To Touch a Screen or Press a Button?

iphone vs. blackberry

Apple’s iPad is out and iPhone 4 will be coming out in Canada soon.

I’ve attempted to use an iPhone in the past but just can’t seem to get into using a touchscreen.  My current handset (a recycled one, I might add) is a touchscreen phone and I have to say that overall I don’t really care for it.  I find that the touchscreens I’ve used in general have been pretty imprecise – resulting in more typos.

Perhaps I just don’t have the knack for it.

Blackberry cell phones look more appealing to me because of the QWERTY keyboards but I find the Pearl/8100 series in particular have buttons that are way too small.

My wireless carrier sent me a notice saying that if I’d like to sign another 3 year contract I can get a $200 credit towards a new phone but I’m in no hurry to sign another deal with new competitors in Canada like Wind, Mobilicity & Public Mobile so I’ll hold on for a while yet.

I’m also kind of anxiously anticipating the release of Windows Mobile 7 which is supposed to be a vast improvement over Windows Mobile 6 – would love to test it out but I again wonder if my inability to accurately use touchscreens will effect my experience.

I hope someone comes up with a hybrid touch/push button model to give people like me who are all thumbs the ability to choose between touching & typing on a keyboard.

Has anyone had experience with Blackberry vs. iPhone vs. Android vs. a preview of Windows Mobile 7?