The BlackBerry Storm, the first BlackBerry with a touchscreen
There is a lot to like about this device, including its sharp display, a camera, and applications like Visual Voicemail,
The Storm outperforms most BlackBerrys with its crisp, innovative touch-button screen. Boasting a 3.2 megapixel auto-focus still and video camera, the Storm impresses by packing numerous features into its sleek and sturdy form-factor
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TouchscreenThe Storm's touch-button screen is the focus of this smartphone.
There are two options for working the screen. Using one of these, you slide your fingers across the screen to select an item or to shift between two items like the iPhone.
Switching to the second setting allows you to select items by depressing the screen. Pushing the BlackBerry key (one of four keys on the front of the device) pulls up a list of menu items. You can navigate the menu by dragging your fingers to move across rows or columns and selecting items with a tap.
DesignThe Storm's creators kept its design simple and functional.
It has a trapezoidal shape with rounded edges. The screen dominates the front of the phone, and there are four simple buttons on the bottom: "talk", the BlackBerry menu key, "return", and "end/power". These keys, unlike those on the Bold, are proportional and do not take up more space than needed.
The sides of the phone feature one convenience key on each side as well as volume buttons.
The back of the phone boasts a brushed metallic finish, with the camera lens and flash near the top of the device.
A mute key and lock key crown the top corner of the phone. Unboxing the Storm, it was not immediately clear to me that these were keys but once I got used to them, they were actually pretty cool. Locking the phone can take up to four seconds after depressing the button and leaves room for improvement; unlocking is quicker.
The sharp screen with its button-like functionality is a major selling point; the abundance and usefulness of the preloaded applications give users plenty to play with out of the box, and the camera is exceptional. All of these bode very well for the Storm but it is not without its shortcomings. The lack of Wi-Fi, the upper limit on how fast and accurately you can type on the touchscreen, and the current lag are all major downgrades in my book. Although the latter can hopefully be rectified with an update, users should be able to buy a reliable device that performs as promised out of the box with no updating necessary.
Special Features
Networks: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 HSDPA 2100Size: 112.5 x 62.2 x 14mm (115g wgt)
Screen: TFT capacitive touchscreen, 65k colours with Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate (360 x 480 pixels, 3.25 inches)
Memory: 1GB inbuilt, 128MB RAM, 192MB ROM MicroSD, up to 16GB
Data: No WLAN; 3G-HSDPA, 7.2mbps; Bluetooth-v2.0 with A2DP; USB-microUSB v2.0
Camera: 3.15MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash; Geo-tagging; Image stabilization; Video-QVGA
Operating System: Blackberry OS; 528 MHz ARM 11 processor, Adreno 130 GPU, Qualcomm MSM7600 chipset
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