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Perhaps unsurprisingly, the second generation Storm (Storm2/9520) wins out on this particular competition. The first generation Storm was a great innovation and brought happiness to many consumers and business users alike, but this later version takes...
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The Blackberry Storm had been launched just under a year ago and it was welcomed with criticism from the start. Blackberry needed to come out with something that would stand as good competition against the Apple iPhone 3G, and though the Storm had a sl...

Even with the pros mentioned, however, if I was to go back in time and choose whether to get an iPhone or a Storm, I would choose the iPhone. Sometimes the underdog stays the underdog and can’t quite be as good as its rival. That’s the case he...
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itreviews.com Updated: 2013-11-09 07:48:29
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As the first BlackBerry to feature a touchscreen the Storm is a very good device. You may need to spend a little time getting used to its touchscreen quirks, but the things that are likely to irritate long term are the lack of Wi-Fi, shortish battery...
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So many manufacturers have been blindly aping the iPhone’s way of doing things recently that it seems innovation has gone out of the window. RIM, however, has had other ideas. Its new Storm has a 3.25in, 360 x 480 “clickthrough” screen – where it acts...

The Blackberry Storm 9500 is luxurious and innovative in equal degree, but the slightly cheaper Bold is better to type on...
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igizmo.co.uk Updated: 2013-11-09 07:48:30
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It's the best BlackBerry ever, but is it the real deal or another smartphone pretende Truly innovative / Strong feature set / Good looking No Wi-Fi Smartphones being released right now have a problem. Those that try to go toe-to-toe with Apple’s iPhone...

Truly innovative, Strong feature set, Good looking...

No WiFi...
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wired.co.uk Updated: 2013-11-09 07:48:30
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The BlackBerry Storm is a lot of things: It's the first touchscreen device ever made by RIM, it has a 3.2-megapixel camera and it features cut-and-paste technology. But then there's an even longer list of what the Storm is not: the software isn't fully...
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whatmobile.net Updated: 2013-11-09 07:48:30
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If you want the best email service on the move, it’s hard to beat a BlackBerry. So the promise of a touchscreen BlackBerry is especially enticing. The result is great, if not perfect. The main fault is the lack of Wi-Fi: a curious omission in a phone t...

Exceptional touchscreen experience and with a much better specification than the iPhone...

The lack of WiFi is a real oversight. Vodafone says it won’t matter, but we’re not convinced...
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The latest BlackBerry is a slim but weighty touch-screen phone. It differs from other touch-screen handsets in that the entire screen is a big button - you can select items using touch alone, but they are activated only by clicking the screen. This...
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digitalversus.com Updated: 2013-11-09 07:48:31
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The Storm is RIMs first venture into the touch-screen smartphone market. Gone are the trackball and the keyboard, two of the features dear to many Blackberry users. Sadly gone is the wi-fi too, which is rather preposterous! Its intuitive touchscreen...

innovation of the clickthrough screen, quality of the display & touchscreen, SMS, email and copy & paste features, accelerometer/ bluetooth, expandable memory capability...

no wifi / slow downloads via 3G, bulky/ gap around screen, slow, battery life...
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3g.co.uk Updated: 2013-11-09 07:48:34
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we are blown away by the Storm. Fair enough, the virtual QWERTY keyboard is fiddly, but it is as good as (if not better than) the iPhone’s version. The clickable touch-screen function is excellent – as is the video playback, the web browsing and the...
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mobilecomputermag.co.uk Updated: 2013-11-09 07:48:38
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RIM has never had a problem selling BlackBerries to people more interested in the serious business of mobile messaging than messing around with multimedia, but times are changing. It’s no secret that the consumer-friendly iPhone is also starting to cat...

Big, bright capacitive screen; HSDPA; strong multimedia support; usual BlackBerry features...

Clickable screen doesnt work well; no Wi-Fi...

