[Wesssty]

(Original post by Zorg)
Well the answer to that is easy. It all depends on if you are right handed or left handed.

OP the two phones are very different, you may have realised this but bear with me, the iPhone 4 is very much a media oriented phone; games, music, internet ect. The Blackberry Bold is more a business phone; huge battery life, great communication software (BBM).

Another contender you may not have considered is the HTC Desire (what I'm typing off of now, no bias ) very good phone, cheaper than the iPhone 4, very media oriented especially Facebook and Twitter. The only real con with the HTC Desire is the app market, it's not filled with as many gems in Apple's store but they're there and I'd say there are more than in the Blackberry App World.

The Blackberry would be a great phone if staying in contact with friends is your priority; BBM. Although having only 2 friends on BBM is rather pointless. Also if you type out loads on your phone (yours truly, sorry about that), make sure you know which you'd rather on-screen keyboard or a physical QWERTY keyboard.

The iPhone 4 is an amazing piece of kit, it has an amazing screen, great support and the Apple logo
It comes at a price though, namely your wallet.

If you do consider the HTC Desire, I recommend you buy an unlocked unbranded handset and put in a sin of your choice, this way you're set up to instantly get Froyo; Google's newest iteration of Android. Buying a handset from a network provider will mean you'll get froyo later in the next few weeks or so depending on the carrier (one of the cons of Android is fragmentation, Google it)

Sorry for the epically long post. I'm at work and I love showing off my inner geek

EDIT: Should also mention I own a HTC Desire, my sister own's a Blackberry Bold II 9700 and my housemate is an Apple fanatic.

who says you're shooting yourself in the hand?

[greeneyedgirl]

HTC Desire!

WAY better than either BB or iPhone

[Zorg]

(Original post by Wesssty)
who says you're shooting yourself in the hand?

No one did. But if you were right handed you'd find it difficult to shoot yourself in the left side and vice versa. You obviously didn't watch BBC's Sherlock Holmes last week, tut tut.

[roginho]

(Original post by lucyhol1012)
Which is best really?
I know its all down to personal preference but I have heard very conflicting things so far. Its almost a 50/50 split.

I've never had a Blackberry or an iPhone and would really like to know what people think of either one.

I'm changing contract providers (O2 to Orange) and I want to make the most of my money.

Does any one have any idea which would be the better phone?

Thank you

The Blackberry is designed for business-use. You can do a lot of cool* things with it that you can't do with your iphone - in particular, you can open excel and word files and link them in e-mails.

As others have said, the iPhone is an all-rounder and better for students, in my opinion.



*well, cool for geeks.

[Wesssty]

(Original post by Zorg)
No one did. But if you were right handed you'd find it difficult to shoot yourself in the left side and vice versa. You obviously didn't watch BBC's Sherlock Holmes last week, tut tut.

What hand you shoot with doesn't make it clear what side you should shoot.

[rorydaredking]

Anyone advocating BBM as a reason to get a bb is a bit slow. Get unlimited texts then youve got BBM to any phone. The iPhone is about 3 times as good as the best BB, and I can say that having used both, and having owned older versions of both

[DaniLou17]

well i have an iphone and its awesome but im sick of it now and i wanna get a blackberry
so yeh eenie meenie mini mo ?!?!

[InnocentLies]

(Original post by thebirthoftragedy)
I have a Blackberry and I love it. But I honestly don't understand all this fuss about BBM. How the hell do I use it? haha

I haven't read on to see if anyones commented on your post but its really simple honestly!

When you go on BBM you just need to add some contacts using their BB pin.. you can find your BBpin on BBM if you go to 'My Profile'

Simples

[InnocentLies]

I would say Blackberry as I love mine (I have the Storm2)..one of my friends had the iPhone and she loved it but I really didn't..I think if you're into just playing on games all the time go for the iPhone but if you're more of a emailing/sms/internet person go for a Blackberry.

The Blackberry doesn't have many apps available yet as they've only just started doing it but once it gets going I think people might go for the BB more than the iPhone...

[sylarfangirl]

Have you considered the Samsung Galaxy S?

I was in the same spot as you a little while ago, trying to decide between an iPhone and a blackberry but I discovered the Galaxy S and I love it!

[xoxAngel_Kxox]

I've had both, and prefer the bb. I guess it depends what you're looking for though, but the bb was perfect for me.

[Zorg]

(Original post by Wesssty)
What hand you shoot with doesn't make it clear what side you should shoot.

How'd you figure that one? My above explanation still stands.

[Wesssty]

(Original post by Zorg)
How'd you figure that one? My above explanation still stands.

There is no preferred side, related to which hand you use.

[fayebsy]

I'd go with the iPhone, I had a BB and would never go back now. If a lot of your friends have a blackberry you could still talk to them over their BBM if they have whatsapp.

[Zorg]

(Original post by Wesssty)
There is no preferred side, related to which hand you use.

If I asked you to cover your left ear would you use your right hand or your left? Left side; left hand.
If you shoot right handed then it'd be very difficult to shoot yourself in the left side.

[Wesssty]

(Original post by Zorg)
If I asked you to cover your left ear would you use your right hand or your left? Left side; left hand.
If you shoot right handed then it'd be very difficult to shoot yourself in the left side.

Being a certain handedness isn't significant guidance to what side of the body one would shoot. What handedness do you refer to? Writing? The use of fire arms? The difference in effort required to shoot one side as opposed to the other with a preferred hand is negligible.

[yoyo462001]

(Original post by InnocentLies)
I would say Blackberry as I love mine (I have the Storm2)..one of my friends had the iPhone and she loved it but I really didn't..I think if you're into just playing on games all the time go for the iPhone but if you're more of a emailing/sms/internet person go for a Blackberry.

The Blackberry doesn't have many apps available yet as they've only just started doing it but once it gets going I think people might go for the BB more than the iPhone...

The Storm is a disaster of a phone, even RIM have left that rubbish behind.

[InnocentLies]

(Original post by yoyo462001)
The Storm is a disaster of a phone, even RIM have left that rubbish behind.

You might not like it but plenty of people do, including me

[Zorg]

(Original post by Wesssty)
Being a certain handedness isn't significant guidance to what side of the body one would shoot. What handedness do you refer to? Writing? The use of fire arms? The difference in effort required to shoot one side as opposed to the other with a preferred hand is negligible.

Eh? Who mentioned writing? Of course I mean the use of fire arms, that's like asking someone who is at dinner eating ravenously if they're hungry.
Negligible? Have you not heard of kick back? If you use an inexperienced hand to fire a gun awkwardly you will probably break the wrist of said hand.

[Wesssty]

(Original post by Zorg)
Eh? Who mentioned writing? Of course I mean the use of fire arms, that's like asking someone who is at dinner eating ravenously if they're hungry.
Negligible? Have you not heard of kick back? If you use an inexperienced hand to fire a gun awkwardly you will probably break the wrist of said hand.

That would only apply to a subject knowledgeable of gun mechanics, hardly enough of 'em for it to stand.