Blackberry Curve Vs. Apple iPhone
posted by: Boris Nekta
Both phones have tons of features and adds-on but each phone is on opposite ends. I have both phones operating in New York, The blackberry curve is on T-mobile service and the apple iPhone on AT&T service. I like that the Apple iPhone has a touch screen and is able to store thousands of mp3s which are downloadable through an easy service such as iTunes.
The Apple iPhone also has camera and a downloadable application store where the user can download application and games for the iPhone. Some programs are free of charge while others have charges that vary from $0.99 to $9.99. The apple iPhone glides through the programs with ease and rarely freezes. The phone reception is good and rarely has times with no service.
Now the iPhone also has it’s drawback which includes having exclusive service with AT&T and no other carrier has the iPhone. Now all the iPhone addicts will right away say “the iPhone is unlock-able” which opens the iPhone to any carrier. The problem with unlocking the iPhone is the user can not register the phone nor update its software on the iPhone because it will immediately lock itself.
The Apple iPhone uses an email system to send or recieve picture messages, now drawback to this system is that it does not allow the user to send or receive picture messages which creates a problem for the user because not everyone has an email to send or receive the pictures.
Now the iPhone has a great web browser which surfs the Internet with ease and has great viewing space with its incredible touch screen. The Apple iPhone also has limited Battery Life. Overall I like the iPhone for its ease of use and great screen quality but its limited service to AT&T creates a problem for me. Now the Blackberry Curve which has service for T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint makes it available to anyone.
The Blackberry Curve which I own has service for T-Mobile. The Blackberry Curve has tons of features ranging from Camera, Web Browsing, Picture Messaging, Blackberry Messaging (Exclusive Service where Blackberry users can text message for free), BlackBerry AppStore (Down-loadable application Store prices Ranging from $0.99 to $34.99).
Now the blackberry Curve also has its drawback which includes constant phone freezing, and small screen for viewing web pages. I guess it all boils down to which phone fits your lifestyle? But neither phone is better that we can declare one a winner. So Enjoy using either phone.
May 1st, 2009 at 1:59 am
A tie? Booo! Hssss!
Kidding.
No, seriously, great article. It all comes down to what phone fits a person’s needs needs. Everyone’s got different priorities. For me, it comes down to “how fast can I google this thing that just popped in my head?”. And the iPhone’s huge touchscreen makes mobile internet browsing pretty decent… Far better than any other phone I’ve tested thus far. And I’ve been thru alot of them.
May 1st, 2009 at 11:52 pm
I also have both phones, the blackberry 8900 (new curve) and an unlocked iPhone first gen… I bought the blackberry because my iPhone was bricked, meaning it re-locked, so I bought the new curve. A few weeks later I was able to unlock my iPhone again. Now I’m back to using the iPhone as my primary phone. The main reason is because of the app store, it is just WAY bigger than all the others combined (blackberry app store, android app store, palm, etc…). However that doesn’t mean that the curve is bad, my favorite app on my blackberry is the gmail app, an app which the iPhone does not have as a standalone app, you need to open up the internet to view your gmail with the iphone, which is a drawback. Also the blackberry curve has a great 3.2MP camera.