via Bomble (whatever that is):
The reign of the Blackberry lasted a good decade or more in Congress, early on due to the advanced nature of the devices and obsession with email checking. Even when the iPhone and Androids came about, the Blackberry still kept the throne for awhile because typing on those tiny little keys was faster, a mastered skill with which the iPhone could not compete. (This being government, they were slow to adopt other devices and Bring Your Own Device policies.)
The Blackberry is superior in so many ways. Battery life, keyboard speed, navigation (via side or trackball), ruggedness, low-cost accessories. The list goes on.
Where the Blackberry falls short is displaying the modern web on its built-in browser and 3rd party applications. I will miss the Blackberry but it still wins in a lot of categories for me.