# BB Storm vs. Samsung Omnia (Iphones out, Omnias in!) **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 17, 2008, 11:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bb-storm-vs-samsung-omnia-iphones-out-omnias-in/59904 "2008-12-17T11:18:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![greenbull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@greenbull](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/greenbull)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 11:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bb-storm-vs-samsung-omnia-iphones-out-omnias-in/59904/41 "2008-12-17T23:20:30Z")
maybe you should go to the store and mess around with the phone first? ---
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 11:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bb-storm-vs-samsung-omnia-iphones-out-omnias-in/59904/42 "2008-12-17T23:24:25Z")
oh im going to tomorrow, when i decided which one im buying. i just like to know the pros and cons from someone who just wants my money. ---
**Author:** ![garbs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3d9bf3/32.png) [@garbs](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/garbs)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 7:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bb-storm-vs-samsung-omnia-iphones-out-omnias-in/59904/43 "2008-12-18T07:17:16Z")
I wouldn’t base a decision solely on the 5 megapixel camera. Everyone knows that megapixels mean nothing, it’s the sensor that counts 😉 ---
**Author:** ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bb-storm-vs-samsung-omnia-iphones-out-omnias-in/59904/44 "2008-12-18T07:25:50Z")
> [@Coldaccord](#): > > pointless imo. i don’t want to carry around 2 devices. i would consolidate them and buy one that does both, but i wouldn’t buy a new one of the two that necessitates me to still have the other. it’s not pointless to carry your phone and your wallet with you, but you carry both because they serve separate purposes. end of the day you sacrifice certain things by combining everything together. ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bb-storm-vs-samsung-omnia-iphones-out-omnias-in/59904/45 "2008-12-18T07:30:33Z")
I don’t see how any other interface tops the iPhone. Not to be a humper, but in the OP when you said it’s too complicated, I simply don’t understand that. Do you mean signing up for it is too complicated? The little things about it don’t bother me too much at all. But with all the crazy phones out right now, you should be happy with anything you get. ---
**Author:** ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 7:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bb-storm-vs-samsung-omnia-iphones-out-omnias-in/59904/46 "2008-12-18T07:36:32Z")
> [@Dex](#): > > if i recall correctly, don’t you live out in the middle of nowhere somewhere? you should probably make sure AT&T works out where you live before you pull the trigger on a contract if you do. > > also, this site is full of blackberry fan boys. expect a bunch of biased info. > > personally, i think the storm is a pile of shit. i haven’t used one for days though. i just can’t see any point in owning it unless you need to connect to a BES or something for work. and if you did have to do that, the storm is awfully complicated to use. that screen clicking thing is obnoxious in my opinion and clumsy to use. i can’t understand for the life of me how anyone can like it. the browser is such a waste of data, i don’t think it’s fair for you guys to have to pay what you pay for data to verizon. > > the iPhone is also a piece of shit. it’s over priced. it’s ridiculous that in this day and age a phone has been out this long and still can not copy and paste. it’s also ridiculous that there’s no stereo bluetooth. that’s just marketing in my opinion. steve jobs has a vision of the whole world walking around with their proud white headphone cords hanging down. can’t accomplish that with stereo bluetooth. the fact that you can’t picture message is absurd and the inability to take video native out of the box is slightly off putting. > > that being said, i still like it better than any other phone i’ve ever had. it’s way more reliable than any treo, blackberry, or WM phone i’ve owned. the problems i listed are infuriating small annoyances if that makes sense. it pisses me off to no end when i need the features, but it’s not something i’m doing on it every few minutes. the interface is better than any other phone on the market in my opinion. the browser is without a doubt the best thing out there. i’m not really sure how anyone could argue that. the keyboard takes some getting used to, but the same is said about the blackberry, so i don’t see how that’s a positive or negative between the two phones. there’s nothing you could really do to convince me to switch from the iphone to the blackberry personally, but i’m probably a fanboy so take my opinions lightly. lol at you calling people fanboy’s and you have an iphone… annnyways, i’ve used both and the keyboard on the storm is much better than the iphone, and it also has suretype for when you need to text/email one handed (i.e. driving). The only thing the iphone has over the storm having used both is the music function, and possibly the browser… not really sure how you say the browser is a waste of data? You probably just used it for two seconds and you couldn’t pinch and zoom and cried. It’s a full browser, which is pretty much all you can ask for on a smartphone. don’t get me wrong i like the iphone, and i like apple products a lot. the iphone kills the storm in terms of music because of itunes and the product support for docks and shit. I have not bothered messing with the media functions of the storm because I am die hard sat. radio anyways. also… um, BES vs. iPhone bullshit mail kills it just as hard as the iPhone kills it in regards to music. it depends what you want it for, if you are more focused on music and surfing the web… well then the iphone is a better device. if you are more focused on having a mobile office, the blackberry is a better choice. **ON TOPIC:** The samsung may seem like a comparable alternative, but it is not going to be anything like the iphone or a blackberry. if you don’t want email or web browsing or anything, it’s probably ok. To be honest it really seems like you just want a touchscreen phone… you probably should not be upping the cash for a data plan and getting a smartphone if you don’t need one. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bb-storm-vs-samsung-omnia-iphones-out-omnias-in/59904/47 "2008-12-18T07:41:14Z")
