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PC World has put the iPhone and the new Blackberry Storm in a cage match to determine which is the best mobile phone/mobile web platform. The winner? Well, like Godzilla vs. King Kong, it depends on which version you see*.

Because, in the end, PC World wusses out and prints two different articles, both of which list eight reasons why either the Storm or the iPhone trounces the other. In all honesty, though, the pro-Storm article is kinda lame because it was written just as the Storm was coming out, and they’re basing their assumptions on what the Storm will probably be like based on other Blackberry devices:

Perhaps the most notable feature lacking in the current iPhone 3G is a copy and paste function. Copy and paste might not seem like such a big deal on a mobile device, but just try transferring a URL from a Web page to an e-mail message without it, and you’ll soon see why such a simple function can be so important.

BlackBerry Storm users will be able to cut and paste text by simply pressing a finger down at the beginning of a selection and then another finger at the end to highlight the text. And after you make a selection, the BlackBerry Menu key shows options to copy the text and paste it at a later time.

The rest of the article comes down to things like expandability, replaceable batteries, and modem tethering (rumored to be coming soon for iPhone), things which would be absolutely essential for some users. The article about choosing the iPhone, however, details the experience of someone who’s spent time with the device:

My favorite thing about the iPhone is its Safari Web browser. In fact, I have trouble calling the iPhone’s Safari a mobile browser at all, since it comes so close to a real desktop browsing experience. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for any current BlackBerry device.

It also lists the lack of replaceable batteries and memory as a good thing. But since they haven’t had much of a hands-on experience with the storm, the whole debate has the feel of an imaginary fight between the iPhone and something that maybe, kinda, could be a contender. Which is the basis of all great nerd battles.**

Via [PC World]

*Yes, I know there weren’t really two versions of the film. Regardless, Godzilla would have totally kicked King Kong’s butt in a real fight.
*Who would win, the iPhone riding a Pegasus or a Mickey Mouse handset wielding Thor’s Hammer? Go!