The Android OS Phone vs. the Blackberry OS Phone ENG121 English Composition I Composer: The RainMaker September 3, 2012 Introduction I am in the market for a new cell phone and have been taking a look at the differences between the Android cellular phone and the Blackberry cellular phone and the differences in the operating systems they work on. Although the two cell phones work on two very different operating systems, they have a lot of features that are alike though not compatible between the phones. One offers a lot larger physical variety of handsets which is great for a wide range of different age groups compared to the other that does not offer as many handsets and is more of a business oriented phone. The OS system that the Droid works on is a Windows based operating system that was produced by Google and is geared towards people that want a phone for entertainment and games but can still handle light duty business functions much like the iPhone. The Blackberry works on its own Blackberry system that goes by the name RIM and is the complete opposite of the Droid phone. The Blackberry phone is geared more towards the business community with exceptional security features but is not as entertainment friendly as the Droid or iPhone. The service area availability for the Droid is offered by all of the major carriers nationwide and they work on both of the 3G and 4G networks. The 3G network is an older network which is the network that 90% of the phones that are currently in service are using, the new 4G network has been out for around nine months and runs at up to 10x faster than the 3G network. The Blackberry is also offered by all of the major carriers nationwide but at this time is only offered on the 3G network. The variety of handsets that the Droid offers has up to three times as many handsets available throughout its different carriers depending on what it is that you’re looking for within a handset.