As we all know, almost every American has a cell phone. While I originally thought it was a stretch and somewhat inappropriate, it seems that even children as young as 6 or 7 now have cell phones as well. I have to admit, I fall for the hype at time when a new cell phone comes out. With all the commercials and marketing that is used to promote new technology it’s hard to ignore the latest and greatest features. Like many, I saw the ads for the new Droid phones and thought I just had to have one. Coming from a Blackberry and the whole smart phone scene I thought it would definitely be an upgrade and something I needed. I was wrong.
I’m sure some of you reading this have a smart phone, possibly a Droid, and there’s a chance you may love it. I have to say though that coming from a Blackberry I absolutely hated it. These phones have such great features but I definitely saw many differences when switching to the Droid. As is shown on tbottle.com there are many differences, some of which are very hard to get used to. I’m used to e-mail messages coming to my Blackberry immediately after someone sends it, and this was not the case with the Droid platform.
I’m not a person that typically fears change, but when it comes to technology that I’m comfortable and familiar with I have a hard time switching things up. In my opinion, the Blackberry is a far superior phone with a proven track record. I currently have five e-mail accounts linked to the phone in order to keep track of things for both of my jobs and everything I need for this class. Though Blackberry does not have as many applications as the Droid, and only a fraction of the apps as an iPhone, it does what I need it to do and works properly every time.
References
Blackberry Tour vs Motorola Droid—Brief Comparison http://tbottle.com/tb/2009/11/11/blackberry-tour-vs-motorola-droid-brief-comparison/
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