Legend: 1: very bad ... 5: excellent
<table border="1"><tr><td>OS / Model:</td><td>iPhone 3G</td><td><b>Windows Mobile</b> Touch Diamond (Pro)</td><td>Touch HD</td><td><b>Symbian S60</b>: N95</td><td>N96</td><td>N78</td><td><b>BlackBerry</b>: BB 8800</td></tr>
<tr><td>Price (in euros & dollars; note that 1 euro equals to 1 dollar when it comes to microelectronics)</td><td>500+ unlocked; when subsidized, depending on the phone and data plan</td><td>new: 5...800; Used: ~350...500</td><td>~800; no flow of used units yet</td><td>new: ~300; Used: about 200</td><td>~700</td><td>~300</td><td>~200...300, may be even less used</td></tr>
<tr><td>Availability</td><td>Almost everywhere (non-Third World countries)</td><td>Everywhere</td><td>Everywhere outside North-America</td><td>Everywhere</td><td>Everywhere</td><td>Everywhere</td><td>Everywhere</td></tr>
<tr><td>Wi-Fi</td><td>4 (average-to-good range)</td><td>4 (as with the iPhone, doesn't have as good a range as the iPAQ 210)</td><td>?</td><td>2 (short range; WEP key remembering issues in v30)</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>n/a (no Wi-Fi)</td></tr>
<tr><td>Bluetooth</td><td>1 (headset only – very poor! Independent  projects to cure this ongoing)</td><td>5 (now that WM6 fixed the A2DP issues)</td><td>See Dia</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>5 (newer OS'es also support A2DP and other goodies)</td></tr>
<tr><td>Working as a USB stick in mass storage mode?</td><td>- (you're shot if you can't use T-PoT on the desktop)</td><td>+ </td><td>+</td><td>+</td><td>+</td><td>+</td><td>+</td></tr>
<tr><td>Multitasking</td><td>3 (Not by default; pretty good with Backgrounder but some apps – AppStore, Cydia etc. – can't be run in background; no task manager as yet - looking up [and possibly killing] running tasks must be done from the Unix prompt)</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>4 (RAM size somewhat limiting)</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>5</td></tr>
<tr><td>Support for worldwide 3G</td><td>+</td><td>- (!); separate US model</td><td>- (!); no US model planned at all</td><td>- (!); separate, enhanced US model</td><td>- (!)</td><td>- (!)</td><td>n/a (no 3G support at all)</td></tr>
<tr><td>Screen: rendition quality</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>5?</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>5</td></tr>
<tr><td>Outdoors screen visibility</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>? (I wouldn't hold my breath)</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>5</td></tr>
<tr><td>Battery life</td><td>4</td><td>2 (Diamond) / 3 (Pro)</td><td>?</td><td>4 (with the v20+ firmware)</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>5 (in this regard, BB models have always ruled)</td></tr>
<tr><td>Speaker quality and loudness</td><td>5 (albeit not stereo)</td><td>4?</td><td>4?</td><td>5+ (loud, great frequency response and stereo !!)</td><td>5+ (see N96)</td><td>?</td><td>4 (Mono only, albeit loud)</td></tr>
<tr><td>Call recording</td><td>- (absolutely impossible – recording while in a call is forbidden)</td><td>2 (only works in speakerphone mode)</td><td>See Dia (?)</td><td>5</td><td>5(?)</td><td>5(?)</td><td>- (absolutely impossible)</td></tr>
<tr><td>GPS, mapping</td><td>3; maps still aren't the best, albeit new ones are announced / already demoed (e.g. iGo); that is, this will surely change in the near future</td><td>5 (no doubt the best)</td><td>5</td><td>3 (not the best GPS unit; no Symbian ports of some key GPS apps like iGo; other apps are, nevertheless, great)</td><td>4 (according to reiews, better built-in GPS as in the N95)</td><td>4 (see N96)</td><td>2 (while the built-in GPS receiver is good, very few GPS apps)</td></tr>
