Touchscreens at War – but Which is the Best?

Nowadays touchscreen cellular phones are seen as trendy by a large portion of consumers, but there are so many different brands on the market that it’s difficult to decide which one is the best for you, especially if you’re contemplating your first touchscreen purchase.

The iPhone raised the bar

One of the more well-known brands is the iPhone, which has set a high standard of expectations for consumers. Many of the newer brands simply can’t compete, despite trying hard to do so, but there are two new models that just might be able to keep up with the iPhone, if not surpass it to set a new standard of expectations – these are none other than the BlackBerry Storm and the T-Mobile G1.

The Blackberry Storm

The BlackBerry boasts a high-quality screen perfect for watching videos, and a 3.2-megapixel camera that acts as a camcorder, while the iPhone is unable to play certain videos online due to lack of Flash support and has a poor quality 2-megapixel camera that can’t capture video. Sure, maybe you’re not buying a touchscreen for the camera quality, but how often do you have the urge to snap up an unexpected incident?

Let’s not forget the G1’s slide-out QWERTY keyboard for ultra-fast typing, and the BlackBerry’s touchscreen that lends the feel of physical buttons, against the iPhone’s virtual keyboard that’s difficult to work with, has no copy and paste capabilities, and is unable to receive or send picture text messages.

The T-Mobile G1 - Great First Effort from Google

The BlackBerry can also be used as a modem, and although the T-Mobile G1 isn’t quite as stylish as some of the other models, it can run several programmes at the same time and is easy to navigate. So while established brands like iPhone may be an instinctive choice, but it may very well be worth your while to try something new this time.