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Old 03-08-2009, 09:37 PM   #21
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The Storm is not great, in fact it is garbage! The i Phone however is terrific, except for two things: AT & T and eMail. All BlackBerry devices are far better for receiving and sending eMail, period! Verizon is probably the best carrier in the USA and AT & T probably one of the worst. Life is not perfect!

To me it is the carrier that comes first, not the device. I would quite like an i-Phone but would no more give my business to AT & T as I would to Hugo Chavez!
Did u just jump from the 8800 forum to come and say that the Storm is "garbage." lol...why?...but anyways...I do agree with u though. Basically u said u can't have everything. I have nothing against the iphone..pretty cool phone...but the Storm is awesome too in different ways...both great phones, aimed at different people. But to say that either or suck or are garbage, can't be justified.
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Old 03-10-2009, 09:36 AM   #22
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it appears as though this thread has been hijacked from the threadstarter's intent.....

anyway, for all you apple fanboys that enjoyed having bands like U2 sponsored by Apple, take this:

U2 ditches Apple, joins up with RIM : Boy Genius Report
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Old 03-10-2009, 01:52 PM   #23
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Iphone can't transfer files via bluetooth either
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Old 03-10-2009, 02:18 PM   #24
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Oh brother! This dead horse is done being beat already!

What's gonna happen when the Palm Pre touchscreen is released?!?

michael12005's comments about the Storm being "garbage" is evidently a baited post. Don't fall for that child's play.

Additionally, he went back to the Curve. I used to have a Curve and wild horses couldn't drag me back to the Curve from my Storm. However, I am not in the Curve forum dogging the phone, that would be rather childish...
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Old 04-10-2009, 05:16 AM   #25
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BLACKBERRY STORM VS. APPLE IPHONE
Apple iPhone vs Touchscreen Phones - Touchscreen phones worth comparin - grydz.com
BlackBerry Storm - phoneWreck
phoneWreck » BlackBerry Storm - Review and Teardown
BlackBerry Storm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS
on Storm, can you have multiple microSDHC cards for different media such as music?
on iPhone, can you regular clock the CPU instead of underclocking it?
BLACKBERRY WINS
CPU:
BB: Qualcomm MSM7600 Processor @ 624MHz with two separate cores
IP: 620MHZ underclocked at 412MHZ

Multitasking:
BB: Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IP: No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Display (resolution):
BB: 3.25" 480x360 (16bit 65,536 colors)
IP: 3.5" 480x320 (18bit 262,144 colors)

Copy and Paste Functionality:
BB: Yes
IP: No!!!! Stupid

Touch Screen:
BB: SurePress multitouch
IP: Regular multitouch

Storage:
BB: 1GB onboard with external microSDHC up to 16GB...
possibly removable and therefore more than 16GB effective
(also supports micro USB mass storage!)
IP: 16GB fixed

Camera:
BB: 3.2 megapixels; flash; digital zoom; video capable 2 megapixels;
IP: no flash; no digital zoom; no video

Messaging:
BB: MMS and priority SMS
IP: No MMS

Bluetooth:
BB: multiple device; stereo (wireless headphones and keyboard)
IP: Monaural

Battery:
BB: 5.5 hours talk time; 360 hours standby; removable
IP: 5 hours talk time; 300 hours standby; not removable

Voice:
BB: Quad-band GSM and CDMA
IP: Quad-band GSM

Calendar:
BB: Yes, with to-do list
IP: Yes, but no to-do list

Buttons:
BB: Volume; lock; left and right Convenience;
mute/play; send, menu, end, and escape
IP: Home; volume; vibrate

Office Apps:
BB: Documents to Go Office-compatible suite, with editing
IP: Microsoft Office-compatible viewers, but no editing

CPU:
BB: 624MHZ with dual cores
IP: 620MHZ underclocked at 412MHZ

Text Input:
BB: QWERTY/Multitap/SureType
IP: QWERTY/Spell/Predictive
IPHONE WINS
Display (color & size):
BB: 3.25" 480x360 (16bit 65,536 colors)
IP: 3.5" 480x320 (18bit 262,144 colors)

WiFi:
BB: No
IP: Yes
BOTH ARE ESSENTIALLY EQUAL
GPS & Accelerometer & Photos & Maps:
Both have them.

