then get in iPhone for sure.
You can go very fast on the iphone wth two thumbs, I've never typed or pecked with one finger on a keyboard in my life and was reluctant to do so on the iphone, rather I wanted to be the perfect thumb typer, the Apple staff strongly suggests you start with one finger typing and then move on to thumb typing or even stick with on finger typing, reason being you can go amazingly fast with just on finger, no sore thumbs, no guessing at keys or back spacing ...
I feel the iphone hits the mark in MANY more area's than the BB, it took me a long time to learn that because I was very reluctant to give the iphone a real try, I've just concluded a full two weeks of heavy use with it and for sure I'm sticking with it and selling my Bold and 8900, I was going to carry two phones and pay two bills, I didnt' mind that, but there is no need, the iphone is ALL business AND all FUN too02-14-09 11:08 PM
I prefer that or the bold but currently own a curve 8310. I like it just fine. My sister has an Iphone and I am not a fan, its just not suited for me.
