The Source’s resident tech guru CJ and intern Dewane both came to work showing off their fancy new BlackBerry devices this week.

CJ copped the new BlackBerry Storm, the first touch screen BlackBerry ever. Dewane opted for the BlackBerry Bold. Created in the likeness of previous models, the Bold has a full QWERTY keypad, plus a new larger screen, crisper picture, black leather back and ridiculously long battery life.

Instead of just listening to them argue about whose phone is better, we decided to bring the question to you. Check out our feature by feature comparison after the jump. Then take our poll.

CJ: Mine is the first touchable BlackBerry, His is targeted toward people who want the traditional style, but this is the future of cell phones-

D: (on the Bold) it’s the best version of the traditional BlackBerry, it’s the best of what made BlackBerry, BlackBerry.

CJ: Tech heads will go for the Storm.

D: The Storm, straight swagger jacks the iPhone!

CJ: But it’s the best copy!

D: The [Storm] keypad feels like hydraulics, you have to press harder, it makes typing slower.

SOURCE TESTED

Favorite Features

CJ’s Storm: Song recognition feature that connects you directly to a music store, 1 gig internal and 8 gig card (up to 16gigs) 4000 songs aprox, voice recognition, 6 hours talk time and, 15 standby, large screen, WiFi

D’s Bold: Voice recognition, 4.5 hours talk time, 13.5 days standby, music videos, voice notes and pictures, messages, design - a black leather back plate, turn by turn GPS, QWERTY keypad.

Video
The Storm’s lack of a keypad, made way for a much larger display. However, the contrast ratio was not as good as the Bold’s and the colors were less vibrant.

The Bold had a smaller display but the color quality and clarity was excellent for watching videos. In our quick test the Bold was the better contender when it came to video.

Sound
Though the sound quality was close on both sets, and surprisingly crisp for cell phones when on full volume but the Bold had the audio edge over the Storm.

Cameras
The Storm’s (3.2 megapixel camera + built in flash) picture is clearer and the colors are more vibrant.

The Bold’s (2 megapixel camera + built in flash w/ 5x zoom) picture was bit blurred and the colors were muted.

Check out a comparison of picture quality below.

D: (speaking on the x5 zoom, defending his phone’s loss) But you can hit someone from a block away, bam!

Internet Speed
We tried to see which phone would load TheSource.com webpage first but since both sets use WiFi our test couldn’t really determine which was faster.

Keypad
The Storm’s touch screen is pressure-sensitive and takes some getting used to. Typing can be tricky and is a bit slower.

The Bold’s traditional QWERTY keypad makes typing faster and easier. By: Michael Ahene

Photo Comparison

Taken with CJ’s Storm

Taken with Dewane’s Bold