Blackberry Storm Vs Iphone 3g: Will Rim's Blackberry be Iphone Killer?

Author: chendeng

Recently I had published a side-by-side comparison of the iPhone 3G and T-Mobile G1 DVD Converter which evoked an interesting debate.(from:iphonehacks)

Here comes another side-by-side comparison of Apple's iPhone 3G with RIM's BlackBerry Storm, which is considered as another iPhone Killer.

BlackBerry Storm is expected to be released some time in November exclusively by Verizon in the US and Vodafone in UK.



Hardware Spec
Dimension:
Storm = 4.4 x 2.4 x 0.6 inches
iPhone 3G = 5.5 x 2.4 x 0.48 inches
Weight:
Storm = 155g
iPhone = 133g
Screen Size:
Storm = 3.2 inches
iPhone = 3.5 inches
Camera:
Storm = 3.2M pixel
iPhone = 2M pixel
Memory:
Storm = 1GB on board + 16GB expandable with MicroSD
iPhone = 8GB / 16GB (No expansion)
Battery:
Storm = 5.5hrs talk time / 360 hrs standby
iPhone = 5hrs talk time / 300 hrs standby

Unlike T-Mobile G1 that we have reviewed earlier, BlackBerry Storm "steals" the design and looks much like the iPhone 3G. However, it does not look as sleek as iPhone 3G. It's a little bit thicker (0.14inches more) and heavier (22g more) than iPhone 3G. And, surprisingly, BlackBerry Storm does not come with Wi-Fi support or they probably consider Verizon's 3G network is good enough.

BlackBerry Storm's screen is also a little bit smaller (3.2 inch) as compared to iPhone 3G (3.5 inch), however it sports a slightly higher resolution (460x360 pixels) than iPhone 3G (460x360 pixels).

Winner: iPhone 3G

Tips: How to convert DVD to iPhone 3G


Input Method

With the success of iPhone's multi-touch interface, touch is now the standard for any new smartphone. Like iPhone, Storm does not have physical slide-out keyboard and uses the screen as input, in fact its RIM's first smartphone to feature a touch screen. However, RIM highlights that the touch technology developed on Storm is somewhat different to other touch screen smartphone available. RIM refers its touch technology as "Clickable Screen". That means, when users press key on screen, they can actually feel the key pressed and release, just like you press the mouse button. They call it a game changing touch technology that makes on-screen keyboard more appealing.

Also, like T-Mobile G1, it will have built-in cut and paste capability across applications a feature missing from iPhone 3G.

Winner:Its difficult to call a winner on this one, until we get feedback from users on RIM's touch technology. We love iPhone 3G's revolutionary multi-touch interface.

Multimedia
Multimedia support is not the strong area of RIM smartphones, as they predominantly targets business users. Storm is developed with multiple support in mind to lure more casual users. Standard feature like music and video playback is included. A wide range of audio format (including MP3, AAC, WMA, etc) and video format (including MPEG4, WMV, etc). Storm also allows you to sync iTunes music files via BlackBerry Media Sync and has its own media software to manage your music.

iPhone 3G is the best iPod Apple has ever created. The music and video playback experience is awesome. And, Apple continues to update features like Genius Playlist into iPhone makes iPhone's multimedia support nearly unbeatable. With its seamless integration with iTunes Store, you can download songs wirelessly or sync it between desktop using iTunes. iPhone 3G also supports a wide range of music formats but only plays Quick Time video.

Winner: iPhone 3G

Camera & Video Recording

Apple did not upgrade the camera in iPhone 3G, its still a basic 2 megapixel camera while Storm comes with 3.2 megapixel camera and includes video recording capability. Storm also includes a flash and auto focus for its camera.

Winner: BlackBerry Storm

Modem Capability
iPhone 3G does not support tethering and Apple tends to ban any applications in App Store that adds this capability. The only option you have is to jailbreak the iPhone and use jailbreak apps such as PDANet, iPhoneModem etc. BlackBerry Storm, on the other hands, comes with tethering built-in.

Winner: BlackBerry Storm
Tips: How to convert DVD to Blackberry with Daniusoft DVD BlackBerry Converter?

