[basilray]

Well,

Not sure how old your mom is (mine is 54)...but I had gotten my technically-inept mother a Touch Pro, because that's what she said she wanted after seeing mine. The touch screen was a nightmare for her to deal with. I got a complaint every day from her about it for close to 4 months.

That being said, the iPhone loses out the the Pre because of the keyboard.

I just got my mom a BlackBerry Curve. She can still text with a keyboard, make calls, use Nav, and all that stuff...but it's MUCH simpler to use. It also gets significantly better battery life than the Pre, not sure about iPhone.

I would Pre over iPhone and if it's feasible, BB over both.