The new phone, has a better touchscreen than the original version but BlackBerry has retained the Storm's controversial SurePress technology - which requires the user to physically press down the screen, rather than just touching it - to execute certain tasks. While the original Storm had just one SurePress sensor, however, the new device has four - one at each corner of the screen - meaning that pressing the device is a far smoother experience and typing takes far less effort.
RIM has also turned the individual physical buttons from the first version - which included call pick-up, end, menu and back buttons - into part of the touchscreen. The keys on the side of the device, meanwhile, which had a tendency to fall off the first phone, have been replaced by more durable rubber keys.
The Storm 2 has a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, flash and video recording but only 2GB of storage - though it can take microSD cards, which would raise this by as much as 16GB. BlackBerry has also improved the 3.5mm stereo headset jack, which was also a problem on the earlier device. Crucially the Storm 2 has Wi-Fi capability, something that was sadly lacking from the original device.
Specs:
Height:
4.43 inches (112.5 mm)
Width:
2.45 inches (62.2 mm)
Depth:
0.55 inches (13.95 mm)
Weight: BlackBerry® Storm2™9550 smartphone:5.64 ounces (160 grams)Available Features
- Wi-Fi® Enabled - 802.11b/g enabled
- 3.2 MP Digital Camera
- Video Camera Capabilities
- Supports BlackBerry App World™
- Bluetooth® Enabled
- Multimedia Player
- SMS/MMS
- Wireless Email
- Organizer
- Browser
- Phone
- Corporate Data Access
Display
- High resolution 480 x 360 pixel color display
- 3.25” (diagonally measured)
- Transmissive TFT LCD
- Supports over 65,000 colors
- Dynamic hardware brightness control
Battery & Battery life
- Standby time: GSM: 12.7 days (305 hours), UMTS: 11.7 days (280 hours), CDMA: 11.2 days (270 hours)
- Talk Time: GSM: 5 hours, UMTS: 6
hours, CDMA: 5.5 hours - Battery: 1400 mAhr removable/rechargeable cryptographic Lithium cell
Memory
- 2 GB Embedded Multimedia Card
- 256 MB Flash Memory