<tr><td>Java MIDlet manager</td><td>- (currently, no MIDlet support at all; it's promised though)</td><td>4 (not so good as on Symbian S60: no Bluetooth API's, for example)</td><td>See Dia</td><td>5 (everything but the kitchen sink, even 3D hardware acceleration)</td><td>5 (no 3D though)</td><td>5 (no 3D though)</td><td>3 (compared to the implementation on other platforms, slow for gaming and requires its own COD format; Opera Mini runs flawlessly though)</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Camera</b>: indoors</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>?</td><td>3 (heavy decrease in resolution; lacks a proper flash)</td><td>See N95; however, the lack of lens protecion is a BIG cons</td><td>Slightly worse than N95; however, still way better than that of the iPhone and most WinMo phones</td><td>n/a</td></tr>
<tr><td>outdoors</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>?</td><td>5</td><td>See above</td><td>See above</td><td>n/a</td></tr>
<tr><td>Video</td><td>3 (with third-party app)</td><td>3 (no high-res video)</td><td>?</td><td>5 (VGA, 30 fps)</td><td>See above</td><td>See above</td><td>n/a</td></tr>
<tr><td>Macro</td><td>- (no macro at all)</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>5</td><td>See above</td><td>See above</td><td>n/a</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Purchasing apps / games</b>: Dedicated Application Store?</td><td>5 (by way the best; alternative SW distribution channels – Cydia – are pretty similar)</td><td>1 (Microsoft do promise one; current appstore imitations are more of a joke)</td><td>See Dia</td><td>Nokia is working on one; currently, it's pretty much useless, except for the N-Gage shop, which is good</td><td>See N95</td><td>See N95</td><td>No official appstores; sites like CrackBerry host their AppStore-alikes. They are, however, far inferior to Apple's (iPhone's) implementation.</td></tr>
<tr><td>App licensing; how easy it is to deploy previously purchased apps on a new, upgraded device without the explicit help of developer?</td><td>One device only; therefore, it needs upgrade help from developer</td><td>More generally (about 80%), to username and are, therefore, easily transferrable upon upgrading; remaining ~20% are licensed to device</td><td>See Dia</td><td>All of them to IMEI, needs upgrade help from developer</td><td>See N95</td><td>See N95</td><td>All of them to IMEI / device serial number, needs upgrade help from developer</td></tr>
<tr><td>App prices</td><td>Generally considerably cheaper than on the other platforms thanks to the much higher volume of sales, exceptions (for example dictionaries) are </td><td>Generally, higher than with iPhone (also) because of the high commission fees required by for example Handango and the, compared to iPhone, less sales</td><td>See Dia</td><td>See WM</td><td>See WM</td><td>See WM</td><td>See WM</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Hackability</b>: Can be easily made carrier-independent?</td><td>- (unlike with previous 2G model; projects ongoing to "crack")</td><td>+ (already hacked)</td><td>? (hopefully will soon be hacked if isn't already)</td><td>- (to my knowledge, not via easily-executable  software)</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>? </td></tr>
<tr><td>Future user and official ROM upgrades</td><td>No custom ROM's; however, Apple's upgrade policy is promising (albeit a bit expensive) for owners of prev-gen units </td><td>+ (tons of custom ROM's; at least the Pro's hardware will be able to run WM7 because of the 256+ RAM)</td><td>-?: the entirely lacking US market will mean less demand for cooked ROM's</td><td>+ (while the N95 is reaching its end of life, it's recently got another firmware upgrade – unfortunately, not to s60v3 FP2. As with all Nokia phones, absolutely no cusom-cooked ROM's)</td><td>- (I woulnd't hold my breath as, IMHO, few people will buy the N96, meaning little upgrades, unlike with N95.)</td><td>+ (hope it'll be as supported as the N95 because of the high popularity)</td><td>+ (BB's phones have traditionally received several ROM upgrades)</td></tr>
