RIM has announced their latest hotshot, and it is nothing other than “Blackberry Storm 2 Smart Phone.”
Blackberry Storm was the first touchscreen from BlackBerry and was released last year. The bigger bro of Storm, dubbed Storm2 comes with Wi-fi connectivity and is expected to be a more better device than its predecessor. It is also heard that Verizon and RIM has made slight changes in the touchscreen to boost the performance. The touchscreen of the first generation storm mobiles were slightly disappointing. Improved touchscreen and Wi-Fi can surely extend the market of Storm2 considerably. Apart from these two highlights, it makes use of the “TruePress”, a new easier typing system designed for Storm2. The “SurePress”, typing system used in the Blackberry Storm Mobile Phone was uncomfortable for the users, and created a ripple of detest against the device.
The buttons on the front panel is also touch sensitive in this second generation blackberry model. Blackberry has also opened the “Blackberry App World” to compete with the Apple’s App store. This adds benefits to the Blackberry users by giving a reliable place to download apps from. Let us have a peep into the Blackberry Storm2 Specs. It is a candybar phone that comes with Blackberry OS.3.2MP camera with video capture facility is one major feature of this device. It supports variety of video protocols like MPEG4, WMV, H.263, etc. HTML browser is available for internet browsing, and all major data transfer functions like GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, etc. are incorporated in this mobile phone.
MicroUSB is present in this mobile phone; one can stream data easily into this
smart phone with the help of USB 2.0 connectivity. Computer synchronisation is also possible in this newbie. The headphone jack in this handset is 3.5mm, that gives users the liberty to use any headset to enjoy the music or media files. This is a touchscreen mobile phone with side keys for volume and camera in the right side and convenience keys in the left side. All other standard features like organiser, notifications, voice commands, memory expansion with the usage of microSDHC, etc. are also present in this handheld device.
Blackberry Storm 2 Wi-fi Mobile Phone is slightly thinner than the older sibling, and comes with a glossy finish to have the smart look. Although it was rumoured that the camera is beefed up to 5MP, photo release reveals the same old 3.2MP shooter. It also comes with GPS facility. Blackberry Storm2 is expected to release in coming September.
