iPhone VS Blackberry Storm

I love Apple. I just have to get that out there right away. I'm a huge fan of them, have been a huge fan of them ever since I first started typing.

I am also a huge fan of iPods.

And I like iPhones quite a bit too.

So whenever a company comes out with an "iPhone killer" I always chuckle. I personally don't own an iPhone but I have gotten the chance to play around with quite a few of them both pre-3G, and 3G and I think they're wicked cool.

The apps are wicked cool as well.

The new Blackberry Storm (new to some anyway) is Blackberry's attempt to kill the iPhone and I'm pretty shocked to say it just might work.

It's a little more big and bulky, I thought, when I got the chance to play with one on Friday, but the bulkiness made for an easier time gripping it. Holding an iPhone it didn't take long for me to feel like I couldn't type for much longer. I don't think I could carry on a conversation over instant messengers or type up a long email on an iPhone. It is thin, but being thin isn't ALWAYS such a great perk.

The fact that the whole screen is an real, god's honest button was something I thought I wouldn't like. Buttons wear down, become less sensitive and leave you THINKING you pushed it (because you know you pushed the button. You FELT the click) and it didn't register. But using the Storm, I really liked being able to actually click the button.

There are bummers with the Blackberry though, mainly that it is sold through Verizon who, though they have great reception, I have had absolutely HORRIBLE experiences with in customer service in the past. I will say (in all fairness to Verizon) that their store in Pensacola, FL next to Target on 9 Mile Rd had excellent service, but once I moved I experienced some of the worst experience possible in their Tucson, AZ stores, their Warner Robins, GA stores and even their central calling station where my wife was not informed that by tweaking our plan we were signing up for two more years that required NO signing whatsoever and they refused to let us out of the contract because of this. Those three bundles of experiences have left me feeling cold toward Verizon.

Other bummers include a lack of multi-touch technology, the fact that only one button can be pushed at a time and that, though apps are bountiful on Blackberries as well, they don't have the cool ones I see on the iPhone.

It's not like any of this matters to me personally. I'm not near enough the end of my two year contract with AT&T to think about new phones (though new technology always interests me) and the fact that the Storm is sold exclusively through Verizon means it is not applicable once I DO start thinking about a new phone.