[ramyun-yum]

I'm sure there are people out there that when they thought about getting a new phone they were thinking hard between getting a Blackberry or an iPhone.

Which one did you choose and why? ; and any regrets?

[tirahbunny]

I'm sure there are people out there that when they thought about getting a new phone they were thinking hard between getting a Blackberry or an iPhone.

Which one did you choose and why? ; and any regrets?

well, im using both. there are somethings i prefer on one more than the other but not that big of a problem.
like for bb, i am able to type faster and more accurate, get to programs/folders faster and even call someone faster. as for the iphone it takes some time because its all touch screen and tends to have a few seconds of lag before actually opening something, and texting is a little bit of a challenge for me but i get by. i like the look of the iphone better of course, because i think bb's look like calculators but theyre so efficient. alot of people praise the email service on bb and i think thats one of their pros too but i dont use the email feature so i cant elaborate. and iphone is well, Apple. I love Apple. and there are so many apps on it. I don't have any regrets with either of them, and to be honest i wouldnt give up one for the other because im a brat, i want both. lol.

so it comes down to...what you REALLY want in a phone. would you rather have the looks/brand or would you rather have the efficiency? would you rather have something simple to use or something fun to use?

[JJ no Baka]

They are both different on so many levels.

One is full touch screen. Some may like that, some may not. Blackberry is more for "business" people because it helps organizes their meetings and typing would be so much better and easier because there's less mistakes when typing on a physical keypad. I think the only thing good about iPhone is the app store/apps. Otherwise, the battery life sucks and pretty much a boring phone.

[flyaway.]

^^ Yeah, like what they said. Haha. (Btw, HI JAMIE<3)

I just bought a Blackberry recently and I, honestly, do not regret it. Sure... it's not the most glamorous phone out there, but it does the job. It's efficient enough, the battery life is good and it has a physical qwerty keyboard. The iPhone, on the other hand, as pretty as it may be (actually... I don't find it that pretty either), has a terrible battery life. Most Apple products do. I have an iTouch that has wi-fi and I don't even use the wi-fi because it'll drain the battery. Then again, I don't know how much you care about that issue. Anyways, battery aside, I think the physical keyboard on the Blackberry is very useful too. Less typos. Lool.

[ipaul]

^^ Yeah, like what they said. Haha. (Btw, HI JAMIE<3)

I just bought a Blackberry recently and I, honestly, do not regret it. Sure... it's not the most glamorous phone out there, but it does the job. It's efficient enough, the battery life is good and it has a physical qwerty keyboard. The iPhone, on the other hand, as pretty as it may be (actually... I don't find it that pretty either), has a terrible battery life. Most Apple products do. I have an iTouch that has wi-fi and I don't even use the wi-fi because it'll drain the battery. Then again, I don't know how much you care about that issue. Anyways, battery aside, I think the physical keyboard on the Blackberry is very useful too. Less typos. Lool.

most apple products have terrible battery life? hmm
i've had several macbooks/pros/airs and the battery life surpasses all my friends windows and linux laptops...as well as my sony vaio. my macbook pro goes around 6-7 hours and if you recondition your iPod touch/iPhone battery, the battery life can change dramatically.

[ebae89]

got the blackberry because verizon doesn't have the iphone... yet. ahaha i'm just waiting for the iphone, but i'm satisfied with the bb tour for now.

[j00n]

Had a BB never again. The little nub thing get's clogged and if it breaks you're SOL. I can type and text much faster on the touchscreen, you have to press hard on the BB. Screen is much clearer and crisper on the iPhone and it syncs my calendar appointments, emails with my Macbook Pro. When i'm jumping around to meetings offsite or onsite i don't need to even lug my laptop around. I can just "push" all the data via MobileMe to all my devices and laptop home and office. I didn't buy the iTouch because i get a full mp3 player as well as video player with the iPhone.

[onetruth7797]

I choose iphone! I've had a nokia N97, blackberry storm 1(which was horrible) and a curve 8900. and I keep coming back to my iphone, it's more practical the others. even though the battery life is horrible with the new update. I bought it online, www.gsmallover.com good site, but I don't think it matters if i buy it online or if I buy it at the at&t store? Either way, I guess it comes down to business go with the BB or pleasure go with the Iphone.

[CaramelSweetie]

I have 5800, but my brother has the iPhone. It's really hard to text on the iPhone, I always make mistakes.

