Blackberry or Android?

[probuddha]

Friends,Done with Symbian! Want to upgrade to either a BB or AndroidI am an internet professional and so need to have constant access to my emails and should also be able to browse the web seamlessly.So what do you all suggest - Blackberry or Android? This confusion has been bugging me for quite some time nowMy budget is around 15KThanks a lot!

 

[Jonas]

In that budget you would be better off with an Android device.

 

[probuddha]

In that budget you would be better off with an Android device.

Thanks Samm - which model do you suggest? The market is flooded with android devices now and so it gets really hard to zero in on one specific brand/ model.

Any suggestions would be very appreciated

 

[Nishant]

Extend ur budget to 18k and get a Samsung Galaxy SL which has pretty good config like 1Ghz proccy, 4GB phone memory, SuperLCD display etc.

 

[probuddha]

Thanks Nishant! Yeah I saw the i9003 and it looks pretty nice..Anyone here who tried out both BB and Android and can point out both their pros and cons? Or even better draw a comparison....

 

[Nishant]

Check this article. This will clear all your doubts:

Android vs BlackBerry: The Battle Begins

 

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[Jonas]

Much better options if you could stretch your budget as the above poster said.Suggestions if you are on a strict budget. Android phones under 15k;1. Samsung Galaxy Fit S56702. LG Optimus One P5003. Samsung Galaxy 551 I55104. HTC WildFire5. Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830Well, it completely depends on what you want in a phone,BB has strong battery life, and rock solid business use performance.OS builds are minimal when it comes to BB OSWeb browsing experience is that not great if you expect a lot from your phone.

 

[Sushubh]

blackberry would have a much better battery life and email experience. but web surfing? not so much. android would have a crappy battery life. average email experience. but web surfing would be nice.

 

[Nishant]

You may skip HTC Wildfire from the list by Samm as it is a very old model with a slower processor.

 

[probuddha]

Thank you so much for that list Samm....as of now I am a bit inclined towards Android (I like the Samsung Galaxy Ace) - also since I also want to upgrade from 2G to 3G, so I think it might be wise to go for Android rather than BB. Let's see if I can stretch by budget a bit more and grab the i9003However, I am on BSNL - so not sure how BSNL 3G works...