Enterprise Feature

Apple has made quite a few strides to take market share from RIM in the enterprise area. iPhone 3G, with built-in support for Microsoft's ActiveSync protocol, lets enterprise users to access Microsoft Exchange's services. Also, it takes a great step forwards to support Cisco IPsec VPN, which is a standard in enterprise wireless security. Further, it incorporates a feature to let administrator to wipe data remotely, in case the iPhone is lost or stolen.

RIM is always the leader in enterprise wireless devices. Storm, by no means, continues to lead in this area. The enterprise support is outstanding that different security policies can be defined, such that administrator may enable or shutdown specific bluetooth profiles; and even, to disable its digital camera access.

Winner: BlackBerry Storm

To sum up, BlackBerry strikes a balance between business and causal use. It's, by far, the sleekest BlackBerry; which should help RIM lure causal customers.

Is it another iPhone killer? Its difficult to conclude. iPhone 3G and BlackBerry both come with some unique features that neither have and they are positioned differently in the market.
However, I still fail to understand the omission of Wi-Fi in BlackBerry Storm, its true that BlackBerry is targeted at the business users who use it primarily for email, but still it seems like a major disadvantage over iPhone 3G.

As a consumer device, iPhone will definitely win thanks to the iPod application, its Safari browser which is easily the most advanced web browser on a portable device which makes browsing the internet on the iPhone a treat and overall for its cool factor. But if you turn to some business-savvy users and enterprise, BlackBerry is still the de-facto choice.

RIM has also not disclosed the pricing or the official shipping date.

You can checkout the demo video of BlackBerry Storm to get an overview:

BlackBerry Storm, T-Mobile G1 and soon to be released Nokia's XpressMusic phone (Nokia's first touch screen phone) might or might not end up being iPhone killers but they are healthy competition to Apple's iPhone 3G that will ensure that Apple constantly innovates which in the end is beneficial for consumers like us.

Let us know which one is a winner from your point of view and why?

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Your desire Blackberry 8900 Curve

Author: Payal Jindal

The company is continuously maintaining its standards and it seems that they have decided to be the market leaders when it comes to understanding the requirements of their users and bringing those desires to reality. Blackberry 8900 Curve is one such piece of excellence created.

• It’s a T Mobile Smart phone which is also known as BlackBerry® Javelin 8900.

• One can expect high qualities and features with the handset being the member of the Curve family which has seen some of the very nice handsets like BlackBerry® Curve 8310, BlackBerry® Curve 8320, and the BlackBerry® Curve 8300. The smart looks of the Blackberry 8900 Curve also has been inherited by its family only.

• The 60mm by 109mm by 13.5mm measuring handset comes in 110 grams of weight which makes it quite sturdy. It possesses a QWERTY keyboard that looks even more beautiful with its backlight and a LCD screen of 2.4 inches that supports 65,000 colours.

• As far as its memory is concerned, this handset is the best in town. It supports a built in memory of 256 megabytes and an expandable MicroSD™ memory card slot that lets the user enjoy as much as 16 gigabytes of memory, which indeed is surplus.

• Navigation is fun in the handset with GPS that supports BlackBerry® maps in order to ensure that you never get lost again.

• Bluetooth® wireless connectivity while enables to connect the Blackberry 8900 Curve to the other devices like laptops, etc, wirelessly, the USB cable connection is also there to enhance transfer of files. In order to make this rate of transfer of data fast, there are various latest technologies incorporated in the handset.

• Wi-Fi wireless connection is one of the strongest points of this smart phone which enables wireless internet connectivity. Also, since the handset works upon the quad band GSM network, it enables the users to enjoy best possible network, no matter where you are in the world.

• The 3.2 megapixel camera makes the Blackberry 8900 Curve complete by adding imaging and video footage features to it.

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Ponsel TV analog

Ponsel TV analog belakangan ini cukup digandrungi di Tanah Air, dengan slogan ”nonton TV tanpa pulsa” membuat banyak orang kesemsem menggunakan TV analog di layar ponsel. Tapi kesuksesan ponsel TV analog tak bisa dilepaskan dari sosok Telegent System Inc, sebab perusahaan inilah yang memproduksi chip TV analog untuk sebagian besar ponsel dengan merek nasional asal Cina.

