I was really looking forward to see all these phones making waves in different aspects of the mobile industry, which i think were successful in one way or the other. But at the end of the day there had to be only one winner that would stand out from all the other “SMARTtouch” phones available in the market. Read on for more insight.

Well to give you a brief on each one of them, I would first start off with iPhone – It’s till now one of the sleekest and branded as the most sought after and possessive phone with a massive “sex appeal” and multitouch screen phone available in the market. It has got all the looks you can dream of with good user interaction and response. On the other hand there is the latest T-Mobile G1 (with Google Android Operating system) which you won’t even dream of owning it just for the looks but as far as the interface (software side) is concerned, I would say its one of the best in the market with rich Web-friendly Internet Apps. And last but not the least Blackberry Storm which did not bring in a “STORM” in the smartphone industry as expected but manged to get in some positive reception from the users. My personal experience with the phones are discussed below in detail.

iPHONE – A perfect combination of a Phone, iPod and Internet device. My first glance of iPhone was itself very positive, whether you go for the looks, interaction, multitouch screen or the size of the phone. The phone is indeed very lightweight and has got only one home key that brings up the Home screen with options of selecting iPod, Instant messaging, texting, settings, YouTube, Calendar, Maps, Apps stores. The best thing that I came across was when I used the onscreen keyboard. It was very efficient even when i used my thumb to enter any letter or number, it was spot on ( I didn’t even imagine in my dreams the interaction with the onscreen keyboard would be so easy) and the overall touch and feel of the phone is brilliant.

Pro’s – No need for a stylus as it has got a very responsive multitouch screen, In-built Memory options of 8GB and 16GB, it also has Wifi and Bluetooth, easy access to all the features of the phone through a single home (circular) button, very nice iPod as well.

Con’s – No video recorder software (available as a separate download), Very expensive when taken on Pay as you go plans (both in US & UK) , Need a converter to convert MP3’s to iTunes, No separate battery slot (have to send it to Apple to get the battery replaced), Low profile camera – only 2 MegaPixel (as compared to other phones with 3.2 MegaPixels).

T-Mobile G1 – Best Internet ready device with Google Maps. The interface of the phone was one of the best in the market as it comes from a reputed company “Google” which has one of the best and the simplest online interactive interfaces on the internet (the good old Google search box). The phone has two home screens which can be accessed by just sliding it sideways. It has one of the best phone locking features by drawing a pattern on the dots which appear on the screen whatever way you want as compared to iPhone wherein you can unlock the phone by just sliding finger from right to left on the screen.

Pro’s – Keypad included for quick access to the keys, good support for 3rd party applications as it has got an open source software called Android which can be modified as required by the users (more Apps. will appear in the future). Has got good quality camera of 3.2 MegaPixels and has got a separate battery slot.

Con’s – No video recording facility ,Not a good option if you want looks. The phone when slided horizontally gives a very old fashioned look (not a good start from Google in the mobile industry). Not at a good phone to carry in your pocket as it is very big as compared to iPhone.

Suggestion - It would be nice to see in future if Google launches Android on some respected phone brand companies like Sony ericsson, Nokia, Samsung, LG. And if they do I am sure that it will become one of the best touch screen phones in the market.

Blackberry Storm – It is nice phone with good looks and nice interface. The best thing about this phone is the resolution of the screen. It is the first phone in the market which has a touch screen with an impression of the keys. You can feel that the onscreen keys or buttons being pressed. The marketing was done to a much extent depending on this feature of the phone but i don’t think that it was as successful as they thought it to be. The reason being that is the whole screen gets depressed when a key is pressed which makes it difficult for the user to use touch sensitive applications like photos wherein if you want zoom the pictures, you have to first press the whole screen and then tap the screen to zoom the pictures which I consider is not soo good.

Pro’s – Great screen resolution as compared with the other two phones, best suited for frequent e-mail users as traditionally Blackberry’s are made for messaging on the go, the size of the phone is not so big and doesn’t feel odd to carry. Good quality camera of 3.2 MegaPixels and separate Battery slot.

Con’s – No video recording facility, Not soo good multitouch screen when compared with iPhone as the whole screen gets depressed.

Conclusion – So as far as I have seen all the three handsets I would say that if you want to go for the looks with good interface and feature rich phone, you should definitely go for iPhone. If you want the best interface and best internet feature rich phone, go for T-Mobile G1 and if you are looking for the best screen resolution with e-mail on the fly (best suited for business users), I would strongly suggest you to go for Blackberry Storm.

The article above is based on my personal experience and views and does not reflect or represent any authoritative agency or authority. So whatever choice you go for, it is totally up to you and I am not responsible for any negatives. You are free to leave your comments on this article.