Comments on: Smackdown: BlackBerry Bold 9000 vs. Apple iPhone 3G

By: P.Triplett,Springfield,MO.

P.Triplett,Springfield,MO. — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:42:00 +0000

I spoke to an AT&T customer service store today. The service rep. told me that the Blackberry Bold is comming out some time this month. I got a some what possitive reply about the Boy Genius Webb page that said,it would be shipped to Best Buy on the 26th of Oct.2008. Best Buy already has the skins for them,so that is a pretty good sign.

By: P. Triplett,Springfield,MO.

P. Triplett,Springfield,MO. — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:23:27 +0000

I got an text message from AT&T that said, the Blackberry Bold would be released in the United States on October 2, 2008 it's been released pretty much every where else.

By: Rob, Arlington, VA

Rob, Arlington, VA — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:28:35 +0000

Has a date been set for the release of the BB Bold in the US?

By: EasyWinner, Los Angeles, CA

EasyWinner, Los Angeles, CA — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:47:46 +0000

As an avid Apple fan, I'm sad to say that the Blackberry Bold won this competition by far (especially if you're a business user!)

Even after 3 months, the IPhone is just hard to type with and I find the Bold's keyboard much easier to work with. The review didn't mention the quality of the screen.. should I point out that the Bold's graphics is AMAZING? I played a movie clip and compared the IPhone and Bold side by side and though the Bold loses in terms of size, I was blown away by the clarity and sharpness of the image!! To be fair, yes, business users might not download movies or watch clips on their phones thus making this incredible display somewhat irrelevant to compare… Another great improvement RIM did to Bold is the ability to open documents such WORD, POWERPOINT and EXCEL! Now, I don't have to wait until I return to the office and open the email attachments I received.. I can open them on-the-go! What a huge timesaver!

Yes, IPhone has great features as well such as the ITunes capabilities etc (and a nicer design!). But if you're a serious techie or business person who needs a no-nonsense, practical phone, the Bold is for you.

By: B smart, Philadelphia, PA

B smart, Philadelphia, PA — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:31:41 +0000

iphone – web = better and music is convenient, but typing is terrible if you have to write frequent or lengthy emails, cant even flip to make typing keyboard larger / better. why you can't use a modem with mac?- makes no sense. can do with my bberry and not even designed to work together. why no video? even $50 phones have video. can't synch stickies notes (a mac application), while bberry snychs them. apple needs to stop spoon feeding us with minimal upgrades and waiting in 2 hr lines for them they can really do it right next time – has potential, to be the best product, but still not sure about typing on screen – room to improve somehow.

blackberry pr voyager – until mac steps it up like they know they should – frustrated mac lover

By: Virgin Islands, St. Croix

Virgin Islands, St. Croix — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:59:35 +0000

Blackberry will be coming out with a touch screen which is the blackberry Thunder.

By: Anand, NY, NY

Anand, NY, NY — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:54:17 +0000

At its most superficial level, the Blackberry is superior from an end-user experience and that is why it will win in the business smartphone segment. If my business required that I listen to music, watch YouTube videos, or check the weather in Palo Alto, the iPhone would be my choice for sure. Unfortunately, YouTube doesn’t figure into my daily job routine and so I have to do real work and that, for good or bad, means lots of emailing with clients, prospects, magazine editors, my teammates, etc. And when it comes to email, the Blackberry is the indisputed heavyweight champion of the world. And to me the iPhone is the Ivan Drago of business mobile phones. (Rocky IV reference) Regards, Anand Brilliont The full post to a posting on this from my blog is here if interested: iPhone is the Ivan Drago of Smartphones

By: Hunter, Centennial, Co

Hunter, Centennial, Co — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:22:29 +0000

Oh God

I love both phones

I would get the iphone ONLY because it is touch screen. I just wish the BB devices would go to touch screen. That'll be the day.

By: kay, sydney, nsw

kay, sydney, nsw — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:55:13 +0000

I will choose a new iPhone of course

http://www.iphone-3g-mobile.com/MOBILE-PHONES/COMPARE-BLACKBERRY-BOLD-9000-AND-APPLE-IPHONE-3G

By: GR, NY, NY

GR, NY, NY — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:39:15 +0000

I have many friends who have the Iphone. I own a blackberry like most of my collegues. I love my blackberry and won't ever consider the iphone, even having had a salesperson showing me the features of the Iphone for half an hour. I agree with one of the poster that listed Iphone as a more general smart phone for everyday users, while blackberry is more geared towards businesses. The cut and paste feature is a feature that I cannot live without in my line of work. Nor the email features. I look forward to BB 9000. There is a marketplace for both smartphones. But Iphone will never kill blackberry. Presently, I know more BB users than iphone. The iphone users I encounter are the rich clients I deal with, and the BB users are the business professionals. I would always welcome new features on Blackberry, but will never switch my brand just for FUN and ENTERTAINING features.