by Kasey Endsley

Created on: November 29, 2008   Last Updated: December 02, 2008

Technology wars have ensued yet again, this time between the Blackberry Storm and the iPhone and iPhone 3G. While the Blackberry Storm's website invites you to "press and be impressed" with its sleek touch screen, a Blackberry without a keyboard is a way of selling out. After all, isn't a keyboard supposed to be the defining feature of a Blackberry? Buyers beware, while both of these items have features worthy of being impressed with, the downfalls are inevitable.

Each phone has only one carrier in the UK/Ireland region. The Blackberry Storm uses the carrier Vodafone, while the iPhone uses O2. The connection speeds for the Storm were shoddy, with only the 3G network and no Wi-Fi to work with, and the software was glitchy in many instances, alternating between super-fast speeds and slow load times. The iPhone also fails to live up to its complete legacy. While it does have Wi-Fi and the wonderful 3G network, its connection is not "super-fast" as Apple claimed. In order to reach the iPhone's full Internet capabilities, connecting to your home's wireless is the best bet. In terms of screen size, the iPhone falls short compared to the Storm; the iPhone is 480x320px while the Storm is 480x360px. However, the iPhone's screen is capable of showing almost 200,000 more colors than the Storm. The Storm has a better camera, with 3.2 mega pixelsversus the iPhone's dissapointing 2.0. The Storm has 1GB of storage, while the iPhone has the impressive 4, 8, or 16GB, useful for all of the music storage it's made for.

The iPhone would seem a definite favorite at a glance, with its MP3 player, applications, and phone all rolled into one. The fact that the buyer is able to choose which number of gigs they want so as to match how much storage they need is one of the more useful features that the Storm doesn't have. However, the battery life is certainly a downfall. The iPhone can barely last a whole day unless you make sure to turn off all of the applications you're not using, such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and location services. The Storm has a similar problem; If the Vodafone network is left on, the Storm's charge will drop to 10-15% withen twelve hours, whereas it can last for 15 whole days with the network off.

The Storm's useful features are, well, almost the same as the iPhone's. The only real differences that would cause one to steer towards the Storm is the fact that its camera is of a better quality and the touch screen has close to no problem with being accidentally activated. Unfortunately, it's shortcomings fail to launch it into the same revered state as the iPhone.

While the Blackberry Storm may have caused quite a ruckus, the iPhone is still the clear fan favorite of the phone industry.

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