I purchased an iPhone 4 on its release date, coincidentally i had lost my blackberry the day before or trust me i wouldn't have cheated on Paulina (that's what i call my blackberry, we go way back).
It was by far the WORSE mistake of my life. ( maybe not the worst, but you get the point ) I returned it within two weeks.
WHY YOU SHOULD NOT BUY AN iPHONE 4
1. There is no way to mark all your emails as read. This means that if you are the type that receives a lot of emails, you will have to open each email and then close it to mark it as read. There is no mark all as read feature. ( i dont ppersonally have time to open and close hundreds of emails daily)
2. You cant attach anything other than photos. There is no way to load a pdf and attach it to a email. You can forward them but that's it. There may be apps you can download or purchase for this but it is not stock on the phone.
3. Emails are not pushed, you must set the interval time to check emails or physically open up the email application. I cant tell you how many emails i recieved hours late.
4. Antennae issue, you have to put a case on the phone or else suffer poor reception if your finger ever covers the Antennae which is located on the outside of the phone. - This has nothing to do with overall reception, but rather the way you hold the phone. If you hold it incorrectly you could lose reception and drop calls.
In addition, blue tooth conectivity issues have been reported also. My personal experience confirmed this because my phone could never keep its bluetooth connection to my car for longer than 10 minutes.
5. no file manager, you can only store photos and music.- there may be apps you can download or purchase for this but it is not stock on the phone.
6. Horrible sound quality, this phone was made with media in mind not phone functionality or business use.
7. Limited multi tasking. Do not believe their marketing. Multi tasking was still limited and only worked with select programs. They are late to the multi tasking game and it showed with this device.
8. Video ....this only works over a wifi connection, which means you pretty much need to be in a house or similar location where you would probably have access to a computer with a web cam rendering the video function pretty useless. Oh an you can only video conference with another iphone 4, not with another pc etc.
9. Limited copy and paste features. First off it is awkward to copy and paste on the touch screen. Secondly you cannot copy and paste in all applications. It is limited in text messaging and a few other areas.
10. Its great for viewing videos, surfing the web and playing. If you want your phone for business, then why would this matter more than the practical every day features to you? For a more in depth comparison of iphone and blackbery read my published article here click here
So what phone is BEST? I cant speak for all phones since my experience is limited to nokia, blackberry and apple.
BUT i love my blackberry Torch and heres why?
1. Mark all as read feature!
2. You can attach pdfs, word docs etc. You can even open them without purchasing any additional software.
3. Emails are really pushed which means the second someone clicks send on their computer it instantly hits your phone.
4. No reception issues and superb phone clarity even on speaker phone. I routinely use my blackberry on speaker phone and clients never notice.
5. a file manager, feel free to store any type of document whether a word document or third party software application. (recently i downloaded a program for my computer to my phone and then transferred it to my computer. My computer didn't have a working Internet connection in the conference room i was in but i really needed the software)
6. Comes with a built in application that allows you to post to Facebook, twitter, my space, and rss feeds simultaneously. (i have a torch, other models may not have this)
7. Multi tasking is awesome, i routinely have my navigation running, while I'm talking over blue tooth, searching the web, and writing and receiving emails.
8. long battery life ( at least longer than the iphone 4, and whole lot longer than the evo the only other phone i considered buying.)
9. Security, Blackberries are all double encyrpted and offer the highest amount of security.
10. Copy and paste- You can copy and paste from any part of the phone equally, easily and precisely. Web browser, gps, texts, emails, applications...anywhere.
11. Obama has one, and whats good for the goose is good for the gander :) j/k lol
12. Has all the standard features i need, video, camera, web browser blue tooth. i have used it taking bpo photos, and even uploading my first blog video. check out my blog if your curious.
For a more in depth comparison of iphone and blackbery read my published article here click here
This is no way meant to be a comprehensive review, rather just MY professional opinion. A tech BPO if you will. To read my full published article on a blackberry vs iphone 4 comparison click here
For those that have Android phones, feel free to chime in with why you think Androids are better REAL ESTATE phones. Im on the verge of buying one and making it my asset manager only phone...havent been able to pull the trigger quite yet.
disclaimer: Michael Izquierdo is a little biased since he has used a blackberry for years, but he did give an iphone 4 a solid effort for 2 weeks. He did not get anywork done during those 2 weeks, but he did have a great time playing with it. He understands he may have left out its positive qualities. If you feel so inclined feel free to bring them up now :)
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