Smart Phone and Your Business

July 23, 2010 Leave a comment

It may not be a debate as old as Coke vs. Pepsi, or Mac vs. PC, but the showdown between Blackberry and the iPhone is really starting to heat up. Before you decide on a device for your business, here are a few comparisons you might want to look over first.

Feature	Blackberry	iPhone
Keypad	If you actually like to hit the buttons and letters of a keyboard, Blackberry will be the way to go. Many shortcuts and hotkeys.	Utilizes a touch and virtual keypad. No shortcuts or hotkeys.
Battery	Blackberry has a removable battery that can be replaced. May be charged with an AC charger or USB.	Internal battery cannot be removed. Charged with a USB chord.
Network Carriers	Blackberry works on many carriers.	iPhone is limited with the carriers it can work on.
Applications	Not a wide range of Apps that provide that ‘wow’ factor.	Thousands of Apps to make your life easier.
Working with documents	$70 Documents To Go allows for basic editing and will work with email attachments and zipped files.	$20 Quickoffice allows for basic editing and allows tracked changes. Cannot work with email attachments or zipped files.
Email	Emails displayed in a list. Shortcut and search capability.	Emails displayed in a list. Can select multiple, nonadjacent messages.