There is a whole range of mobile phone to choose from nowadays, with each one trying to market itself as better than the other. However, the two phones that impress me the most are the iphone and the blackberry. I have not seen many advertisements for either on television or even online. However, I have seen the promotional videos where the creators like Steve Jobs for example, explains what is so great about the respective phones. I have observed that although there are many differences, there is one glaring similarity – that both these great phones utilize multimedia to provide an array of services to the user.
Both phones allow users to create, view and access any electronic content by having multimedia platforms. In addition to the basic calling and messaging functions, they allow you to check your email, surf the internet, watch videos, and even listen to audio podcasts, all on one mobile device. Not long ago, surfing the internet from your mobile phone was just a thought. A wish. Now you can check your social networking websites, send and receive emails, and even watch vidfeos on YouTube. The access to the internet via multimedia platforms has become an expectation for a mobile phone since the first "smartphones" were introduced.
Going back to the iphone versus the blackberry. Whichever phone can offer more multimedia services is seen as more advanced and more desirable. This is the department where Blackberry and the iphone trump all competitors and rivals, in my opinion at least. The makers of these two phones really understand what people want in their mobile phone and they make it so easy and user-friendly, which adds to the already extremely attractive functions and packaging. The image that they try and promote are vastly different however. The iphone wants to be seen as cool and trendy, appealing to the young too with the game applications. The blackberry on the other hand, has gone for a more corporate and professional image, wanting to be seen as the ultimate phone for working adults. Personally, I cant decide between the two. I currently use the iphone but am giving serious thought to converting to a blackberry.
Both phones allow users to create, view and access any electronic content by having multimedia platforms. In addition to the basic calling and messaging functions, they allow you to check your email, surf the internet, watch videos, and even listen to audio podcasts, all on one mobile device. Not long ago, surfing the internet from your mobile phone was just a thought. A wish. Now you can check your social networking websites, send and receive emails, and even watch vidfeos on YouTube. The access to the internet via multimedia platforms has become an expectation for a mobile phone since the first "smartphones" were introduced.
Going back to the iphone versus the blackberry. Whichever phone can offer more multimedia services is seen as more advanced and more desirable. This is the department where Blackberry and the iphone trump all competitors and rivals, in my opinion at least. The makers of these two phones really understand what people want in their mobile phone and they make it so easy and user-friendly, which adds to the already extremely attractive functions and packaging. The image that they try and promote are vastly different however. The iphone wants to be seen as cool and trendy, appealing to the young too with the game applications. The blackberry on the other hand, has gone for a more corporate and professional image, wanting to be seen as the ultimate phone for working adults. Personally, I cant decide between the two. I currently use the iphone but am giving serious thought to converting to a blackberry.
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