iPhone 3G vs. Storm: 8 Reasons to Pick the iPhone

14.11.2008

The iPhone may not have a physical QWERTY keyboard--read: buttons--but the virtual keyboard that appears on screen is always a full QWERTY keyboard, meaning each and every letter/numeral/symbol has its own on-screen key.

That's not the case with the virtual keyboard found on the BlackBerry Storm--unless it's in landscape mode. When held upright, the Storm's touch screen keyboard is a SureType keyboard like the ones found all of . SureType keyboards have multiple characters on keys, and though RIM's predictive text system can be helpful after you get used to it, it doesn't lend itself particularly well to rapid typing and can be a nightmare for new users.

When the BlackBerry Storm is tilted 90 degree on its side--landscape mode--the virtual keyboard extends itself and becomes a full QWERTY, but changing the orientation in this way greatly reduces screen real estate and makes view certain pages more difficult. Though the iPhone cannot be used to type in landscape mode unless you purchase a third-party app like , we much prefer the iPhone's existing full QWERTY to the Storm's SureType keyboard.

3) Wi-Fi Support

The iPhone currently has Wi-Fi, but the BlackBerry Storm doesn't. That could be a deal breaker for some folks, especially those who don't have great wireless coverage in their homes but .