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Is the iPhone better than Moto Q, Blackjack & Treo? a quick look

Well at this point I guess we have more questions than answers. To start of the discussion Ive done a quick comparison between the iPhone, Moto Q, Treo 750 & Blackjack.

my 2 cents on the iPhone

Typically extra-cool Apple design. The voice mail feature definitely surprised me!! You can now get a list of all your voice mails and select the one you want to listen to. This will add to the coolness factor apart from being very useful.

Im concerned with the network iPhone is using. They support the quad-band GSM with the EDGE network. This obviously means that video download is going to be slow. But I guess with wi-fi capability this might not be such a big issue.

One feature I really like is the vertical and horizontal flipping screen. Not only does this enable both video and photo display at higher image sizes, but it also makes navigating the web easier as sites can be displayed in native web aspect ratios.

Having said that Im still finding it hard to justify the price point. I’m not willing to shell out $499 for a few extra features. But, that’s just me.

Check out the look, feature and size comparisons and let me know what you think.

losers

From initial reactions looks like RIM and PALM are the big losers. We’ll have to see how everybody else will be impacted. Also this is a great deal for Cingular (exclusive!!), could affect Sprint, Verizon and T-mobile.

My guess is that the iPhone is also going to slow down the sales of the iPod video & Zune.

the look

iPhone	Moto Q	BlackJack	Treo 750

a feature comparison

Feature	iPhone	Moto Q	Treo 750	Blackjack
look (my opinion)	8/10	6/10	5.5/10	5/10
OS	Mac OS X	Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone	Windows Mobile	Windows Mobile 5.0 platform
email	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
camera	2 mp	1.3 mp	1.3 mp	1.3
browser	Safari	IE	IE	IE
network	GSM 850/900/1800/1900	GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900	CDMA 800/1900MHz digital dual-band CDMA2000 EvDO network-backwards compatible with 1xRTT and IS95 networks	GSM quad-band and UMTS dual-band
blueTooth	2.0	2.0	1.2	2.0
video	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
dimensions	4.5 x 2.4 x .46 inches	4.33 x 2.52 x .45 inches	4.44 x 2.3 x .8 inches	4.4 x 2.3 x .5 inches
weight	4.8 ounces	4.06 ounces	5.4 ounces	3.5 ounces
messaging	SMS, MMS, Email	SMS, MMS, Email	SMS, MMS, Email	SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, Chat
memory	4 GB & 8 GB	64 MB + MiniSD upto 2GB	128 MB + SD upto 2 GB	128 MB + MicrosSD up to 2 GB
price	$499-599	$299	$199	$199
screen resolution/screen size	320 x 480 / 3.5 inches	320 x 240 / 2.4 inches	240 x 240 /NA	320 x 240 / 2.3 inches

size matters

from www.sizeasy.com

bottom line

Definitely a game changer/disrupter, but probably enough time for the competition to play catch-up before any of us get our hands on the iPhone (in june).