Blackberry Storm already next month
Network operators Vodafone and Verizon Wireless will sell Research In Motion’s BlackBerry Storm smartphone from next month, the companies said Wednesday. The Storm will be available from Vodafone in the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Romania, Spain, Italy, France (via partner SFR), India, Australia and New Zealand from next month, and from Verizon Wireless in the U.S. With a touchscreen interface, the largest screen size ever on a BlackBerry device and a long list of features, the Storm will be a worthy competitor to Apple’s iPhone all over the world, according to Ben Wood, analyst at CCS Insight. Pricing will be announced in the coming weeks, according to RIM.
The Storm is the first touch-screen BlackBerry device and has what RIM calls a “clickable” screen: The user feels the screen being pressed and released, similar to the feeling of a key on a physical keyboard or a button on a mouse, which should make it easier to type, according to RIM. The touchscreen technology is very impressive, according to Wood, who describes the 3.26-inch, 480 by 360 pixel screen as a big key. “They have reinvented the touchscreen with the Storm. It’s not as good as a qwerty keyboard but it comes close,” he said. The Storm measures 112.5 millimeters x 62.2 mm x 13.95 mm and weighs 155 grams, compared to 115.5 mm x 62.1 mm x 12.3 mm and 133 grams for the iPhone. Users can surf the web and download email using either EV-DO Rev. A or HSPA (High-Speed Packet Access), but there is no Wi-Fi.
Source: PC World
Looks awesome, Blackberry will always be superior to Apple in mobile devices.
No wifi, that sucks….
I’d would have been my probably future phone if it had wifi,
So now, I’ll be looking for the SE Xperia X1.
Phones.Whoopeee. It’s like we’re all teenaged girls all of a sudden. I still hate talking on the phone.
no wifi, really? Odd decision. That clickable screen feature sounded interesting, but guess I’ll stay with the iphone then.
No wifi, that’s bad.
What are RIM phones good for? I know their stock price was so north many compared it to Google.
When I am looking at newer phones- I need screen space and resolution. Either you have some chipo that comes free with the plan for basic phone and texting or you want much more. So, if I want much more, I need to be able to surf normal web pages. For that, your screen needs not only be big, but it needs higher resolution. This turd has a big screen but resolution is as low as on Apple phone. Even new Sprint/Verizon Diamond has higher resolution, not to mention new Diamond HD. Other thing needed is to be able to customize the phone with few free (or cracked) applications and that’s again Diamond with Micro$oft OS. As it is M$, it will be compatible with all business needs. So far, I think RIM phones, like Apple have their own OS, so you need $$$ for whatever customization you need. All newer better phones have GPS, MicroSDHC, 2.0 Stereo BT, and WiFi anyway (well… this one has no WiFi). So, my question again for someone who has BB RIM phone: Why you have one? Thanks.
agreed, resolution is a big factor. im keeping it HTC
Well the resolutions not bad but I would expect slightly more on a screen that size. Either way blackberry’s have the pop feature for e-mail. It instantly tells you when you have new e-mail. That opens a hole new world for mobile internet devices and if you own a blackberry you most likely have a data plan, most are unlimited data. If thats the case you don’t need WiFi. But back to the resolution. I’d expect the next gen of touch screens from RIM to have a higher resolution and that parts not really upto RIM in the first place. It’s the people they buy the screens off of. Same with Apple. It’s up to the people producing the screens and creating a more precise manufacturing method to produce touch screens with a higher resolution. RIM’s pop technology is what sets them apart and keeps them on top of the cell phone market.
But yes both Apple and Blackberry have a proprietary OS that they have created. Google has released an operating system called Android which will be in phones soon and Microsoft also has created a mobile operating system, windows mobile.
And out of everything you mentioned a good phone having, WiFi is the only one any of the 8000 or 9000 series doesn’t necessarily have. The Bolds got it, same with specific versions of the pearl, curve and world phone.
the ideal machine has no moving parts. the iphone is innovative but the storm is a step backwards due to all the springs under the screen they use to give tactile feeling to the user.