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I went from the 9700 to the ip4 because I loved the look of the ip4 and the folder option. As far as tweaking the BB, I was constantly dl'ing themes and deleting them again (to free up memory). I use my iPhone for a lot more than i did my BB, but that's probably because I dont use it for business. Though lots of people who do are on either phone. I think they're both great phones and platforms. Who knows, maybe one day I'll get tired of iOS and switch back to BB.
08-26-11 07:21 PM - I can go along with the preference thing even if I prefer BB. All touch and easy to use are very attractive features and its easy to understand why people are attracted to the iPhone.I went from the 9700 to the ip4 because I loved the look of the ip4 and the folder option. As far as tweaking the BB, I was constantly dl'ing themes and deleting them again (to free up memory). I use my iPhone for a lot more than i did my BB, but that's probably because I dont use it for business. Though lots of people who do are on either phone. I think they're both great phones and platforms. Who knows, maybe one day I'll get tired of iOS and switch back to BB.
I think part of this is "why did BB get so behind" and that is all but gone with the OS7 devices. That being said it is now more of a preference thing and when I say the 9810 is superior I am obviously comparing the 9810 to an iphone that is on it's way out and that is also my opinion.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com08-26-11 07:35 PM - I'm not trying to sound like an iphone fanboy here, because it's only been two weeks. If anything, I just like defending, and I did the same with my BB.
-I agree about feeling the iPhone is delicate, and just can't drop it. I haven't yet. I have a decent case on it, but I dropped my S2 countless times. The guy at the Apple store told me, "treat it like a $750 device" and it was great advice. I do think about it that way. But, yes, I do feel the same about it possibly shattering.
-Agreed with MOST of the apps. One other point I'd like to make? I've probably spent $50 in two weeks on apps, it can be a little addicting, and some are a novelty and not worth it. However, some are really great. At least with the iPhone, you don't have to worry about not finding a quality app if you do need it. Navigating through the BB app store was a joke, and the apps weren't very good, IMO. I don't need to play games either, but I will say, after having a couple good ones, (brickbreaker isn't!) that I've had say 10 mins to kill, they're pretty fun.
-Disagree here, my iphone pushes my email through in seconds. As fast as my BB did? No. However, would I miss anything? Absolutely not. My emails arrive in 5 seconds or less. If that's not good enough for some people, they're way more important than I am. (or think they are.)
-totally agree, if heavy messaging, a physical keyboard is better. However, if you value a full screen, which I really do, you can be very proficient with a virtual keyboard. I'd say I'm a "medium" user when it comes to messaging.
-BBM, I never really got to experience it, so I can't say. I tried it with two friends on BB, and seriuosly, they texted directly FAR more than BBM. They both no longer own berries. Most of my friends don't any more. Work colleagues, yes, but that's about it.
-Battery life, perhaps it's an issue for some Android users, but I researched quite a bit before trying the iphone, and everyone reports pretty good battery life. I'm really pleasantly surprised at just how long the iphone does last. Seriously, with today's smart phones: awesome cameras, big screens, high resolution, etc, it's gonna suck battery life. I'd be happy with a full day, charging nightly. Most do that anyway, no? It's 9pm, and I started with a full charge this morning. After about 10 emails, 5 texts, quite a few games of Ninja Fruit for my four year old, checking baseball scores from 4pm on with Score Mobile, and 3 phone calls, my battery is at 42%.
Maybe I'll get a better idea once this phone has to deal with 200 emails a day, I'm curious to see how it goes. I'm also curious to see what kind of batter life the NEW blackberries get, running OS7, and better cameras, screens, etc. Also, a fair comparison will be the ip5, as the ip4 is a year old, and the new berries just dropped.
I only had the Storm series, but have friends that have had the Bold, Curve, etc, and sorry, no comparison to the ip4 in how fluid, and things it can do.
Again, I have no idea how the new BB's are, I plan to check them out. I know they're getting great reviews.
One last point, if you wanted occasional web browsing, I just can't even imagine going to the old berries for that. It was HORRIBLE. No comparison to the iphone. New berries seem to be a different story though, and I think that's great!!!!
I'm all about BOTH platforms upping their game, keeping everyone striving to do their best. Without that, you'd have no choices in life.08-26-11 11:14 PM
