10 REASON WHY WHATSAPP IS BETTER THAN BBM

adsBBM,referred as the black berry messenger. BBM is in use since a very long time but only to the black berry users.But today, BBM has crossed its limitations and  unveiled itself to rival WhatsApp. Now the application came to handy to all android systems and also iOS.

Now many of us may be wondering if Whatsapp can keep up its market with the following or BBM will cross it? After all more than 10 million downloads within 24 hours of BBM being launched for non-BlackBerry handsets cannot be ignored.

Now the questions is, which is better? Whatsapp or BBM ?

This Article will explain some Advantages and disadvantages between BBM and Whatsapp.
Just read all the Differeces between them and finally vote for your Best at end of article.

BBM vs Whatsapp in following Features

1.Installation                                                             2.Management of Contacts.
3.Chat                                                                         4.Group Chats
5.Voice messaging and Video Chatting                  6.File Sharing
7.Status and Profile                                                  8.Price
9.Additional Features                                              10.Inviting friends

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1.Installation:

To create an account in Whatsapp, it needs your sim card and phone number, as the account is registered with your phone number, while BBM uses alpha-numeric keys called pins. The process with whatsapp is easy as you don’t have to remember passwords while shifting to a new device. It just sends a verification SMS to your number and the app scans it.

For friends whose numbers you already have in your contacts, this works  well — WhatsApp automatically tells them you are on WhatsApp too. On the other side,this means you have to give out your phone number to add a new friend. Also, you must remove your SIM card into a new device when switching to set up WhatsApp. This can be a problem if you are using a secondary phone or temporary SIM.               

Installation in Whatsapp:

Installiation in  BBM:

BBM’s set-up doesn't ask your number. Unlike WhatsApp, you have to start building up your BBM contact list from scratch. But while switching devices, you can back up your contact list to the cloud and then remotely restore it on a new device.

2.Management of contacts:

• In whatsapp, if you have to add someone, you need their number in your contacts, otherwise they are not displayed. This means, you don’t get to choose who you want on your WhatsApp contact list — a reason for many users to stay away from this service.
• However whatsapp has the blocking system, through which you can block someone you don't want to talk to. BBM has the same blocking system.
• Of course, since the contact you decide to block has your phone number, a quick follow up on the other side over SMS or even voice calling is likely. But WhatsApp does have a way to mark contacts as favourites for easy access — a feature missing from BBM.
• Where on the other hand, bbm doesn't need anyone's phone number to add them, but just the BBM code of the other person.
• Both the apps offer group chats, but BBM being the better one in this feature as it has classifications.

As you can see, in the above picture, this is how contacts are stored in BBM messenger. 

3.Chat:

The basic point of both the apps is chatting and text exchanging.Both provide typing and delivery reports but in different ways.

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• Whatsapp shows one tick by sending and two ticks to represent that the message has been sent. BBM, on the other hand, ticks off when your message is sent to the server, a ‘D’ mark when it is delivered to the receiver and an ‘R’ when the receiver has seen it.
• Whatsapp shows the last seen time stamps of the one you are talking to, but BBM doesn't have this feature.
• BBM also has a few extra features. Conversations can be copy pasted elsewhere and emailed.

4.Group chats:

Both the apps support group chats. Whatsapp allows the user to share images,audio,video,location and contacts. BBM allows image sharing but none of the others in group chat. this may be a drawback in bbm. However,BBM makes up for the discrepancy with shared to-do lists and events, plus  BBM can also host multiple separate conversations which is great for larger groups.

The real use for group chat on BBM are the channels. These allow users to anonymously subscribe to channels that broadcast all kinds of content.

5.Voice messaging and video chatting:

• Both WhatsApp and BBM support the sending of audio recordings recorded directly from the device. BBM's voice recording system is really fantastic with its quality and time. 
• Though you can share video files  on WhatsApp, there’s no live video chat. Again, BBM wins with stable video chat, and the newer addition of screen sharing.
• Android and iOS users should keep in mind that setting up BBM is free, but in order to have access to these additional features, they will have to pay a small fee.

6.File sharing:

WhatsApp only shares pictures and video files, while BBM allows users to swap any file type. Both platforms can send contacts and location, too. BBM also allows groups of people to share images, but no other file type. 

7.Status and profile:

Both the apps support status updates and profile pictures. BBM has an additional feature on status updates like you can update to which music you are listening to and also how you are feeling the day. 

In the above picture we can see the status updates in BBM.

8.Price:

Whatsapp is free for one year period of time. later it costs 0.99cents per year. Where BBM is free for life time once installed. However the android and IOS users have to pay for the additional features. 

9.Additional features: 

Whatsapp supports direct call from contacts and BBM supports the "pinging" feature.

Emoticons: Whatsapp has as many as 189 emoticons featured in the app. however BBM cannot cross the number.

10. Inviting friends:

In Whatsapp we can invite our friends by SMS, Facebook, Hangouts, Google+, Email, LinkedIn or Skype and in BBM by SMS, email, NFC, PIN or QR Code Scan.

The above 10 are the possible points of comparison between Whatsapp and BBM and having some more also.!!

Bottom Line:

Both the messengers have both flaws and advantages on their side.As most of the people as of now are very comfortable with Whatsapp, its a challenge to BBM to win their hearts and shift the medium to BBM from Whatsapp.

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