[jonogunn]

I bought the iphone when it first came out. I eventually gave it to my sister because she needed it for a medical program and at that point I didn't really care for it anymore. This was just before the big app store boom so i didn't find it that great.

2 years later, she bought the iphone 3G s and gave me back my iphone. Now I'm using it again and obsessed with downloading apps lol. The new firmware is waaaaaaaaay better than what I had to use before too.

The cost of being an early-adopter I guess.

I used to hate the blackberry but after using my friends for a big, I fell in love with the keyboard. I like how there's so much definition in the keys, it really makes it easier to type. I wish all phones with keyboards would copy their design.


Despite both phone's popularity, neither are that great if you break it down the specs. I'm looking at the Motorola droid right now as I want a phone that work as close to a pc as possible.

[tirahbunny]

I have 5800, but my brother has the iPhone. It's really hard to text on the iPhone, I always make mistakes.

is the blackberry 5800 new?? I've never heard of it.

[supshu]

I had the first generation iPhone, and then waited in line to get the new iPhone 3gs. A lot of people are saying how it's hard to type on the iPhone. But before I even got my first iPhone, I had a Razr, and once you type in all of your contacts from your old phone to your iPhone that first night you get it, you'll be typing like a pro on it. I'm super fast on my iPhone and can even type certain things on it without looking. All of the applications on the phone are super handy and fun.

I know that some schools and colleges like the University of Florida's pharmacy program is making all new freshmen students either buy an iTouch or an iPhone.

I've never owned a BlackBerry before so I can't say much about it. I think they look really cool though haha

[Xarthan]

it takes about a week to two to get used to the iphone typing. Once you got it down, it is very easy to type.

[qkrcjdfla]

I have a BB Bold right now and I love it, but sometimes it can get really boring. I'm buying a used iPhone tomorrow *hopefully* so then I'll be able to switch between the two whenever I want

[visuelz]

The best feature, I thought, on the iPhone was that it was an mp3 player as well. It's not just any mp3 player. When you get calls, the music fades down and the phone rings. You don't even need to take off your earphones. It's the only reason why I have an iPhone. I don't really use apps much. They tend to drain all my battery life . The email feature for the iPhone could be better.

[qkrcjdfla]

The best feature, I thought, on the iPhone was that it was an mp3 player as well. It's not just any mp3 player. When you get calls, the music fades down and the phone rings. You don't even need to take off your earphones. It's the only reason why I have an iPhone. I don't really use apps much. They tend to drain all my battery life . The email feature for the iPhone could be better.

Yeah, but the BB's do that, too.

[tirahbunny]

I have a BB Bold right now and I love it, but sometimes it can get really boring. I'm buying a used iPhone tomorrow *hopefully* so then I'll be able to switch between the two whenever I want

thats exactly what happened to me. then i got rid of the BB and just using iphone and lg phone now. i ometimes miss BB, not because of its looks or functions its just i miss having qwerty keys in general. i hated the user interface on BB though. quite plain.

[qkrcjdfla]

thats exactly what happened to me. then i got rid of the BB and just using iphone and lg phone now. i ometimes miss BB, not because of its looks or functions its just i miss having qwerty keys in general. i hated the user interface on BB though. quite plain.

Yeah I've seen you around these forums, and from what I can tell, you're a phone junkie too ;P
I'm hoping that I don't regret getting the 3G over the 3GS, though. I'm buying it through craigslist so there's a big gap in the prices between them ($300 vs. $600) and I don't want to spend almost double for the S ahah. You have the 3GS, right?

[tirahbunny]

^^ nope i have the 3G! my moms got the 3gs now. I don't find any difference between the two though. maybe its just me o.o lol. i got my 16gb 3G for 350, total mint condition so is that a good deal?

i dont think you'll get bored of the iphone i havent yet and i usually get bored of phones quite fast!!
just dont get rid of your BB though, you never know when youll need it haha.

[qkrcjdfla]

^^ nope i have the 3G! my moms got the 3gs now. I don't find any difference between the two though. maybe its just me o.o lol. i got my 16gb 3G for 350, total mint condition so is that a good deal?

i dont think you'll get bored of the iphone i havent yet and i usually get bored of phones quite fast!!
just dont get rid of your BB though, you never know when youll need it haha.

Oh no way! Damn that's better than what I got haha. Mine's only a 8gb, but it's pretty much brand new and I got it for $300. But on craiglist for the Orange County listings, there's barely anything under $300 unless there are scratches on the screen or something :|

Yeah I am definitely keeping my Berry, just in case!