Many power Blackberry users are complaining about the new Storm, since using the new RIM’s toy is not that easy and it takes some time of training.
The following funny video explains how you can train before putting your hands on it. If you follow these instructions, you’ll definitely become a power user!
A couple of days ago, while traveling to Milan, I had the opportunity to put my hands on a brand new BlackBerry Storm, offered in exclusive In Italy by Vodafone.
Despite the initial impressions, mainly due to a superficial look at the reviews here and there over the internet, I have to say that the new touch-screen device by RIM is not that bad. The main point is that people used to the iPhone will find the Storm completely different. For example, in order to perform any action on the display you have to press the display itself while tapping with your fingers, something you can feel a little bit strange at first, but that lets you make much more on the UI, like drag and drop, for instance.
Speed was very good, even if some transictions effects between the different apps make you feel like the device is not responding quickly enough. In terms of typing on the virtual keyboard, I found it as fast as on the iPhone, even if longtime BlackBerry addicted users will find a real mini qwerty much better.
The main downside of the Storm is the lack of Wifi. On the other hand, since most plans combined with the Storm give users enough data for both email and browsing, I guess most of the time you wouldn’t use it. Personally, I would use it in my house and sometimes in my office, even if I would rather turn it off to save battery (I remind that Wifi is one of the main reasons for battery draining) most of the time.
All that said, Bold or Storm? I still have to take this decision and after this trial with the Storm, this is harder than what I initially thought. By the way, the Storm is sold at € 399,00 against € 469,00 of the Bold (both unlocked, as usual in Italy).
Since the death of my faithful Nokia N95, I was wondering whether an iPhone 3G could be both a replacement and a good companion when it comes to use it for business.
When I say for business, I mean full access to email everywhere and a deep usage of voice calls. At the same time, the BlackBerry Bold is a smartphone I saw the first time in the US thanks to Jim Courtney who showed it to me during one of the famous wine dinners organized by pal Andy Abramson.
My experience with the iPhone is limited to the 2G version I gave to my wife a couple of months ago, bought in Cupertino. That model is not bad, battery duration is enough and overall experience is not bad. On the contrary, feedbacks I got from iPhone 3G users are not that great, aside from Dan York who seems much satisfied about that (his company, Voxeo, replaced Blackberries with iPhones).
The question is: what’s a better choice for business usage? Honestly, I never had a Blackberry myself but the feedbacks I’m getting everywhere is that those are solid and fully functional devices which make your business day really effective, regardless the location you are staying in. The new Bold seems to be a major upgrade of previous models and with a high definition display, 3G and Wifi included it offers you a wide range of possibilities when it comes to manage your business life on the go.
The new Storm, at a higher price, offers you an iPhone-like experience too, with a touch screen in place of the standard qwerty keyboard. Jim Courtney pointed out that a BlackBerry App Store will be available in March ‘09, making the gap between RIM smartphones and the iPhone even smaller.
What do you think? For business, BlackBerry Bold/Storm or iPhone3G?
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