Telegent System adalah perusahaan asal Amerika Serikat yang bermarkas di Sunnyvale, California. Telegent System memproduksi semikonduktor CMOS tanpa fasilitas pabrikasi sendiri yang menyediakan solusi chip tunggal berkinerja tinggi yang memungkinkan penyediaan siaran TV, baik gratis maupun berlangganan pada pereangkat ponsel, lapotop dan notebook.

”Saat ini kami menguasai hampir 99 persen pasar ponsel TV analog dengan jumlah total ponsel yang diluncurkan lebih dari 20 juta unit,” ujar Joseph M. LaValle, Vice President Sales Telegent System saat ditemui dalam event peluncuran HT Mobile kemarin (2/3/2009) di Jakarta. LaValle menyebutkan kualitas gambar TV analog dari Telegent System merupakan hasil terbaik dengan level diatas 10 dBm.

Chip TV analog Telegent juga tergolong hemat energi dengan kemampuan melakukan pemutaran siaran selama enam jam terus menerus. Selama dalam konsep LoS (Line of Sight), TV analog bisa diterima dengan cukup baik walau sedang berkendara dengan kecepatan diatas 430 kilometer per jam. Untuk mengembangkan bisnisnya, di wilayah Asia Telegent System kini memiliki kantor perwakilan di Cina, Taiwan dan Korea Selatan.

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Mio launches the Explora K70: beauty, 3G, and GPS abound

Mio's rumored Explora K70 is sitting pretty at CeBIT, and while we wait for the full hands-on treatment, we thought an introduction to what appears to be a stunningly loaded GPS phone was in order. Network connectivity is a blow out in the K70 with quad-band GSM, triple-band HSDPA / HSUPA, Bluetooth, WiFi, and GPS which is handled by Qualcomm's gpsOne chip. The 3.5-inch touchscreen display is a 400x240 WQVGA number, a 3 megapixel camera hides around back, a jog dial's included for quick scrolling, and it is all powered by Windows Mobile 6. Looking at the spec sheets it seems there will be two different SKUs, a handset-only package and a "Full SKU" that includes in-car charger, device mount, and so forth. We're suitably impressed, expect more news including dates and pricing as soon as we can get them.

[Via GSMArena]

Black Berry Bold Is Overheating

NTT DoCoMo began selling the Bold in Japan last week. And so far it has sold about 4,000 devices. Of those devices, NTT DoCoMo says it has received complaints from about 30 users that the phone's keyboard area had heated up, Reuters reported. The company said it doesn't know of anyone getting burned from the overheating nor has it received any reports of the phone catching on fire.

RIM said that it is looking into the matter even though the company believes the temperatures appear to have "remained within the safety range of regulatory standards." Still, RIM and DoCoMo decided to suspend sales anyway until they can figure out what is causing the overheating.

AT&T sells the Bold in the United States, but RIM said in a statement that the overheating issue isn't a problem outside of Japan.

"This issue appears to be specifically limited to the BlackBerry Bold devices sold in Japan since last week," the company said. "And sales of BlackBerry Bold devices in other countries are unaffected by this matter."

RIM noted that it doesn't believe the problem is caused by the battery. But it's still investigating the root cause.

This article was first published as a blog post on CNET News.

Gratis Nokia 5800 XpressMusic dari Xpango!

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Get a Free Nokia 5800 Xpress Music from Xpango!

Xpango have just added the New Nokia 5800 Xpress Music Edition to our range of mobile phones you can receive for Free.

It's worth noting that the 5800 is Nokia's first touch screen handset and quite a handset it is...

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is packed with features including a dedicated Media Bar, ultra-fast 3.5G wireless technology, a 3.2 megapixel camera and superior surround sound.

That's not all! Check out what else this wide-screen wonder has to offer:

* 3.2" high-resolution touch-screen
* 8GB microSD memory Card
* Automatic screen rotation
* Alphanumeric keypad, full QWERTY keyboard, or handwriting for fast messaging.
* Xpress Music Download Service
* Built-in stereo speakers.
* Full Web Browser

It's hard not to compare this handset to the Apple iPhone, but Nokia appears to have covered all bases with this handset, plus at just 27 Credits (at time of writing) you need a lot less credits to get your hands on this handset!