<tr><td>Internet sharing, using as a modem</td><td>2 (only via Wi-Fi and only with third-party apps)</td><td>5 (via everything; BT DUN and Wi-Fi  only via third-party hacks)</td><td>See Dia</td><td>5 (via everything, even IrDA; Wi-Fi  only via third-party hacks)</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>4 (via BT and USB)</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Software support / compatibility</b>: Games:</td><td>4 (this may change in future, with the release of newer titles)</td><td>5</td><td>3 (the lack of a D-pad is a showstopper for many games – but in no way so many as with emulators –; many titles are incompatible with the WVGA screen)</td><td>4 (both 3D acceleration and Next-Gen N-gage are supported; however, there are few third-party games)</td><td>3 (no 3D acceleration; few third-party titles; N-Gage compatible, though)</td><td>3 (see N96)</td><td>1 (the worst mobile phone platform for gaming)</td></tr>
<tr><td>Emulators:</td><td>2 (as of now, only few platforms are emulated, and even fewer without problems)</td><td>5 (excellent!)</td><td>2 (the lack of a D-pad is a showstopper; in addition many titles are incompatible with the WVGA screen)</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>- (no emulators at all)</td></tr>
<tr><td>Web browsers:</td><td>4 (Built-in Safari is great, albeit is a bit light on features; absolutely no third-party browsers, though)</td><td>5 (while the built-in IEM isn't the best, third-party browsers  and IEM add-ons are excellent; still no official Flash Lite 3 though)</td><td>See Dia</td><td>4 (built-in browser good, particularly now with Flash Lite 3; however, few third-party browsers)  </td><td>See N95</td><td>See N95</td><td>3 (Built-in browser is clearly better in 4.5+ than in previous OS versions; only Opera Mini available as third-party browser)</td></tr>
<tr><td>Remote desktop access apps:</td><td>4.5 (<a href=http://www.dabcc.com/article.aspx?id=8387>RDP is also available</a> but, currently, in the US only; "only" HVGA screen resolution)</td><td>5 (albeit the very small screen will be of a problem)</td><td>5+  (everything is supported; screen SVGA resolution and 3.8" size make it excellent for remote control)</td><td>3 (no RDP; "only" QVGA screen resolution, no touchscreen)</td><td>3 </td><td>3</td><td>3 (no RDP; "only" QVGA (with Bold & Storm, HVGA) screen resolution, no touchscreen; however, trackball is more usable than D-pad)</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Multimedia</b>: UPnP</td><td>+ (third-party apps)</td><td>+ (third-party apps)</td><td>+ (third-party apps)</td><td>+ (built-in + third-party (CorePlayer)  apps)</td><td>See N95</td><td>See N95</td><td>-</td></tr>
<tr><td>Radio Streaming</td><td>5: MP3, HE-AACv2, WMA (with 3rd party apps)</td><td>5: MP3, HE-AACv2 (with only few apps), WMA</td><td>See Diamond</td><td>3: no WMA / HE-AACv2; CorePlayer may fix / introduce these</td><td>4: WMA streaming supported</td><td>See N95</td><td>?</td></tr>
<tr><td>Video streaming: WMV</td><td>- (!!!); however, promised in a later ROM version, along with full Flash Lite 3 support</td><td>+</td><td>+</td><td>- (!); CorePlayer is promised to add it some day</td><td>+ (one of the biggest advantages of the N96 compared to other S60 models)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr>
<tr><td>YouTube access</td><td>+ (built-in)</td><td>+ (built-in client; albeit not the best quality; + CorePlayer & several other players)</td><td>See Diamond</td><td>+ (built-in(!) Flash Lite 3 +  several third-party apps)</td><td>See N95</td><td>See N95</td><td>+ (third-party apps only)</td></tr>
<tr><td>Google Video access</td><td>- (!) – the lack of Flash support is really painful</td><td>+</td><td>+</td><td>+ (built-in Flash Lite 3 + third-party apps only)</td><td>+</td><td>+</td><td>+ (third-party apps only)</td></tr>
<tr><td>Standalone audio files</td><td>Everything now that VLC is ported</td><td>Everything (most non-MP3 / WMA formats like HE-AACv2 require third party players though)</td><td>See Diamond</td><td>Everything</td><td>See N95</td><td>See N95</td><td>New firmware version already supports the most important audio formats (MP3, WMA, HE-AACv2)</td></tr></table>