While far from an iPhone killer, the BlackBerry Storm is stilla capable smartphone, but the clicky screen is an annoyance and the lack of Wi-Fi is unforgivable...
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technologytell.com Updated: 2013-11-09 07:48:39
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At long last, the first-ever BlackBerry smart phone- Research in Motion’s iPhone competitor- has arrived. The second most eagerly-awaited phone product of the year, the Verizon Wireless-exclusive handset is undeniably cool, and gets a lot of things ri...
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Zdnet.com.au Updated: 2013-11-09 07:48:39
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The BlackBerry Storm looks smart, but its innovative SurePress touch-screen causes us a few concerns. Were also surprised and disappointed by the absence of Wi-Fi. Research In Motions new BlackBerry Storm has created quite a stir, largely due to its...

Excellent battery life, Large, clear, sharp screen, Plenty of software for work and leisure, Integrated 3G/HSDPA and GPS...

Lacks WiFi, Engineering concerns regarding the screen, Accelerometer could be more reliable, SurePress system cannot handle fast text input...

The BlackBerry Storm looks smart, but leaves us with a few concerns.
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T3.com Updated: 2013-11-09 07:48:39
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A tactile titan The BlackBerry Storm is RIM’s first touchscreen and arguably one of the best looking phones we’ve seen, with the same gorgeous revamped interface we first drooled over with the Bold.- Check out our gallery for a closer look at the Stor...

Excellent screen, Good build, Blackberry email...

No WiFi, Fiddly text input...

Emailing is top notch, but the fiddly text input and criminal lack of WiFi let down an otherwise fantastic phone...
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zdnet.co.uk Updated: 2013-11-09 07:48:39
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The BlackBerry Storm looks smart, but its innovative SurePress touch-screen causes us a few concerns. Were also surprised and disappointed by the absence of Wi-Fi.

Excellent battery life, Large, clear, sharp screen, Plenty of software for work and leisure, Integrated 3G/HSDPA and GPS...

Lacks WiFi, Engineering concerns regarding the screen, Accelerometer could be more reliable, SurePress system cannot handle fast text input...

The BlackBerry Storm looks smart, but its innovative SurePress touch-screen causes us a few concerns. Were also surprised and disappointed by the absence of Wi-Fi...
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Heres the second part of my Blackberry Storm review, including lots of lovely shots of things like the keyboard and the camera quality. I know youve been waiting on the edges of your seats, so no doubt youll be relieved to finally find out whether I...
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techradar.com Updated: 2013-11-09 07:48:41
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Rumour has it that the BlackBerry Storm concept was first spawned after Vodafone lost out to O2 in the iPhone bragging rights. But can its purpose-built credentials amount to the first bona fide touchscreen challenger to the Apple device? Possibly. C...

HSDPA high speed data connectivity, Clickable touchscreen control, Cut-and-paste text, Expandable memory, Integrated social networking apps, Effortless emailing...

No Wi-Fi, Lack of responsiveness, Sluggish accelerometer, Not fully Mac compatible...
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Finally! Finally the Blackberry Storm has arrived, and you can directly attribute my slight breathlessness in this review to my excitement. Heres my first impressions of the phone, with a more in depth review coming tomorrow.
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So many manufacturers have blindly set out to copy the iPhone's way of doing things in the last year that it seems innovation has gone out of the window. RIM, however, has been busily working on a real alternative rather than a second rate copy, and th...

Luxurious and innovative in equal degree, but the Bold is better value and better to type on...
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gadgetshow.channel5.com Updated: 2013-11-09 07:48:41
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BlackBerry joins the touchscreen revolution with the BlackBerry Storm, featuring a 4.4 x 2.4 x 0.55 inch haptic touchscreen giving users vibrating feedback with every touch. Not only is it designed, like all BlackBerry handsets to compose texts and ema...

No sooner has RIM disposed of its joint-punishing QWERTY keyboards (goodbye BlackBerry thumb!) than it finds a new way to confuse your fingers – the clickable touchscreen. While the Storm’s 3.2 inches of razor-sharp real estate look fantastic...

