Blackberry Thunder and Storm puzzle got resolved when Thunder bolted out and Storm remained. RIM’s work of art comes with a brilliant touchscreen user interface. The screen size is massive and the 3.25 inches and its high resolution makes viewing web pages, photos and videos a delightful experience. The virtual QWERTY keyboard comes in two forms – the full and the SureType and switches depending on portrait or landscape positioning of the display screen. The touchscreen responds to the finger with such ease that one can’t help wondering if the phone is intuitive.
Storm uses a new innovation called “ClickThrough” which makes the screen respond to pressure allowing the feel of a real keyboard. The font sizes are user adjustable – a feature the user would love. Its multitasking feature, a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, video recording, a media player, 3.5mm audio jack, GPS navigation, Bluetooth wireless connectivity, 3G with HSDPA and 1GB of built-in memory plus the ability to expand the memory with a microSD card makes it a delight to have in the hands. But then when you feel the 155g weight in your hands, you feel a bit weighed down. This is said to be the heaviest smartphone currently on sale in the UK. The Battery life is quoted to be 5.5 hours talktime and 360 hours standby.
The Blackberry Storm 9500 and 9530, share similar features and specifications except that The 9530 supports 3G with HSDPA 2100 and CDMA2000 1x EV-DO while 9500 supports 3G with HSDPA 2100 alone.
The Storm launched in the UK at the beginning of November 2008. It is exclusive to Vodafone and is available free on a £35 per month tariff in the UK.
Blackberry Bold 9000 will be released in Canada in July, atleast a month before it enters the US markets. Slated as one of the best smart-phones from RIM stables it is all set to take on Apple’s i-phone in the high-end mobile segment. Bold will be made available through Canada’s largest mobile operators, Rogers Wireless. 