Memory:
BB: 128MB Flash (although this is deceiving...
not really memory so much as storage and memory)
IP: 128MB DRAM (only used for memory, not app storage)

Application store:
BB: RIM is supposedly readying an application store;
apps available from third-party stores...some apps
IP: Yes, the iTunes App Store, tons of apps

Music:
BB: Supports MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WMA ProPlus
IP: iPod player and iTunes Store; supports MP3, AAC
(with or without Fairplay), WAV, Apple Lossless, AIFF, VBR

Video:
BB: Yes; supports H.264, MPEG4, and WMV formats
IP: iPod player, YouTube; movies through iTunes Store;
supports H.264 and MPEG4 formats

Desktop synching:
BB: Yes, through BlackBerry Media Sync
IP: Yes, through iTunes

Turn-by-turn navigation:
BB: Not standard ($10 per mo.);
apparently available through third-party apps
IP: No, but may be coming from third party developer(s)

E-Mail:
BB: IMAP, POP, BlackBerry Enterprise Server
IP: MobileMe, GMail, Yahoo Mail, AOL;
other services supported through IMAP
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Old 04-10-2009, 10:18 AM   #26
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Back a few months ago before I bought my Storm, I really wanted an Iphone. But, alas and alack, the ATT signal out in the boondocks where I live is woefully inadequate. Hence, sniffle, I could not get an Iphone. I have had to be satisfied with fondling friends' Iphones when I traveled out of town.

I still want one! But, I will say this: my Storm is just great. It is, hands down, the best cell phone I have ever had since I started using them back in 1997. There are so many features that time and space within these forums do not permit me to list them all. You know, I even use the darn thing as a phone! LOL!!
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Old 04-12-2009, 04:40 AM   #27
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They're kind of difficult to compare. It's like comparing apples and... well... blackberries.
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Old 05-11-2009, 12:31 PM   #28
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I started the thread - thank you all for your opinions and inputs, especially Jason Stamfield for his factual comparison. I would dispute that the phones are equal on Apps Stores; the iPhone is currentlly streets ahead.

Anyway, I'm happy now - still got my Storm but I've installed the iBerry theme and StormSlider lock, so it LOOKS like an iPhone!

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Old 05-11-2009, 10:31 PM   #29
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I don't think that either phone is better or worse than the other. It all depends on the needs of the user. My phone is not for entertainment. It is for business and communications, so for me the Storm is a hit. I have friends in large cities who have long commutes to work via public transportation. For them the iPhone is better. If any one phone were perfect, everyone would have the same phone. Purchase the phone that fits your needs. I think the iPhone is very cool, just not for me.
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i have a follow up on my stats that i posted....

there is a big difference that is very much worth listing between the iPhone and Storm....it's memory...application memory and RAM memory....

the iPhone currently is a big winner in my book over the Storm because the Storm is very limited for the number and size of applications that can be installed and subsequent performance if you over-install too many apps onto the phone....

the blackberry is advertised as having 1 GB of onboard memory, but this is just for music or pictures or videos....NOT applications...secondly, the microSDHC card cannot store applications without a significant work around by Aerize, but even by using that program, it does not perform by extending all of the storage space for app storage functionality like you would expect or desire...basically you install and uninstall applications as you want to use them...

the iPhone on the other hand balances apps, music, pictures, video with the full 16 GB of storage capability....it is only limited by the "pages" so i have read, but the pages limit is still very large....

in any case, the BB App Store tantalizes you with the potential of having tons of apps and all kinds of functionality, but in essence, you must pick and choose carefully which apps you wish to use and install otherwise you will fill up your Storm rather fast and have no other option available for larger app upgrades, or new and cool apps...

i don't have the exact figures in front of me, but there is about 128 MB of memory for apps on the Storm...and about 20 MB needs to remain free otherwise the phone goes into an overload mode where there is no free memory available for normal function and it gets stuck and you have to do a battery pull...besides that problem, there are some memory leaks that can also lead to the lack of available memory and subsequently requiring a battery pull
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