Latest Blackberry Phones
Saturday, November 01, 2008
Here is a quick breakdown of the new line of Blackberry phones coming our way. The first going left to right is the Blackberry Bold which is an AT&T exclusive. The next is the Blackberry Curve 8900 (not out yet). You can see the two are pretty close the only difference being the size. The curve will be more of a consumer phone whereas the Bold is marketed to the business community. It looks like RIM has taken a page from the Apple playbook with regards to duplicate hardware just smaller sizes. Anyways both will be great phones and it will come down to a personal preference. The 3rd phone is the Blackberry Storm (ignore the size of the photo, the phone will actually be as large as the Bold or even bigger). This phone will only be on Verizon for a while and features a full touch screen (iPhone competition). From what I have read, the Storm has some great features but will need a 2nd revision before its an iPhone killer and by then the iPhone will be light years ahead. Next week I am attending a Blackberry Storm launch party at the MotorCity Casino and will be able to provide additional information on the device.
I am very impressed with the Bold, 1 gig onboard RAM (about time) with a Micro SD slot. There is enough memory to install 3rd party apps without killing your device. Decent camera 2.0 megapixel, GPS, WiFi and Media Player. What separates the Bold from other devices is the screen size 480 x 320 which is great for a phone.
Now for the Blackberry Storm Specs. Impressive Camera 3.2 megapixel, GPS, Media Player but no WiFi. Screen size is 480 x 360 and is a touchscreen with virtual keyboard. Same memory as the Bold, 1 gig onboard with Micro SD slot.
Both phones are world phones with GSM support but the Storm features CDMA which is why its on Verizon. As for CDMA its the North American network that both Verizon and Sprint support. Outside of this no one uses it which is why GSM is actually better. GSM is used around the world which is why AT&T phones are much better. You can pop sim cards in and out, not tie a phone to your service by the phone itself.
Right now I have no info on the new Curve but I would expect it to be comparable to the Bold. So there you go, if you are in the market for a new phone and are interested in a Blackberry these are your choices. Btw, more people are using Blackberrys outside of a corporate environment which is possible. You can setup your email and surf the web just like any Windows Mobile phone. Are they better, well I would say no since there are more apps available on the Windows Mobile and iPhone side. Blackberrys are improving but I wouldn't consider them the top of the pile when it comes to non corporate customers.
Posted by mardenhill 11/01/2008 12:00:00 PM
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