BlackBerry Storm
| Manufacturer | Research In Motion Ltd |
|---|---|
| Slogan | Press and be Impressed |
| Availability by country | November 14, 2008 (UK) November 21, 2008 (U.S.) December 4, 2008 (Australia) December 11, 2008 (Canada) |
| Successor | BlackBerry Storm 2 |
| Form factor | Candybar smartphone |
| Dimensions | 112.5 mm (4.43 in) (h) 62.2 mm (2.45 in) (w) 13.95 mm (0.549 in) (d) |
| Weight | 155 g (5.5 oz) |
| Operating system | BlackBerry OS 5.0.0.419 |
| CPU | 528 MHz Qualcomm processor |
| Storage | microSDHC slot: supports up to 32 GB |
| Battery | 3.7 V 1400 mAh Internal rechargeable removable lithium-ion battery Talk time: 330 min Standby time: 360 hours |
| Data inputs | Multi-touch touchscreen display with haptic feedback, volume controls, proximity and ambient light sensors, 3-axis accelerometer |
| Display | 360 x 480 px, 3.25 in (83 mm), HVGA, 65,536 color LCD |
| Rear camera | 3.2 megapixel with video at 480 x 352 px, flash, and autofocus |
| Connectivity |
Bluetooth 2.0+EDR,Micro-USB, A-GPS, Quad band GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz GPRS/EDGE and Uni band UMTS/HSDPA 2100 MHz CDMA version (9530) adds: Dual band CDMA2000/EV-DO Rev. A 800 1900 MHz |
| Hearing aid compatibility | M3 |
The BlackBerry Storm is a touchscreen smartphone developed by Research In Motion. A part of the BlackBerry 9500 series of phones, it is RIM's first touchscreen device, and its first without a physical keyboard. It features a touchscreen which reacts physically like a button via SurePress, a Research In Motion patented technology of providing haptic feedback. Its competitors included Apple's iPhone, the Palm Pre, the T-Mobile G1 by HTC and the HTC Touch family.
The Storm has received mixed reviews from critics, with some finding the Storm's touchscreen difficult to use or discovering bugs with the phone's software and others praising the Storm for its call quality and its business-oriented features.
In a 2015 book, Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry, the authors argued that the Storm was the single biggest disaster in smartphone history.
The BlackBerry Storm is available through Vodafone in the UK, Germany, France (SFR), Italy, Ireland, Australia, South Africa (Vodacom), The Netherlands and India;Verizon Wireless in the United States; Telus, Bell, and SaskTel in Canada, on Iusacell in Mexico, and on lime and Digicel in parts the Caribbean.
The BlackBerry Storm 9530 is an international and worldwide electronic communicating device, featuring CDMA with EV-DO Rev. A data, UMTS with HSDPA, and quad-band GSM with EDGE data access speed. The BlackBerry Storm 9500 does not include the CDMA module and is destined for use outside North America. However, the BlackBerry Storm only has European, Oceania, Asia and Brazil UMTS and HSDPA frequency bands. Therefore, if the BlackBerry Storm is used with GSM wireless carriers in North America, the BlackBerry Storm will only be able to access wireless internet at EDGE data speed maximum. This is because GSM carriers in North America, namely AT&T, T-Mobile, Rogers and Fido do not operate on the same frequency bands for 3G as the rest of the world. If BlackBerry Storm is used in Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania or Brazil, HSDPA wireless data speed can be achieved, provided that the local GSM network supports it. The phone will use the primary network technology of its intended carrier (Verizon) when traveling domestically in the US, and rely upon the GSM/UMTS/HSDPA networks of Vodafone mainly when traveling abroad. There are currently no unlocked and unbranded versions available for the GSM Blackberry Storm however unlocking the phone will allow it to be used with any GSM service provider.
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