The Storm isn’t only keyboard-less, it’s wireless-less (is that a word?), lacking a Wi-Fi for home networking and high-speed downloads. The 3.2MP camera shoots a mean boardroom portrait but blurry low light shots won’t give Canon any sle...

Top marks to RIM for not trying to copy Apple too much with its first touchscreen phone. And then take all those marks away again for not trying to copy Apple too much with its first touchscreen phone.Best offers for the BlackBerry StormeBay.co.uk £2...
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pz10.com Updated: 2013-11-09 07:48:43
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Its not everyday that you see a BlackBerry review on our homepage but its not like RIM routinely churn out devices like the Storm either. Messaging is still the legendary name but… well… touchscreen is the game. Keeping the business appeal of its sib...

At this point were expected to pass the final verdict and we are afraid it is not the one we would have liked it to be. The BlackBerry Storm isnt really likely to achieve that sweeping convergence success. Quite unfortunately for the unique touchscre...
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N owadays, mobile telephony is more than just communication. Not only should it meet customers’ needs, it should also be fun. Look around you in a train or at the airport. People seem to be more self-centered and appreciate a little distraction at any...

A fter testing the Blackberry Storm for two days, my initial thought was: what a disappointment! After years of launching the most modern and user-friendly corporate smartphones, Vodafone and RIM have completely missed the mark with the Storm. The o...
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This is the first Blackberry touch screen handset from RIM. At a glance it looks fantastic, but can it compete with the iPhone? The Blackberry Storm 9500 Whats in the box?RIM Blackberry Storm 9500BatteryQuick guide manualMains charger (UK/US/EU)Ster...

The Blackberry Storm 9500 was a strange device to review! I seem to have had many positive points written out, yet if Im honest, I just didnt seem to like it!Just seemed a bit to bulky for me. It sometimes seemed a bit sluggish in its performance and...
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customers are generally concerned more with catching up with their emails than . The Storm (a exclusive handset), looks to encourage users to do both.The handset looks and feels like a premium device – more than the . On the back is a 3.2MP camera an...

Solid design, desirable styling, good picture quality, great call quality...

'Clickable' touchscreen can be hit and miss, average sound quality, comes with only 1GB of storage...
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Bashing out anything more than a short SMS on a touch-screen keypad is simply a chore. So the BlackBerry Storm, which joins the touchscreen brigade, is something of a risk. Can a touchscreen, even one crafted by the BlackBerry boffins, replace a real...
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Despite the torrent of touchphones boasting virtual keyboards and high-speed internet connections, none of them comes close to the BlackBerry for mobile email. Bashing out anything more than a short SMS on a touch-screen keypad is simply a chore. So t...
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Now don’t get us wrong, the Storm’s not a terrible phone by any means, and there are parts of it that are very impressive, but RIM and Vodafone have certainly missed out on the chance to be in the running as the next iPhone killer, if only because, de...

In trying to take on the iPhone at its own multimedia touchscreen game, RIM has alas come unstuck, to the extent that we think the company could well alienate its core users: business customers who’ve come to expect hassle-free email. The screen is...
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For the past 18 months, we've seen a multitude of manufacturers trying to create a touchscreen handset that can compete with the iPhone , most of which don't come close to the design or usability of Apple's device. But what I never imagined was that the b...

RIM should be very proud of the BlackBerry Storm. Considering that this is the first touchscreen BlackBerry, it's a surprisingly accomplished device, and one that's often a joy to use. But there are issues with the Storm like the lack of Wi-Fi, temperamen...
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The BlackBerry Storm 9500 is something of a departure for RIM, and not just because its the first touchscreen BlackBerry. Its also a handset that has been jointly designed by its customers - the mobile phone operators Verizon and Vodafone. Unlike...

