Does Blackberry stand a chance?

[PensHockey]

I want to know what everybody thinks about Blackberrys chances are withthe Storm 3 going against the HTC Evo and the iPhone 4G?

With the little info we have can Blackberry actualy make the S3 compete with these phones? 8mp camera, HD video, HDMI out, Snapdragon, 480x800 res. front facing camera.
So...
Does Blackberry stand a chance against these phones?

[Seymour324]

IMO its too early to tell there are literally no details of the storm3 that have anything to back them up, (Not that i don't believe people who say they have used it, but we don't know what stage of development it was in at the time) no pictures or video have leaked, and there hasn't even been a leak of it showing up in any carriers systems. Now personally i believe that an 8mp camera is pointless in a phone due to the fact that almost everyone i know has a phone with a camera but if they want good pictures they also have a digital camera which 8mp cant compete with. So basically imo with no details yet of the storm3 its just not possibly to say if they will be able to compete, but i don't see rim backing down from= the consumer market i believe the storm3 will be completely geared towards consumers and hey you never know they could put a front facing and normal 9mp camera on the storm3 for all we know at this point

[crackcookie]

OF course it stands a chance, if you mean when it comes to people getting phones for non phone things, such as gaming, and web use. Then, I DOUBT the S3 will be the top in either of those categories, or even mulitmedia. While it most likely will be last, it won't be DEAD last, but one thing it will have is what all other BBs have and what keeps them at the forefront of businesses. Not to mention, the status that comes with it.

I dont picture too many CEO's walking into a meeting with his iphone

[si_chindo]

For example eric schmidt doesn't use android...he uses bb as well.

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[PensHockey]

But with the track record they have i dont see them making the S3 with a 8mp camera. I dont see them using Snapdragon (maybe intel atom).

With them focusing so hard on security (i understand that is there bread and butter) they are falling behind with other companies. If they want to make a phone just for the CEO's they will have that whole demographic no problem. But they are going to need to pick up the pace if they want to sell to the majority of the population.

I love Blackberry, but it sucks to be stuck watching all these great new phones come out and to see Blackberry come out with a Slider and a Flip phone.

[tumer]

blackberry stance a huge chance all these other phones are missing one big thing and i dont know why its not mentioned more often and that is the keyboard not everybody believe it or not wants or even like touchscreens rim makes the best keyboard on the market hands down not any of theses other phones come close and the phone it self just works its like a horse it just has a great feal in your hand. i'm in canada and we where just at the mall and anyone that was pulling out there phone to make a call or check email or what ever it was a ratio of about 4 to 1 today blackberry that i saw and the majority was those new curves

[japhule]

I don't think Blackberry intends to lead next generation of phones. They are just going to follow it. Unfortunately, they are aren't following it close enough. I can see the Storm 3 having higher res screen and larger camera (prob not 8mp though) but hdmi out, i don't think so. I don't think BB will ever have an hdmi out. I don't find hdmi a necessity for phones...if anything hdmi is just s stopgap until wireless hd gets implemented in devices and phones.

[PensHockey]

I understand that some people like the feel of a real keyboard, just like some people like the Slider and the Flip BB. But if they only made phones for that demographic they would go under. They need to make headway in the tech world.

The fact that they have so many phones bugs me and makes me happy. I love the fact that you can have your pick of BB. Touchscreen, Keyboard, small, big, flip, slider. You can have the BB you like. But on the other hand how many diffrent models of a full qwerty keyboard do they need?

They need to have a phone to stand up against all others. People want touchscreens. People want memory, high res camera, video support, fast web browsing.

[google123]

Unfortunately, the Storm 3 will probably have NONE of those specs you mentioned.

[Masahiro]

Originally Posted by PensHockey

I want to know what everybody thinks about Blackberrys chances are withthe Storm 3 going against the HTC Evo and the iPhone 4G?

With the little info we have can Blackberry actualy make the S3 compete with these phones? 8mp camera, HD video, HDMI out, Snapdragon, 480x800 res. front facing camera.
So...
Does Blackberry stand a chance against these phones?

So a smart phone should only be judged by its specs?

[PensHockey]

Originally Posted by Masahiro

So a smart phone should only be judged by its specs?

Well thats how most things are judged.

[Redsox34]

People that actually want and need to use it as a phone/email device will always go to the BlackBerry. The iPhone, EVO, Droid, etc.. "toy" phones IMO. If all you like doing is playing ping pong and rocking lil' wayne then those devices are great. They do nothing for people that actually need their device to do business.

[TheOne01]

Originally Posted by crackcookie

Not to mention, the status that comes with it.

Status? Really?

[subtech]

As a BB fanatic, I had some thoughts on this a few months ago. If anyone is interested, here's what I wrote.

Earnest advice to a billion dollar corporation from a three hit a week blog

[PensHockey]

Originally Posted by subtech

As a BB fanatic, I had some thoughts on this a few months ago. If anyone is interested, here's what I wrote.

Earnest advice to a billion dollar corporation from a three hit a week blog

WORD!!!!!

I want BB to come out with the S3 and blow me away. But i just dont see it happening and come July when my contract is up i am going to Sprint to get the Evo unless they do.