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I personally prefer typing on the Storm to the iphone because it gives you more options. I still think the suretype in portrait (like the pearl) is the best and quickest option for typing, but I find that most people don't know how to use it because they don't trust it. They type a few letters and then try to correct instead of trusting it and continuing to type- it always picks up on the words you are typing and if you master when to use 'enter' and 'space' at the right time, most of the time you will only have to type half or 2/3s of the words and suretype will pick up the rest. I only use landscape full qwerty typing when I have to enter in very specific text (email address/website address/password, etc.).I have both in my hands right now. I love the Bold but I can't tell if that's because I'm used to not having a touch screen or not. I'm learning with the Storm but the auto complete feature when you are typing is horrendous. The keys are also not that big. I can type 5 times faster on the Bold with no mistakes. I've almost made a mistake every time I've typed a sentence with the Storm. Again..I don't know if this is a learning curve situation or not. I'm sure you can get good at anything given enough time. Dare I say the iPhone is much easier to type on.
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Overall, I think you have to compare the BOLD and the STORM in the proper context. The Bold is essentially the current pinnacle of the traditional blackberry design and given that it is an evolution rather than a new innovation, it is naturally more reliable, faster, and predictable. The Storm on the other hand is more of an innovation, a first attempt at a new design/technology for blackberries. To get all the advantages of this new creation, including the larger touchscreen, etc., you have to be willing to deal with the bugs, flaws, and shortcuts that new technology adapters usually face.
I have a feeling that the 2nd generation of the Storm will be much more reliable and perhaps put the traditional blackberrries in a more envious position. What I would like to see with the next Storm is a design similar to the Palm Pre - with a full size touchscreen and a qwerty keyboard that slides out when needed.
Don't get me wrong though, the Storm as it is right now is great and I think the reviews from late last year have already been rendered obsolete and will be more out of touch later this year.02-25-09 11:15 AM - The Storm is my first ever blackberry so I don't have much else to compare it to other than playing with other blackberry's in the store and while I think the Bold looks awesome I wouldn't trade my Storm for anything. Can we all at least agree that no matter what, BlackBerry makes the BEST product of it's kind?
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