The BlackBerry Storm ships with just 1GB of on-board memory, but it also has an expandable microSD media card slot that

The 16GB iPhone sells for $299 on contract. The $199 Storm plus a 16GB media card comes to about $265, so the price is comparable. However, Storm users can buy as many media cards as they can afford, so they have more of their digital media collections on hand at any given time. (Keep in mind, microSD cards are small enough to fit into a wallet or purse. In fact, I've got three of them in my wallet as I write this.)

Whether or not an expandable memory card slot is for you largely depends on the size of your digital media collection, as well as how often you want to access it via mobile device. As stated in my , some folks may value the iPhone's fixed 8GB or 16 GB memory because it means never having to .

5) Digital Camera, Video Recording

The Storm sports a 3.2 megapixel digital camera, as compared to the iPhone's 2.0 megapixel camera. In theory, the Storm should be able to snap higher quality images than the iPhone, though we'll have to wait until the Storm is officially released to know for sure.