BlackBerry Storm2 : key features & disadvantages

The BlackBerry Storm2 is the second touchscreen smartphone developed by Research In Motion (RIM).

The BlackBerry Storm2 is RIM's second full-touchscreen smartphone. Unlike the original Storm, the Storm2 features Wi-Fi as well as a redesigned outer shell.

The phone's codename throughout development was "Odin". The model number is 9520 for the GSM/UMTS/HSPA model offered by Vodafone and 9550 for the CDMA/EV-DO and UMTS/HSPA model offered by Verizon. The Storm2 comes with 2GB of on-board flash memory — 1GB more than the original — and is bundled with a 16GB microSD card. The phone has been a reasonable commercial success despite voice loss/drop calls complaints by some users.

Key features : 

- 3.25" 65K-color capacitive touchscreen of 360 x 480 pixel resolution

- Improved touchscreen experience with piezo-electric touch feedback system

- 3.15 MP autofocus camera, LED flash

- BlackBerry OS 5

- Wi-Fi and built-in GPS with BlackBerry maps preloaded

- 2 GB internal storage and a hot-swappable microSD card slot

- Landscape on-screen keyboard is as close to hardware keys as we have seen on a touch phone

- Nice looks and great build quality

- 3.5mm standard audio jack

- Accelerometer sensor for screen auto-rotate

- Bluetooth v2.1 and USB v2.0

- Document editor

- Good audio quality

Disadvantages :

- No email support without BlackBerry Internet Service account

- Interface not as quick as competitors'

- Chubbier than most touchscreen phones with similarly-sized displays

- Mediocre camera

- No FM radio

- No web browser Flash support

- No dedicated video-call camera

sources : GSM Arena