Hiya Friends!
For those who know me well, must be wondering why this post came so late. Well I have been kinda gadget freak and must admit that I have used some of the most wonderful phones in the past! Thought I will share my personal views (strictly personal views). This ain't a phone specific review, but a comparison of the features offered by both the manufactures. Right then, lets start with the basics first:
In Battery Backup, Nokia emerges a clear winner in this this with almost all the phones offering a talk time of as high as 8 to 9 hours (on 2G) as compared to the 5 to 6 hours of any of the RIM Phones Blackberry). This however has a lot to do with the number of applications running on the Blackberry Services (and they run non-stop). On any RIM Phone, you will on an average find 2 email accounts (it can go up to 10), 2 to 3 instant messaging applications (including the BBM) and a whole host of other applications, while a Nokia may not see so many of em running in tandem. On the interface part, though I found RIM phones superior to the good old Nokia, but because of the huge market share that Nokia has, the acceptance of any new Nokia product is much higher than RIMs of the world - however this is going to change for sure!!! RIM has one of the smoothest OS available in market (even the ones which are not running on OS 6 are better then the new Nokia Phones) while the much older symbian and the new born android are yet to match the stuff RIM has to offer...
Both the companies have priced their products nicely, with Nokia winning the battle (decent smart phones available from Nokia in the range of 6 grands) and RIM discontinuing the 8820, 8830, and some of the other phones which were priced in the range of 4 to 7 grands. Though these models are available on some online shopping portals, but they are not new - they are refurbished phones with a 6 month warranty. Also, we still don't have many people buying cell phones from online portals, despite the rise of users on these portals - Cell Phones are something that you would like to buy only after holding it in your hands (I do so)
On the application front, RIM is a clear winner with its fantastic "Blackberry App World" application, which features some of the best utilities, business apps, themes and much more. The BB App World, clearly outshines the "Nokia Ovi Store" not just in terms of the number of apps (I am talking about free applications) but also in terms of the quality and user friendliness of the applications. The Ovi store is far from the BB App World. I haven't really checked out the "Google Android Market" but with the name "Google" linked to it - I would like to safely assume that it can give a tough fight to the BB App World or may even beat it.
While both RIM and Nokia almost go hand in hand on the features we spoke so far, there is one feature that will clearly distinguish the two of them! Connectivity.... Yes you heard it right and many of the users who have used the RIM and Nokia services both, will agree with me completely here. The revolutionary Blackberry Internet / Prosumer / Enterprise Services are far more superior then the old and substandard GPRS and even 3G (because if its unavailability in most of the parts of the country)
Though this is not the geniuses on subject matter will say, but in my opinion, the difference between RIM Connectivity Services and GPRS is similar to Direct Current (DC) and Alternate Current (AC). RIM does not fluctuate and its seamless wherever you go, while GPRS can give you tough times, especially when you are on roaming.
Overall, I have used more than 20 Nokia Phones and 3 RIMs and the RIMs win the race for me!!! I am going to buy my next RIM in a day or two. If you are planning to buy a phone in the budget of 9 to 10 grands, and are stuck in the Nokia V/s Blackberry battle, then I would suggest you put your money on the RIM (go for Blackberry 8520 / 8530) and see the difference it brings to you. This I am saying after using more than 30 different phones in the last 8 years.
If you found it interesting and need any more information and you feel I can help you with that, just write to me on saxenasumit56@yahoo.in and we can stay plugged in from there!!!
Till my next post - keep smilling and "Happy Independence Day"
Cheers
Sumit
In Battery Backup, Nokia emerges a clear winner in this this with almost all the phones offering a talk time of as high as 8 to 9 hours (on 2G) as compared to the 5 to 6 hours of any of the RIM Phones Blackberry). This however has a lot to do with the number of applications running on the Blackberry Services (and they run non-stop). On any RIM Phone, you will on an average find 2 email accounts (it can go up to 10), 2 to 3 instant messaging applications (including the BBM) and a whole host of other applications, while a Nokia may not see so many of em running in tandem. On the interface part, though I found RIM phones superior to the good old Nokia, but because of the huge market share that Nokia has, the acceptance of any new Nokia product is much higher than RIMs of the world - however this is going to change for sure!!! RIM has one of the smoothest OS available in market (even the ones which are not running on OS 6 are better then the new Nokia Phones) while the much older symbian and the new born android are yet to match the stuff RIM has to offer...
Both the companies have priced their products nicely, with Nokia winning the battle (decent smart phones available from Nokia in the range of 6 grands) and RIM discontinuing the 8820, 8830, and some of the other phones which were priced in the range of 4 to 7 grands. Though these models are available on some online shopping portals, but they are not new - they are refurbished phones with a 6 month warranty. Also, we still don't have many people buying cell phones from online portals, despite the rise of users on these portals - Cell Phones are something that you would like to buy only after holding it in your hands (I do so)
On the application front, RIM is a clear winner with its fantastic "Blackberry App World" application, which features some of the best utilities, business apps, themes and much more. The BB App World, clearly outshines the "Nokia Ovi Store" not just in terms of the number of apps (I am talking about free applications) but also in terms of the quality and user friendliness of the applications. The Ovi store is far from the BB App World. I haven't really checked out the "Google Android Market" but with the name "Google" linked to it - I would like to safely assume that it can give a tough fight to the BB App World or may even beat it.
While both RIM and Nokia almost go hand in hand on the features we spoke so far, there is one feature that will clearly distinguish the two of them! Connectivity.... Yes you heard it right and many of the users who have used the RIM and Nokia services both, will agree with me completely here. The revolutionary Blackberry Internet / Prosumer / Enterprise Services are far more superior then the old and substandard GPRS and even 3G (because if its unavailability in most of the parts of the country)
Though this is not the geniuses on subject matter will say, but in my opinion, the difference between RIM Connectivity Services and GPRS is similar to Direct Current (DC) and Alternate Current (AC). RIM does not fluctuate and its seamless wherever you go, while GPRS can give you tough times, especially when you are on roaming.
Overall, I have used more than 20 Nokia Phones and 3 RIMs and the RIMs win the race for me!!! I am going to buy my next RIM in a day or two. If you are planning to buy a phone in the budget of 9 to 10 grands, and are stuck in the Nokia V/s Blackberry battle, then I would suggest you put your money on the RIM (go for Blackberry 8520 / 8530) and see the difference it brings to you. This I am saying after using more than 30 different phones in the last 8 years.
If you found it interesting and need any more information and you feel I can help you with that, just write to me on saxenasumit56@yahoo.in and we can stay plugged in from there!!!
Till my next post - keep smilling and "Happy Independence Day"
Cheers
Sumit
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