Because the iPhone has become such a hugely popular choice over the last few years, many people are wondering if the end of the road is nigh for the new blackberry pearl. I mean the iPhone really does come with such amazing applications. But the truth is that there are still many differences between the two phones and there are still plenty of great reasons for wanting to stick with a Blackberry.

- When it comes to e-mail service there really is nothing which can beat the Blackberry. It displays incoming messages instantly and there is no need to go searching to see if you have any mail. This is a huge advantage that the Blackberry has over the iPhone.

- Blackberry uses a QWERTY keyboard which means that it is just like typing on a computer keyboard. It should be easy for you to type just as quickly on a Blackberry as it is to type on your computer provided you can get used to the key sizes.

- You get much longer battery life from the Blackberry. This is a really great feature of this phone especially for those who use it for business because having a phone run out on you could be disastrous.

- The built in camera on the Blackberry is of a higher quality than that on the iPhone. Believe it or not the photos you take with the Blackberry can look really professional.

- Many people like the look of the Blackberry over the iPhone but this has a lot to do with personal preferences. The great thing is that there are a number of different designs with the Blackberry.

- The Blackberry has been specifically designed for business people and this makes it more suited for this purpose than any other device.

Both the Blackberry and iPhone are really great devices with their own different strengths and highlights.