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Official Photo - Blackberry Storm
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Is it touch screen? Does it have a built in iPod and App store? Full browser with two-finger touch screen?
What does it have?
What does it have?
I will say that one screen is an improvement over all the other BlackBerry screens I have seen. But it's still probably more geared toward people who had a BlackBerry in the first place. I honestly wouldn't have an iPhone if not for all the iPod features.
that isn't bb's market. BB will push all your emails calendars and contact on time and reliably something apple has fail to do even with a pay service.
i'm sure bb can play music, watch video and have a full fledge browser but those are definitely not blackberry's main feature or purpose.
oh and it has turn by turn gps navigation.
blackberry and iphone, different phones for different market.
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The Storm will be RIM's Zune. Some interesting features and a decent looking UI, but ultimately just not as compelling or well integrated as Apple's offering to anyone other than hardcore IT geeks and corporate slaves.
The Storm will be RIM's Zune. Some interesting features and a decent looking UI, but ultimately just not as compelling or well integrated as Apple's offering to anyone other than hardcore IT geeks and corporate slaves.
The whole screen is on springs, so a light touch can act like a cursor (copy & paste?) while a harder press acts as a click.
Yes, RIM has an App Store starting up.
Verizon devices rarely have WiFi, simply because their 3G is so widespread. (Personally, I usually use WiFi for private Slingbox at home.)
The Storm supports tethering.
I'm thinking seriously of getting one for my wife, since she needs Verizon up here in the hills. The iPhone is a poor option around here.
Whether its UI is as "compelling" isn't the main factor. What matters most is that it's on Verizon... and the iPhone isn't.
Yes, RIM has an App Store starting up.
Verizon devices rarely have WiFi, simply because their 3G is so widespread. (Personally, I usually use WiFi for private Slingbox at home.)
The Storm supports tethering.
I'm thinking seriously of getting one for my wife, since she needs Verizon up here in the hills. The iPhone is a poor option around here.
Whether its UI is as "compelling" isn't the main factor. What matters most is that it's on Verizon... and the iPhone isn't.
I wonder about this. That would be a total deal breaker for me if/when I decided to look at it.
No WiFi=No sale.
Rimm's website has a list of the specifications, and it mentions nothing about WiFi, although it does mention tethering.
http://www.blackberry.com/blackberrystorm/specifications.shtml
Just another Iphone knockoff. Agian like i said before only reason this ones getting hype on it is because its from Blackberry. Same exact thing with the Gphone. Only had hype because its from Google.
Well I can tell you three things that it owns the iPhone with:
1.Copy paste
2.MMS
3.Video Recording
feature comparisons between BlackBerry Storm and iPhone 3g:
http://ggphone.info/Verizon_BlackBerry_Storm_vs_iPhone_3g_vs_Google_Phone
BlackBerry Storm is not an iPhone killer, but may be the best device that Verizon has to offer yet.
http://ggphone.info/Verizon_BlackBerry_Storm_vs_iPhone_3g_vs_Google_Phone
BlackBerry Storm is not an iPhone killer, but may be the best device that Verizon has to offer yet.
And the iPhone can't.
And according to the specs, this one is also a GSM phone.
This means Verizon will not be the only carrier.
I'm actually rooting for this to do well so Apple will be forced to add some more functionality to the iPhone. Competition is good for the market. When they need to, Apple will add copy/paste, MMS, etc. Until then, they won't.