What Do People Think Of The Blackberry Storm…
December 16th, 2008The Blackberry Storm 9530 has been released and here at puremobile.ca we finally got our hands on an unlocked one.
Over at cellphones.ca people visiting the site can review phones and one person wrote
…[t]his is the real iPhone killer.. the only real features this phone doesn’t have is the wifi.. but most of the people I know with an iPhone, don’t use the wifi.. since they generally have data plans. This phone has a 3.2MP camera with video, copy/paste ability, MMS capability, all things that trump the iPod with a phone.. because face it, that’s all the iPhone really is.
While the iPhone has a slightly more aesthetic value to the O/S.. I will give it that. Its only a matter of time before Bplay and RIM offer manipulations to the GUI for the BB Storm’s Theme interface. IN fact there are already clone themes for the blackberry O/S to look like the iPhone, plus many others, soon to be in development for the Storm’s version of the O/S.
But another review over at cellphones.ca seem to be split as another user wrote
…[t}he Storm has plenty of potential, but they obviously wanted to get this out the door as soon as they possibly could. Way too many bugs. Typing is a killer as it is always turning the keyboard off seemingly at random. I keep think I'm hitting some secret button to tell the keyboard to go away, but even when I slow my typing way down and carefully check each keystroke, it will suddenly disappear.
It has locked up on me a few times requiring battery removal to reboot. You need to hold the phone carefully to keep from accidently hitting a button on the touchscreen with your cheek that may either mute you or switch to speaker phone. Sometimes the speaker phone activates without me touching a thing and then I'll set the phone down on my desk and use it as a speaker phone when it will suddenly go back to handset mode without me even touching it!
But Shaun Mahal over at Brighthand.com seem split on the idea, which puts them in line with everyone else
...[t]he Storm has some unique features that unmistakably mark RIM’s attempt to capture some of the strong consumer smartphone market that the iPhone currently dominates. RIM is relying on its name to be able to build buzz around the device, but unfortunately it largely fails to deliver an infallible device that would live up to BlackBerry users’ high expectations….
As a smartphone enthusiast, I like the Storm because it represents the start of a new generation of touchscreen-based devices from RIM. Those familiar with BlackBerry will find the Storm an entertaining gadget, but hardly the pinnacle of this company’s capabilities.
The bottom line is that I’ve been carrying a Storm and a Bold in my pocket, and when I need to use a phone for something, it’s the Bold I instinctively reach for. In my opinion, the Storm is still one revision away from becoming the phone that RIM and most users want it to be.
What does this mean. In short the choice is up to you. The likability of the phone seems to be split. Is it really an iPhone killer or just another dud? We think Blackberry is definitely on to something they just can’t simply rest now. If they want to get on top the have to start improving almost immediately
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