Though BlackBerry continue to be extremely popular, it's no secret
that RIM needed to step up its game and really work on improving and
advancing its operating system. And over the past few months, the
company has given us previews of a refreshed OS. The RIM BlackBerry
Torch 9800 is the first device to ship running BlackBerry OS 6 and
will be available starting August 12 for US$199.99 with a two-year
contract. The slider phone--a first for RIM--brings together a
touchscreen and physical keyboard into a solid, compact design. The
new OS brings some much-needed and welcome additions, including a
better browser, an enhanced multimedia experience, and improved user
interface. Sure, in the grand scheme of things, none of this is new
but at least it puts RIM back on track. So we thought it might be a
good idea to compare BlackBerry Torch 9800 with the iPhone 4G to find
out, which one is a better smartphone. In this article, we have
compared some of the key features available on the new BlackBerry
smartphone with Apple's iPhone 4G.
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Operating System
The Blackberry Torch comes installed with the all-new Blackberry OS 6
that is touch-enabled and seamlessly integrates the old email message
interface, contextual menus and contacts with a more modern UI. The
new OS also comes with a universal search feature that makes it
extremely simple to access all the contents on the handset including
the messages, contacts and UI themes from the home screen. While these
enhancements definitely make the new Blackberry Torch the best among
Blackberry phones, we are not sure if the OS is actually better than
iOS 4 on iPhone 4G. As you already know, Apple has introduced close to
100 new features on the latest iOS that still retains the minimalist
look and feel of the older versions.
Display:
Though the 3.2" display size of the Blackberry Torch is only
marginally lower than the 3.5" screen on iPhone 4, the real difference
lies in the screen resolution. The iPhone 4G is equipped with a
960x480 pixel retina display. On the other hand, the Blackberry Torch
display is only packed with 360x480 pixels that is not only lower than
the iPhone 4G display, but is also significantly lower than the
display resolution of most smartphones that have been launched in
recent times.
Hardware:
Users who are uncomfortable with the iPhone's virtual keyboard must
find the sliding physical QWERTY keyboard on the Blackberry Torch a
relief. However, the phone fails to appeal on few other counts. For
instance, the Torch is powered by a 624MHz processor that is
considerably slower than the 1GHz A4 processors that powers the iPhone
4G. Both the phones offer a 512MB internal memory. Torch comes with
only 4GB of onboard storage compared to iPhone 4G's maximum storage
capacity of 32GB, but Torch has a microSD memory slot to extend the
memory available.
Camera and Multimedia
Both the phones come with a 5-Megapixel camera with flash. Also,
unlike the new iPhone, the Torch does not offer the HD video recording
functionality. It also doesn't have a front-facing camera to allow
users to video chat.
With its’ build-in powerful multimedia player, iPhone 4G supports lots
of audio and video formats. Such as: audio formats: AAC, HE-AAC, MP3,
MP3 VBR, Audible (2, 3 and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF and WAV. And video
formats: H.264, .M4V, .MP4, .MOV, MPEG-4, and. AVI file format. While,
Blackberry installs WMV/Real Video /MP4 Video player and MP3/WMA/WAV/
eAAC+ music player. Does it only support these litter formats? I find
good software to enhance blackberry’s multimedia function.
http://www.nidesoft.com/dvd-to-blackberry-converter.html is an
excellent Blackberry Video tool which could convert DVD to Blackberry
video and music: 3GP, MP4, MP3, etc. And
http://www.nidesoft.com/blackberry-video-converter.html
is powerful and wonderful Movie Converter for Blackberry series mobile
phone. It could convert video and audio files to your Blackberry movie
and music format. The source files formats that could be converted by
this Blackberry Video Converter include: MPEG, VOB, MP4, M4V, WMV,
ASF, AVI, 3GP, FLV, YouTube, etc. Additionally, you could use this
Blackberry Converter to convert MOD to Blackberry video. I think these
are good assistant for Blackberry users to enjoy movie and music at
any where at any time. In addition, it also has converter for iPhone
4G user, if you have interesting, you may visit
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to get more information about it.
So which phone is the better one? That is a difficult question to
answer. Blackberry OS 6 is very impressive and was truly built from
the ground up with touchscreen support. Also, Sure Press technology
does not appear on the Torch 9800, which is surely a relief to those
who hated the Storm series. At the same time however, if you are okay
with using a bumper case with the iPhone 4G to prevent any signal
issues, the sharp screen and HD video ability is a major plus. Both of
these phones will do what you need to. The one you prefer will
probably just have to come down to which manufacturer you like more,
if you need video calling, and if you prefer a physical keyboard.