I bought my BlackBerry Pearl in February. It has been a good device especially for email. But the iPhone represents an advance in the mobile phone world and I am seriously considering get one.
I thought it would be helpful to look at a comparison of the two devices. This is not the ultimate list. But a good start and you may find it helpful in your thinking:
These are two really cool devices. Pricewise, I would say the BlackBerry Pearl is a better deal. As Steve Jobs said, though, the iPod aspect of the device could be valued like a 4 gig Nano - about $200. That makes the price for the iPhone $300 - $400 which at least helps.
I am paying $30 a month for the data plan on the Pearl. I will plan to pay $30/mo for the data for the iPhone $20 for the internet and email and $10 for extra text messages.
A few more subjective ratings:
This is just part of the picture.
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