iPhone 3GS 16GB
If you like touch screen devices the iPhone is right up your
street. It comes with an intuitive menu
which is very easy to get used to, so immediately making calls and sending
texts are no problem. There’s a great
email wizard too that lets you set up POP3 and IMAP internet accounts as well
as a Microsoft Exchange email interface for business users allowing you to
easily synchronise with Outlook contacts, calendar and your inbox.
Fantastic for personal stuff like music, videos and photos
through iTunes so if you use an iPod regularly you’ll get on well with the
iPhone.
Applications or apps as they’re known as in the Apple world
are endless; you can download an app for just about anything. Most of them are personal/leisure oriented
and whilst there are some good industry specific apps the typical business
wouldn’t get much benefit from them in terms of increasing sales or efficiency,
reducing business costs or improving customer service.
The iPhone isn’t a great device for multitasking as you can
only do one thing at a time, to move from one application to another you need
to come out of what you’re doing, back to the home screen and start again. Battery life not great, particularly with 3G
enabled. Browsing and applications can
have significant drain on battery too.
Call quality/signal strength can be poorer in comparison to other phone
models.
From a business point of view there’s nothing you can do to
restrict, control or monitor what end users do with the device particularly
where applications and web browsing are concerned.
This has to be the best Blackberry device RIM has made to
date. With its larger Qwerty keyboard
you’ll find typing on the device easy and
once you’ve got used to Blackberry’s menu, which is essentially all controlled
from the new trackpad and two keys, you’ll realise what a powerful device it
is.
If you want some of the personal stuff that iPhone offers
then Blackberry can now sync with your iTunes, and with an expandable Micro SD
card you can have up to 16GB of music, photos and videos on a single card. There’s also Blackberry App World, a whole
host of free and paid for Apps to download for your Blackberry.
As an email device it’s second to none, and with the recent
release of BES Express which offers full email server integration for
businesses you can have total control over your devices, wherever they
are. The BES Express software is free
and the data running costs in the UK are typically the same as the iPhone,
around £8.00 per month.
Finally battery life and signal strength are both phenomenal
on the Blackberry, plus for really heavy users you can always carry a spare
battery which isn’t an option on the iPhone.
Summary: IPhone is a
great gadget but if you’re serious about business and don’t want to compromise
on voice quality and battery life then we’re recommending the Blackberry.
For advice on any aspect of your business communications, contact 8020 Ltd on 01387 250008.
For advice on any aspect of your business communications, contact 8020 Ltd on 01387 250008.
Andrew Edgar
Managing Director
8020 Ltd
01387 250008