the fact of the matter is that there is no one phone in particular that does EVERYTHING better than any other phone. Go to the store, use the phones and make a decision for yourself now that you know what most of the main features of each are. ---
**Author:** ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 7:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bb-storm-vs-samsung-omnia-iphones-out-omnias-in/59904/48 "2008-12-18T07:45:09Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > the fact of the matter is that there is no one phone in particular that does EVERYTHING better than any other phone. > > Go to the store, use the phones and make a decision for yourself now that you know what most of the main features of each are. 100% true. ---
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 7:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bb-storm-vs-samsung-omnia-iphones-out-omnias-in/59904/49 "2008-12-18T07:49:24Z")
i saw a vid review of the omnia they shit all over it. the mobil windows os prevents you from fully using it without the little stylus whic doesnt get hiddin in the phone its attached to it via a string. Again i think a smart phone is a bad choice for you dude. ---
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bb-storm-vs-samsung-omnia-iphones-out-omnias-in/59904/50 "2008-12-18T10:36:04Z")
too late guys, i already bought the omnia and i am impressed so far, but i am def finding it to be a pain to txt on. as for the stylus, yeah it sucks that it doesnt hide away, but i find myself using the mouse located at the bottom. typing with the touch screen using your finger, is just impossible, i wont even try it. im sorry that you guys think a smartphone is a bad choice for me, but its personal preference and something im gonna do. ---
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bb-storm-vs-samsung-omnia-iphones-out-omnias-in/59904/51 "2008-12-18T10:39:57Z")
well its your own opinion dude and thats all that matters, glad you pulled the trigger… On one of the worst winmo phones available DUMBASS!!! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bb-storm-vs-samsung-omnia-iphones-out-omnias-in/59904/52 "2008-12-18T10:48:37Z")
> [@bobbyg1243](#): > > too late guys, i already bought the omnia and i am impressed so far, but i am def finding it to be a pain to txt on. as for the stylus, yeah it sucks that it doesnt hide away, but i find myself using the mouse located at the bottom. typing with the touch screen using your finger, is just impossible, i wont even try it. > > im sorry that you guys think a smartphone is a bad choice for me, but its personal preference and something im gonna do. yuck stylus 😛 i’m not saying a smartphone is a bad choice for you, i’m just going by what you’re telling us 🙂 with verizon you can return any phone no questions asked for 14 days so you can just try both if you want. ---
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bb-storm-vs-samsung-omnia-iphones-out-omnias-in/59904/53 "2008-12-18T10:55:57Z")
i have 30 days to return it according to my agreement. i also pulled the trigger on getting my own account so i dont have to pay my mother every month, its getting kind of old and i would like to build the credit for myself. i find myself not using the stylus tho, the mousepad at the bottom works really well once you get a feel for it. kind of defeats the purpose of having a touch screen, but theres so much more with this phone that i can look past it. iv never had a phone with a built in FM tuner, as crazy as that sounds lol also the 5 megapixel camera is a huuuuuuge plus considering it takes awesome pictures, ill post up a shot although im sure you prob wont be able to tell the difference. ---
**Author:** ![Dex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dex/32/7210_2.png) [@Dex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dex)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 11:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bb-storm-vs-samsung-omnia-iphones-out-omnias-in/59904/54 "2008-12-18T23:04:23Z")
> [@chino](#): > > lol at you calling people fanboy’s and you have an iphone… > > annnyways, i’ve used both and the keyboard on the storm is much better than the iphone, and it also has suretype for when you need to text/email one handed (i.e. driving). The only thing the iphone has over the storm having used both is the music function, and possibly the browser… not really sure how you say the browser is a waste of data? You probably just used it for two seconds and you couldn’t pinch and zoom and cried. It’s a full browser, which is pretty much all you can ask for on a smartphone. > > don’t get me wrong i like the iphone, and i like apple products a lot. the iphone kills the storm in terms of music because of itunes and the product support for docks and shit. I have not bothered messing with the media functions of the storm because I am die hard sat. radio anyways. > > also… um, BES vs. iPhone bullshit mail kills it just as hard as the iPhone kills it in regards to music. > > it depends what you want it for, if you are more focused on music and surfing the web… well then the iphone is a better device. if you are more focused on having a mobile office, the blackberry is a better choice. lol. you can own a product and not be a fanboy. i agree 100% with everything else you said though. i talked to a couple people today with iphones and others with storms. i think the keyboard preference really just comes down to what you’re used to. i thought it was awful on the storm, but i spent the first 3 days with my iphone thinking that keyboard was awful. ---
**Author:** ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 4:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bb-storm-vs-samsung-omnia-iphones-out-omnias-in/59904/55 "2008-12-19T04:46:22Z")
> [@Dex](#): > > lol. you can own a product and not be a fanboy. > > i agree 100% with everything else you said though. i talked to a couple people today with iphones and others with storms. i think the keyboard preference really just comes down to what you’re used to. i thought it was awful on the storm, but i spent the first 3 days with my iphone thinking that keyboard was awful. i think we’re seeing eye to eye on the fanboy, i was just basically just saying because i have a blackberry and like it it doesn’t mean i’m any more of a fanboy than you are for having an iphone and liking it. but regardless yes, it is a phone and a personal preference. thats why they make a million different phones. if there was one perfect phone for everyone then they would make that and only that 😛 [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bb-storm-vs-samsung-omnia-iphones-out-omnias-in/59904.md?page=2)