On Monday there was a post by Anton Wahlman at SeekingAlpha.com titled “Blackberry’s 26 Advantages over iPhone.” In it, he points out some of the things, many of which are “behind the scenes,” that play to BlackBerry’s favor. Here are a few examples:

1. BlackBerry can be used on almost every carrier in the world (over 475 of them). In the US, the iPhone is available on AT&T (T) only.

2. BlackBerry is available in five form factors – small keyboard, large keyboard, no keyboard, flip phone, and candy-bar.

3. Most BlackBerries have keyboards, so you can actually type fast and with no errors. Helps while driving, walking, carrying something in your other hand – all the time. iPhone: well…

4. BlackBerry uses standardized (=inexpensive and available everywhere in the world) MicroUSB connector for synchronization/charging. iPhone has a much larger proprietary 30-pin connector.

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