Blackberry 8830 vs. Motorola Q

After 9 painful months with my Motorola Q, I have finally switched back to a Blackberry, and this time to an 8830 from Verizon.

Whereas the Q, powered by Windows Mobile, had a woefully illogical interface (not to mention clunky and frustrating), the 8830 is probably the best phone/PDA I have ever owned, not to mention one of the most attractive ones with its slim profile and shiny finish.

The 8830 is very responsive, the keys respond exceptionally well while typing, and it's almost intuitive in navigating its interface. Coupled with the Blackberry Enterprise Server (and yes, I had used ever-competitive Microsoft's Wireless ActiveSync with the Q... nice try), the 8830 is so useful I was able to spend a couple of hours in a car dealership and yet still accomplish quite a bit of work.

It's hard to explain all of the nuances, but the Blackberry is just faster, smarter & better in almost every way. Choosing addresses for new e-mails, organizing meetings/appointments, typing out e-mails, are all things you begin to take for granted on a Blackberry, until you switch to a Windows Mobile device and realize all of the things you can't do.

It's good to be back home again.