The BlackBerry Storm 2 9500 follows from the previous BlackBerry Storm 9500. The latter disappointed some users for its relatively hard to use touch-screen and the lack of Wi-Fi. The newer version was created to correct these problems and, as its predecessor, was eagerly anticipated before its launch.
The BlackBerry Storm 2 measures 4.43 by 2.45 by 0.55 inches. It weighs a relatively heavy 5.64 ounces, although this is due to its relatively large size. It has a battery life of 6 hours talk time, 12 days standby time.
The BlackBerry Storm 2 9500’s main display screen has a good picture resolution of 360 x 480 pixels, measuring at 3.25 inches. The screen is capacitive and multi touch. The camera has a 3.2 megapixels resolution with LED flash, auto focus, image stabiliser and digital zoom.
Multimedia features on the BlackBerry Storm 2 9500 include a video player supporting MPEG4, H.263, H.264 and WMV files and a music player supporting MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ and WMA files. The memory is 256 MB ROM.
Internet connectivity is through an HTML browser. The BlackBerry Storm 2 9500 has microUSB, Wi-Fi, 2.1 stereo Bluetooth and A-GPS.
The BlackBerry Storm 2 9500’s best point is its stylish design, which looks very similar to the earlier 9500. The touch-screen that was criticised in the earlier 9500 works very well even if it continues to use the press method. Email services are, not surprisingly, excellent. Most BlackBerry 2 9500 deals are contracts.
