BlackBerry Curve vs ATT Tilt
After getting a 1-800 number for my freelance business (btw, I do web development, if you haven’t noticed), I decided to invest on my business’s mobility. I am looking to upgrade my basic AT&T Wireless phone to a better performing PDA/SmartPhone. Since, I can’t change my phone number yet, I have to stick with AT&T and select one of their phone upgrades.
After researching a little on the available upgrades, I finally short listed 2 phones: BlackBerry Curve 8310 and AT&T Tilt. This article is produced as a summary of my research report. This comparison has many sources, and most of it is through various communities.
|
Feature |
BlackBerry Curve 8310 |
AT&T Tilt |
|
Talk Time |
Upto 240 Mins |
Upto 240 Mins |
|
Battery Life |
Very Good for a PDA (3 - 7 days) |
Average for a PDA |
|
Design |
Impressive |
Excellent |
|
Operating System |
BlackBerry |
Windows Mobile 6.0 Pro |
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Weight |
3.9 oz |
6.0 oz (makes it little bulky) |
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Screen Size |
Large |
X-Large |
|
Navigation Interface |
Trackball |
Touch Screen |
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Camera Quality |
Good |
Between Ok and Good |
|
Enterprise Ready |
Oh Yeah! |
Yes |
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Community Size |
Large |
Medium |
|
Free Apps |
Many |
Many |
|
GPS Ready |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Voice Quality |
Excellent |
Good |
|
Memory |
64 MB Solid State Flash |
256 MB Flash |
|
Wi-Fi |
No (Big drawback) |
Yes |
|
Bluetooth |
Of course |
Of course |
|
Display Quality |
Amazing |
Good |
|
CNET Editor Rating |
8.3/10 |
8.3/10 |
|
CNET User Rating |
8.0/10 |
7.0/10 |
|
ATT.com Rating |
4.8/5 |
4.1/5 |
|
Vaked.com Rating |
4.5/5 |
3.8/5 |
|
PUSH Button |
Yes |
No |
|
Pros |
· Lightweight · Sleek design · Easy to navigate through · Enterprise Ready · Free with New AT&T Connection |
· Windows Mobile · Screen tilts for better view angle · Larger Screen · Nicer Keypad |
|
Cons |
· No Wi-Fi · Low In build memory |
· Bulky, bulky, bulky · Battery life · Expensive · Require both hands to navigate · Slow Processing |
|
Conclusion |
BlackBerry Curve certainly looks better for my needs. With great features and almost Free upgrade, this is the best deal for me and people like me. The missing Wi-Fi is a major drawback, other than that, everything else looks good. |
Packed with touch screen, full keyboard, Wi-Fi, GPS and rich windows applications makes ATT Tilt a good choice for big pockets. |
|
Upgrade Price |
$49.00 (at WireFly) |
$199.00 (at WireFly) |
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New Connection Price |
FREE (at WireFly) |
$149.00 (at WireFly) |
One Response to “BlackBerry Curve vs ATT Tilt”
By boxed on Apr 28, 2008 | Reply
Nice!