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will iPhone kill Blackberry? I dont think so

I compared the iPhone, Treo, Moto Q & Blackjack in my previous blog. I left out the Blackberry because I believe that RIM is targeting a different market.

A significant portion of the cell phone market is driven by businesses, especially the high-end phone market that Apple is entering. While the iPhone targets individuals, the Blackberry targets the corporations.

Businesses really dont want music, touch screens etc..What they want is push-email, organizers, pdf, excel, word doc viewers, security and some business applications. IPhone is working with yahoo to get the push email feature..but I think people are still going to see iPhone more for its coolness quotient than for any serious business use.

My take:

To me it seems that iPhone will be more attractive with the younger crowd…who funnily enough will probably not be able to afford the $499 price point.

I think Blackberry is going to be alright. I don’t think we will see a big change in the landscape. For business, I have no doubt in my mind that I would go for a Blackberry. Thoughts?*

A quick feature/price comparison:

Feature	iPhone	Blackberry 8100 Pearl
Price	$499-$599	$499.88 - $521.69 (discounted prices available)
Data Services	WWW, E-mail, SMS, MMS	WWW, E-mail, SMS, MMS
Service Provider	Cingular	T-Mobile
Network	GSM Quad-band (MHz: 850, 900, 1800, 1900), EDGE	Cellular enhancement Protocol GSM, EDGE, GPRS
Camera	2 mp
Dimensions	4.5 x 2.4 x .46 inches	4.2 x 2 x 0.57 (x D x H)
Weight	4.8 ounces	3.16 ounces
Storage	4 GB to 8 GB	SM Media Card
OS	OS X	N/A
Software included	Organizer, Contacts, widgets, iChat, mail, iTunes	Blackberry Handheld Software, organizer, media player
Screen size	3.5 inches

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Posted by: rgopal at 16 Jan 10:33 permalink

Pearl has a 1.3 Mega pixel Camera.

Pearl is positioned to sell to a customer who is upgrading from a regular cell phone to a smart phone. Its a smart phone in the form factor of a regular cell phone. Unique positioning!!!!

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