Comments on: HTC Dream vs BlackBerry Bold vs iPhone 3G: the showdown

By: KISHOR MUNGALE

KISHOR MUNGALE — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:13:24 +0000

Will iPhone 3gS make a differance to this calculations ?

By: Yeshua Watson

Yeshua Watson — Thu, 28 May 2009 07:10:23 +0000

This is actually the best review of all the devices I’ve read, period. Although like someone pointed out earlier, the review of actually call quality is needed.

For the most part, all three phones have a lot they could learn from one another. The iphone excels at consumer usability but falls short for practical business use. The blackberry in built for the enterprise but a typical consumer will always walk away disappointed. And the dream/G1 can teach both phones about open and free modification of the software.

As for as the apps are concerned, the iphone and dream only make apps more accessible. But the bold has the actual greatest number of apps because it supports J2ME. And although the iphone is popular, the are a lot more blackberries still out there.

For comparison of which phone is better, you have to consider your needs and how the manufacture of the phone fits your needs.

Consumer – music, games, style
Apple – clear winner here as almost all other products are focused on the average, mid-upscale consumer
HTC – Provides so many phones it’s hard to call. Most phones are limited by software and carriers than actual hardware.
Google – Great for free stuff for consumers
RIM – Horrible consumer history. They don’t have the necessary experience to become a great consumer supplier.

Business – e-mail, support, efficiency
Apple – Never really focused on businesses and unlikely to start. Not cost effective either and consumer glamor can hurt productivity.
HTC – Again, provides so many phones it’s hard to call. Most phones are limited by software and carriers than actual hardware.
Google – Great for expanding marketing opportunities and free and inexpensive services to small businesses.
RIM – Company was, is,and always will be about business products and services. Best choice for keeping employees focused.

Somewhere between business and pleasure
Choose on overall price and experiment. You’re truly at a three way stop and with the advent of the Palm Pre, you’re going to be at a tough four way stop sign soon.

By: roydude

roydude — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:02:45 +0000

My HTC is the nicest ‘phone’ I’ve owned – the sound’s really clear and it’s very comfortable because of it’s size : not a tiny little thing – a nice shape and size to be holding to your head! I’d imagine iPhone probably benefits from that too.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 20 May 2009 18:12:19 +0000

Nice review. just one question: How do they perform as telephones?
Like: Ear-piece volume? Comfort to hold next to head for call vs. being dependent upon Bluetooth headsets?
I know most people forget about the basic function, but to some of us, the basic is still the most important function.

By: roydude

roydude — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:02:33 +0000

…. oooh and another thing …

Any new email I get is picked up by my HTC within literally a few seconds.

Also, a firmware upgrade ‘happened’ the other day, which seems to have extended my battery life quite dramatically (perhaps 30% better now at a guess – by the end of the day it’s now has around 65-70% battery life left).

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By: chris

chris — Wed, 06 May 2009 23:27:13 +0000

Unlike the Dream and the iPhone, you can get walking directions and transit directions, and also enable Google Latitude if you feel like broadcasting your location to your friends.

Um.. what? latitude is available on dream.

By: roydude

roydude — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:55:35 +0000

Forgot to say – although it wouldn’t last 2 days, my HTC lasts for a day very comfortably, with 3g network and wifi (when available) and even satellite tracking always on. I get around 10 emails a day, check my calendar, play golf and get twitter updates about 5 times a day too. I usually charge it it night from about midnight until about 7am.

By: roydude

roydude — Wed, 06 May 2009 11:27:26 +0000

“… I’ve like 50 or more applications on my (i)phone, most of them free!”
Me too on HTC … plus Android is open source so anyone can develop any app they like.

“Can I let the Bold listen to a song and have it tell me who sings it? iPhone does.”
So does my HTC.

“Can the bold tell me if I hung a frame on the wall straight with a leveler?”
Dunno, but my HTC can.

“Almost everything you can imagine iPhone has an app for it.”
… etc … ;o)

Apps is a definate bonus on HTC and iPhone over blackberry. If you’re wanting a phone to record music sessions then iPhone is WAY better than HTC because HTC compresses recorded sound so much it sounds like you’re underwater! Ultimately though, I chose HTC because it syncs to my Google calendar (which is online and sync-able from anywhere at anytime, as opposed to just being on my pc back home), the Android SDK’s open source and the real keyboard’s great!

By: sycle1

sycle1 — Tue, 05 May 2009 01:31:29 +0000

The iphone is an expensive kids toy and not much of a serious phone at all, you can hardly hear a converstaion on the thing when in a closed room, let alone out on a busy street.
The iphone can not even do text templates, the only thing it is good at, is games (Aps) and the ipod.
The iphone is just an expensive ipod with a cheap phone thrown in.
Maybe in a few years Apple may have fixed all the iphone shortcomings but for now stay away, there are better phones out there.