3G iPhone vs. BlackBerry Curve & BlackBerry Pearl

The 3G iPhone will undoubtedly generate huge sales for Jobs and company. But, how much of that is due to hype? I think most of us know that answer, and most know that BlackBerry users aren’t about to leap into Apple’s bosom.

To help illustrate this point, we’ve compared the new iPhone to a couple of popular cell phones from that other smartphone maker, BlackBerry. Forget the iPhone’s horrific virtual keyboard — you know the one that requires you have elfin fingertips if you want any sort of accuracy. It’s the features and accessibility the iPhone doesn’t have that will keep BlackBerry users coming back for more:

	iPhone	BlackBerry Curve	BlackBerry Pearl
Price
Weight	4.8 oz	3.9 oz	3.4 oz
Dimensions	4.5 x 2.4 x 0.5″	4.2 x 2.4 x 0.6″	4.2 x 2.0 x 0.6″
Removable Battery	NO	YES	YES
Stereo Bluetooth	NO	YES	YES
Music Formats	MP3, ACC	MP3, AAC, WMA	MP3, AAC, WMA
Multimedia Msg.	NO	YES	YES
Voice-dialing	NO	YES	YES
Max. Memory with Card	8 or 16GB	8GB	8GB
Mem. Card Slot	NO	YES	YES
Camera	2 Megapixel	2 Megapixel	2 Megapixel
Network	EDGE/ HSDPA	GPRS / EDGE	1x EV-DO
Data Transfer Speed	1.7mbps	236Kbps	2.4mbps
Carrier	AT&T Only	Alltel, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless	Alltel, AT&T, Sprint PCS, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless

Conclusion: Cell phone users who want a lighter-weight, mulitmedia-messaging phone with Stereo Bluetooth, as well as voice-dialing capability, and don’t want to be restricted to one carrier will continue to veer toward other smartphones, such as BlackBerry.