
The Blackberry started out as a business device, and continues to be used as one. It offers one of the strongest email platforms, a user friendly QWERTY keyboard, and an excellent security system. The Blackberry is made with some of the toughest hardware around, boasts a long battery life, and allows apps to be run in the background.
The iPhone is a more personal, consumer device which originally offered the advantage of device consolidation: it was a smart phone and an iPod in one. The iPhone’s security system is not as robust as Blackberry’s, and doesn’t allow apps to run in the background. Also, you can’t swap out the battery, and cracked screens are a common problem. But those weaknesses aside, most iPhone users swear by their phones.
The Android is the new kid on the block, and it’s already making waves: sale figures show that the Android has already eclipsed the iPhone this year. The Android’s open platform allows developers to create innovative, powerful and flexible apps to enhance the user experience (70,000 apps to date and counting), and with consumer demand for these wholesale mobile phones continuing to grow, it’s the phone of the moment.