I just played with my friend's new Blackberry and...

sandiegodude · #1 (**permalink**) 05-13-2008, 02:30 AM

There is no lag!

At all!

None!

WTF!?!?!

What makes the BB so much more responsive?
I don't want to get into a comparison of features, the Mogul wins hands down.
I want to understand why the Blackberry, with full color screen, with GPS, with most of the bells and whistles of my Mogul, seems to be instantaneous in opening, closing, and switching tasks. I would love to see that on my Mogul. I got close while overclocking my 6700 to 624Mhz, but the BB was unbelievable!

It's like the Blackberry is a Ferrari and the Mogul is a Hummer.

Anyone with some insight as to why the BB responds so quickly to human interface?

Please let me know.

supdawg · #2 (**permalink**) 05-13-2008, 03:06 AM

Its not windows.

**Hafrust** · #3 (**permalink**) 05-13-2008, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by supdawg

Its not windows.

Enough said.

miketwalker · #4 (**permalink**) 05-13-2008, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by supdawg

Its not windows.

Yea, I think that pretty much sums it up. Windows Mobile is too much "one size fits all" and made to run on tons of platforms. RIM just has to worry about the models they are putting out themselves and are spending the time developing the OS around their actual hardware implementation. Some companies go the extra distance to fill in where Windows Mobile doesn't on their individual hardware platforms (i.e. HTC with HTC Home and several other UI-improving software) while companies also don't tailor thing to the individual hardware platforms (i.e. HTC not equipping their 3d-video-equipped phones with drivers that can actually use it and destroying performance on the Titan).

Same holds true with iPhone, the companies just spent a much longer time building an entire platform around their hardware model where Microsoft is on hundreds of models of phones and the companies making the phones aren't taking the time to customize the OS to their phone's individual specs (and Microsoft's one-size-fits-all bloats it a bit).

dkincaid · #5 (**permalink**) 05-13-2008, 08:00 AM

Actually, I think it comes down to video drivers. A good example would be how your computer at home runs before you install the video drivers for it.

Asphyx · #6 (**permalink**) 05-13-2008, 10:28 AM

No a lot of it has to do with no touch screen having to poll the device looking for input...
The other as was stated was no WM OS. Blackberry's OS is made specifically for that device. Optimized and tailored for that particular hardware!

The 8830 is the only device I would compare favorably with the Mogul. Has a full keyboard and just about all the bells and whistles.

But good luck hearing it ring!

Existentialism · #7 (**permalink**) 05-13-2008, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by sandiegodude

I don't want to get into a comparison of features,

Then you don't want an answer.

wphend00 · #8 (**permalink**) 05-13-2008, 11:44 AM

Its a Blackberry, it does a lot of things better than the Mogul...

-Better typing and dialing...
-Same size screen, just flipped sideways
-Faster Response times when opening programs...
-Better BT (mine works almost perfectly with my car's BT Speakerphone

But the Blackberry CAN'T DO:

-Sprint TV
-FULL BLOWN WEB PAGE SURFING
-Programs period...
-Watch DiVX movies
-MEMORY SLOTS FOR BUSINESS CLASS BB's

I could go on and on....

tavella · #9 (**permalink**) 05-13-2008, 01:17 PM

Check out the Pearl or the Curve.

**x10guy** · #10 (**permalink**) 05-13-2008, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by sandiegodude

There is no lag!

What makes the BB so much more responsive?
I don't want to get into a comparison of features, the Mogul wins hands down.

Please let me know.

I think you just answered your own question.
Mogul - Bigger OS + more features = slower response.

The BB does fewer things and is specifically designed to do those things well.