As reported yesterday, Boy Genius Report gave us a detailed first review of the Blackberry Bold, scheduled to hit the stores next month.
What they also did was to pitt the Bold against the iPhone 3G and the result is the first ever iPhone vs Blackberry story. They did have interesting results as far as some of the features are concerned.. but who takes the crown? Read on..
Design wise, both the phones are quite dissimilar. The iPhone has the sleek, mimimalistic approach to design while the Blackberry adds the already rich corporate touch to the phone with the excellent QWERTY kwyboard and the great screen. Even though approach to design is different, its clear that the iPhone takes the crown easily if there were a phone beauty contest.
We did report some issues with the Blackberry build quality yesterday; the screen is easily scratched and does not have the confidence inspiring feeling of the iPhone which feels sturdy and durable – even with the fragile looking glass screen.
As for the screen, the blackberrys 480x 320 screen betters even that of the iPhone! It is brighter and is better for everything from watching videos to photos. However, the larger size of the iPhone screen tilts the balance slightly in favour of the device – However as far as the question of which screen is the best arises, the answer is clear. It’s the Bold.
The iPhone OS has been sort of a dark horse. Even though it is based on the MAC OS, it lacks some basic features like copy-paste. That’s a shame for a smartphone. Anyway, the matter is open for debate. But with the eye candy and functionality that the iPhone OS gives, it still takes the crown as one of the best smartphone platforms available today. As for the Blackberry, it is well known that Blackberry loyalists swear by it., BUT there is little change from the previous versions. To keep it simple, you won’t find a guy buying the Bold just for its OS. On the contrary, most people get the iPhone for that same reason. Additionally, the number of apps for the iPhone, with the App Store and the new SDK will increase exponentially. As BGR put it, “the iPhone wins over any other handset in the world in regards to applications.”
As for the other facets, no device can come close to the Blackberry whe it comes to e-mail. Not even the iPhone with MobileMe and exchange server support. E-mail has always been RIMs domain and it seems it will be like that for quite some time. Call quality wise, there is little to choose between the two.
On a final note, it is clear that the Bold is an effort to enhance the multimedia abilities for a device known for its corporate affinity if you can call it that. The iPhone on the other hand is a consumer friendly device which in its latest avatar is much more corporate friendly.
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