iphone 3g vs Blackberry - Page 2 - Saxperience

Luke · 22nd November 2009, 20:13

I went into O2 in August: iPhone or Blackberry was my choices and I opted for a Blackberry Curve 8900 and honestly no regrets.

The iPhone maybe better because of 3G, but as Ryan says - touch screens are shit for texting and I hate how the texting is laid out on an iPhone but I suppose it's a personal preference. Love my Blackberry, easy to text, internet is fast enough for my needs and it's just easy to use.

Never had any issues either...

LittleDude101 · 23rd November 2009, 16:23

i think i want the BB 8530, but its only in USA and Canada

LittleDude101 · 24th November 2009, 11:17

does 3G make much difference?, and does anyone know anything about 'Edge'? ive read a couple of reviews and they keep going on about having edge instead of 3g

Luke · 24th November 2009, 21:47

EDGE is good and quick. Mine uses it regularly and I honestly think the internet is quick to say it's not using 3G.

kirstyhopkins16 · 24th November 2009, 22:09

I currently have a Blackberry Curve 8900 and switching to Iphone 3GS when vodafone has it.

The Blackberry Bold 9700 is the best Blackberry out at the mo, not long been released.

Same size etc as the Curve 8900 but has 3G. Looks a nice phone, was tempted myself but just getting bored with Blackberry, hence getting an Iphone.

Anybody else switched from Blackberry to Iphone............ pro's and con's?

LittleDude101 · 25th November 2009, 09:34

i like the bold 9700 but cant seem to find any prices for it, handset only or PAYG

Scott^p · 25th November 2009, 09:52

lol the iphone is not shit for texting, maybe you need to have more accurate fingers.

I regularly type large emails for work using my iphone and its just as easy as my previous keyboard phones.

Not used a blackberry so cant comment but if its using windows mobile OS then i have plenty of experience with that and its dreadful compared to the iphone OS and even compared to a symbian OS.

haz_pro · 25th November 2009, 10:59

finially someone else agrees about the typing on iphone.

people who are complaining either have fingers shaped like coctail sausages or have no finger eye co-ordination if there is such a thing.

Ryan^p · 25th November 2009, 11:11

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Originally Posted by haz_pro

finially someone else agrees about the typing on iphone.

people who are complaining either have fingers shaped like coctail sausages or have no finger eye co-ordination if there is such a thing.

Going on my job/s my co ordination and finger controls are fine.

Touch screens just dont work if you are trying to text and pay any attention to something else, such as walking down the street, you cant feel where the buttons/layout is on a touch screen, which is why I often see iphone users bumping into people trying to text because they need 100% attention to the phone.

LittleDude101 · 25th November 2009, 12:13

now u mention it my mate always stops to txt on his iphone

Ryan^p · 25th November 2009, 12:23

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Originally Posted by LittleDude101

now u mention it my mate always stops to txt on his iphone

because unless you are almost 100% viewing the screen you are destined for fail. lol.

lewy · 25th November 2009, 12:29

iphone over a blackberry any day. i dont like BB's one bit. not sure fi the new ones run on windows mobile 6.1 or not. if they do, thats awful. such a bad OS.

iphone OS is good and effective. also i find it easy to text on. a lot easier than i thought it would be, being a touch screen and all that. but its VERY responsive and quick to get used to. also has an ipod on it, so you cant go wrong with that can ya! also has plenty of apps for email and such, so imo its in my top 3 of must have gadgets/phones

maybe another phone to look at is the HTC G1. VERY VERY good phone. its also known as the 'googlephone' or 't mobile g1'

G1 has a slide out QWERTY keypad. touch screen, plenty of free apps which are good, email, great for texting, upgradable memory, trackball, wi fi & 3G, fast loading times on internet. another great thing about it.. it uses Android OS. which is such a good OS. highly recommended.

i've got one of those G1's and an iPhone. so imo one of them would be a phone to go for

LittleDude101 · 25th November 2009, 12:29

i think one of the massive downsides of the iphone is the price to get things repaired. end up rolling around a lot of the floor and wrestling with people at work... my mate doesnt bother taking his phone out with him at work in case it gets damaged as to fix it, even with insurance can be pretty damn expensive.

imo, theres no point having a phone dont want to take out, esp at work... if i havent got any radio signal, i may be relying on my phone to get help to me

haz_pro · 25th November 2009, 14:24

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Originally Posted by Ryan

Going on my job/s my co ordination and finger controls are fine.

Touch screens just dont work if you are trying to text and pay any attention to something else, such as walking down the street, you cant feel where the buttons/layout is on a touch screen, which is why I often see iphone users bumping into people trying to text because they need 100% attention to the phone.

i can type without looking at the screen if its on landscape mode

but then this is my third touchscreen maybe im used to it.