While the BlackBerry Storm 9500 is by no means the perfect smartphone, there are many aspects of it we admire. The clickable touchscreen works very well – we liked the fact you need to apply definite pressure to initiate a command or enter a charact...
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While today’s slew of touch phones are all striving to emulate the ’s fluid multi-touch magic – the Android-powered is the closet yet – BlackBerry creator RIM has approached the touchscreen concept from a completely different angl...

Good clickable touchscreen. Highly thumbable virtual keyboards. Integrated 3.5mm jack...

No built-in Wi-Fi. Expected more potent camera. Poor video recording quality...

The Storm’s click-tastic debut is one of the best touchscreens on the market. Now we need some added features to back it up...
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What's this " a BlackBerry without a keyboard? RIM is quite possibly the last company we'd have expected to surrender to the touchscreen craze, but after months of speculation, the BlackBerry Storm " the first RIM smartphone without a physical...

Gorgeous, highres screen, Excellent multimedia playback, Industryleading email delivery...

Clickable screen makes text entry and navigation difficult, Accelerometer is imprecise, No WiFi, Locked to Vodafone...
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recombu.com Updated: 2014-03-31 04:39:56
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Having made its name with keyboard-toting handsets for the corporate email crowd, RIM heads off in a different direction -- aimed squarely at the iPhone. It's the first touchscreen BlackBerry boasting a clickable touchscreen, a 3.2-megapixel camera, GP...

RIM certainly hasn't fallen on its face with the first touchscreen BlackBerry Storm -- it's a stylish and feature-packed handset that does a lot of things well. However, the lack of Wi-Fi and the debatable merits of a clickable touchscreen keyboard may...
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There is a heck of a lot to get excited about when it comes to the BlackBerry Storm. The first thing to take notice of is the newly designed touchscreen display, which at 3.25 inches and 480 x 360 resolution will make the BlackBerry Bold look like an anti...
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The BlackBerry Storm is the first full touchscreen smartphone by RIM. Research in Motion (RIM) has made its mark in making great mobile devices for the business segment with its BlackBerry handsets. RIM's signature work in most of its devices include a ve...
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tbreak.ae Updated: 2016-11-19 06:01:23
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Say the word Blackberry and what I think of is a QWERTY device with messaging capabilities like no other. While the latter part still holds true for RIM’s latest smartphone modeled as the 9500 or, Storm, gone is the full keyboard and the trackball that...
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ld2.ciol.com Updated: 2016-11-19 06:01:23
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The Storm uses the intuitive BlackBerry OS, email features and document viewers. But it all goes downhill from there. The entire touchscreen is like a large button which you actually have to click in. So, to select something, you place a finger o...
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firstpost.com Updated: 2016-11-19 06:01:23
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The Storm is here and while I’m sure youre anxious to know how it fared. We were too. So it took us a little while to get through with testing and here’s what we have to say. Form Factor The 9500’s build quality exudes a certain sturdiness with slim c...

Great multimedia features, Good looking design, Good battery life, Social Networking and chatting made easy, Extremely loud speakerphone...

SurePress can sometimes be a little difficult to use, No Wi-Fi, Should have come with more memory, BlackBerry Maps not available for India, Video recording refused to work...

CameraThe Storm’s 3.2 megapixel camera is quite good. There are limited settings though. Aside from image stabilizing, there’s White balance, Geo-tagging and color type. What we found extremely baffling is that the bottom part of the screen is...
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techtree.com Updated: 2016-11-19 06:01:23
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It was only last week that we gave you our initial impression about the Blackberry 9500 Storm and here we are with a complete review of the phone brought to India by Vodafone. Well, in the preview of the phone Id mentioned that I wasnt particularly...

Large Screen, Smooth transitions, Three-way accelerometer, GPS (No Maps), 3.5mm jack.

Poor Usability, Slow, Moving screen feels odd, Space around screen can collect particles, No DivX/XviD, Heats up, No Wi-Fi.

It was only last week that we gave you our initial impression about the Blackberry 9500 Storm and here we are with a complete review of the phone brought to India by Vodafone. Well, in the preview of the phone Id mentioned that I wasnt particularly...
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