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RIM hardware is plenty good. So good you can even multitask without problems. Apple can't multitask and it won't ever. When they try their smoke-and-mirrors multitasking the batteries will die and you guys will be out of luck.
RIM's radios are better than Apple's radios. No dropped calls on BB, on iPhone it's "what, what, hello are you there bzzzzzzzzzzzz"
When it comes to everything you need a smartphone for, BB rules.
If you just want a glorified iPod that is a half-baked phone, or if you want a low-resolution screen to watch movies on, I guess iPhone is ok. What's your screen resolution again? How come it's not 640x360 like my cheap Nokia? Such a huge brick of a device and such poor screen resolution? How come? I thought you said Apple has such great hardware. Like a bunch of parrots.
What about your memory card options? Oh, I forgot, you can't use one.
Here's a great site for downloading apps...oh I forgot, you need iJobs' permission to download apps.
iPhone = toy
Apple = control freaks
/end
04-22-10 12:04 PM - Unfortunately, this is like trying to say "Who makes a better car: GM, Ford, Chrysler or Toyot......" er, ok, forget that last one
. Anyway, the point is that each device/OS has it's own merits. There IS no "Best" because what's best for one is not best for another. I know that by using BB, I'm giving up on certain features/abilities and I'm also gaining some. It's ALL a compromise based on your own needs. I don't worry what the pundits say, I don't worry about claims of "the earth is falling" I only worry if my device can't do what I need it to do.
Yesterday, I met a business client for lunch. He had his iPhone and I had my Storm. After we discussed our business, his phone rang and I watched him do his thing as he took the call. Afterwards, I had a question about his phone and we got in to the proverbial discussion. There's some neat features to his phone and he was very amazed about some of the features on my phone (we're both a bit too mature to get into a "mine is better than yours" discussion, we were simply comparing the merits of each device.
I don't understand the whole "which is better" debate. If you removed all of the flame wars on CB and even the somewhat even-handed comparisons, I'll bet the size of this site would shrink by half. Why do people worry so much?
Keep in mind that having better technical specs does not automatically make something a better phone (again, have to define "better"). You might as well attempt to say that "Polo shirts are better than button down shirts." Nobody will win-or lose--that argument.04-22-10 12:07 PM - Let me point out all that is false in the post below:
1. iPhone OS 4.0 will have multitasking and it will not have a significant negative affect the battery life as proven on test units that are already in developers' hands.
2. Dropped calls are due to the carrier and not the hardware. My iPhone pretty much always has 5 bars of service.
3. BB does not rule in any category. iPhone beats it handily in every catergory except security. Even email is better on iPhone becuase of the UI (and yes, there is push email support).
4. The upcoming 4th gen iPhone will have a screen that will crush anything else on the market (reportedly 960x640). And who cares what your screen res is when the dimensions are tiny like on any BB other than the Storm or 9000?
5. Who needs a memory card when there is 16-64MB built in (versus a paltry 256K on most BBs).
Face it - BB is no longer the smartphone of choice unless you are a corporate or government employee.
RIM hardware is plenty good. So good you can even multitask without problems. Apple can't multitask and it won't ever. When they try their smoke-and-mirrors multitasking the batteries will die and you guys will be out of luck.
RIM's radios are better than Apple's radios. No dropped calls on BB, on iPhone it's "what, what, hello are you there bzzzzzzzzzzzz"
When it comes to everything you need a smartphone for, BB rules.
If you just want a glorified iPod that is a half-baked phone, or if you want a low-resolution screen to watch movies on, I guess iPhone is ok. What's your screen resolution again? How come it's not 640x360 like my cheap Nokia? Such a huge brick of a device and such poor screen resolution? How come? I thought you said Apple has such great hardware. Like a bunch of parrots.
What about your memory card options? Oh, I forgot, you can't use one.
Here's a great site for downloading apps...oh I forgot, you need iJobs' permission to download apps.
iPhone = toy
Apple = control freaks
/end
04-22-10 12:21 PM - How should I know, I am just being as absurd as anyone that debates iPhone vs. BB.A pair of soup cans and a long piece of string is better than an iPhone
I thought the Satio got pulled from the market?
In fact the best all around phone hands down is that one coming out in 2308, it can do all sorts of things your phones can't and isn't made by Apple. It's made by some future company that I control with my mind.
So there.04-22-10 12:22 PM - If that's the yardstick, then my Nokia 5800 stomps your iBrick. How much did you pay for that thing again?
I understand that Apple fanboys are technically inept and are easily fooled, but even that's unnecessary given that you believe whatever iSteve tells you.
I have a bulletin for you, no iPhone multitasks. Not from the shelf, not jailbroken, you just don't have real multitasking. But for you to even understand what multitasking is would require you to do homework.
Because it's convenient to be able to swap out cards and instantly have tons of songs, movies, doc whatever available on a new device without needing a PC to copy stuff over with. Memory cards mean essentially unlimited storage, which is better than even a lot of fixed storage in some cases. It's flexibility, freedom, and a time saver.
Freedom of choice, another concept that's totally foreign to iWorld04-22-10 12:24 PM - I think you are a victim of tunnel vision like most others around here. First of all, removable memory is a huge advantage over canned memory. In fact the new iPhone 4G has a slot for media cards. The entire specs of the new 4G have been released by the way, I would post a link but I am not that helpful.
Anyhow, removable memory is a must for people that don't want to pack cables and laptops when they have a lot of information. And 64GB is really small these days anyhow if you are transporting data.
You need to be careful when pointing out the multitasking will be better, that'snot true. It has very little to do with the OS and the onus is on the application developers to understand and implement effective multitasking in their applications. One single badly written app and you lose your battery life. And let me tell you, most developers are not so good with the concepts of multitasking. I encounter that all the time.
What beats what, who knows? What are you doing with it? This is such a subjective thing that no one would seriously try to point it out and is a nearly unsupportable point of view as it quickly devolves into a point of view argument that no one can win.
Screens are another thing that is up to personal preference like the entire platform you are using. I would rather see CPU time allocated to more complex tasks than rendering images. But as I say, that is personal preference once again.04-22-10 12:28 PM
