tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907615.post-15104498338318405412008-02-26T22:22:00.000-08:002008-02-26T22:46:30.844-08:00Recently I was in the fortunate spot to decide between a Blackberry 8320 and an iPhone. After a few days of talking to people and getting my hands on both devices, I decided to get the Blackberry Curve.<br /><br />Why I use a device:<br /><ul><li>My primary use is email and phone in that order. That's at least 80% of my use. Granted, I spend most of my time on email, but the device is a phone first.<br /></li><li>I also want basic web access. I do searches and maybe read an article or a wikipedia page.<br /></li><li>I love Google Maps on the go<br /></li><li>Camera, Music, Calendar, etc are bonus features for me. I don't really care about them.<br /></li></ul><br />Things I like about the BB over the iPhone:<br /><ul><li>It's smaller and lighter than the iPhone. It's almost as small as my Razr.<br /></li><li>It has a real keyboard that allows me to type faster and often without looking (The touch screen doesn't allow me to feel my way between keys).<br /></li><li>I didn't like the native iPhone mail client, but I love the native BB Gmail Client</li><li>The Google Maps client shows my current location -- priceless on bike rides<br /></li></ul><br />Things I liked about the iPhone that I wish I had:<br /><ul><li>iPhone has a coolness factor and it's fun to demo it to friends. <br /></li><li>It would have been nice to always have an iPod with me. I can put 2Gb of MP3s on my BB. The interface is awful. But that may be enough for me as I know that I would never treat my iPhone as an iPod.</li></ul>I've been very happy with my Blackberry Curve. I like a lot more than my previous Blackberry 8700.Reza Behforoozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05149195400597133699noreply@blogger.com