BlackBerry Storm2 9550 Review: Pros and Cons
Filed under: Cell Phones, Handsets
When RIM launched the original BlackBerry Strom last year, it was their first handset to feature a touchscreen, well a clicking touchscreen that used SurePress technology. The Storm was hyped to take the fight to the Apple iPhone, but that screen and poor performing software hampered its effort. Now the Storm2 9550 will hopefully be what the original Storm was meant to be.
IntoMobile have their hands on one of these new BlackBerry handsets, which many assumed would be called the BlackBerry Storm2, but some clever person at Research In Motion thought they would forget about the space. IntoMobile have taken spent some time with the new handset and have weighed up the pros and cons, which will we will get too soon.
We know that the BlackBerry Storm2 will be going to Verizon in the U.S. and Vodafone in the UK, well only for a few weeks. We recently learned that RIM has offered the phone to other UK mobile networks, such as O2 and Orange. Maybe this has something to do with Apple ending its iPhone exclusive deal with O2 in the UK.
IntoMobile reports that the pros for the BlackBerry Storm2 are the user interface is much-improved, more accurate SurePress, and finally the handset now has Wi-fi. Now for the cons, there is still that SurePress technology to get used to as well as a decoding issue with some videos.
Watch a more detailed review with the two videos below.
Verizon BlackBerry Storm 2: Will iPhone owners move?
Verizon iPhone is the BlackBerry Storm 2 (9550)
BlackBerry Storm2: Verizon Release Date
BlackBerry Storm 2: RIM end Vodafone Exclusivity
I’ll wait for the third one thanks. This is a rip-off.
We have a family member who bought the first Storm – she says no problems but apparently there were alot. We are going to wait for Verizon to release this as both me and my husband are ready for our upgrade now. I believe the Storm 2 is ready to match the I-Phone. Regardless of the service Verizon does have more National Coverage than the other competitors and I have been with them since 2001. If it ain’t broke – dont fix it.
can you give me different color of blackberry storm2 9550
Voice loss was a problem for me. After 20 seconds the calls dropped! Had to return the Storm2 9550 and come back to Tour.