Travel Technology - iPhone 3G v. BlackBerry Storn

Putting aside the VZW and AT&T issue, which would you prefer for business purposes, the iPhone 3G or the BlackBerry Storm?

Depends on what your corporate groupware app is (Lotus, Exchange, etc).

Will your business allow access to it from an iPhone and/or Blackberry?

That would probably be the deciding factor for me since the other features are fairly common (Web, apps, etc.)

The lack of a keyboard on both phones is my biggest issue. I'd skip both and go with a Bold or Javelin.

From a pure business point of view, the Storm will be the better device, but I think RIM is trying to target it at those that want a Blackberry, with the sex appeal of an iPhone.

The lack of a keyboard on both phones is my biggest issue. I'd skip both and go with a Bold or Javelin.


YMMV. After I had my iPhone a few days, I was typing faster with it than I ever was with my previous phones that had physical keyboards (8125/HTC Wizard, Treo 750, Blackjack 1).

YMMV is correct. I had a touchscreen and even the BB "smart" keyboard (each key was 2-3 letters and it predicted your words) and sent both back for a qwerty keyboard.

Scott, what's your call on a Bold vs. a Touch Pro? Both should be available and supported through my corporate channel by the end of the month. Both are free, so no cost issue.

btw - did I miss a revision to the metric system? Verizon says the Storm is 112 x 61.2 x 13.85mm, and 4.1" x 2.2" x 0.5". Did the inch recently become 27.5mm?

The VZW website says that the Storn can be tethered to a laptop as a modem.

Questions:

1. What up/down speeds would you get on the laptop? Broadband?

2. Will the BlackBerry still be receiving messages?

3. Will the phone still work?