BlackBerry Storm Makes Good Impression
Sunday, November 23rd, 2008It seems that mobile phone manufacturers are busy designing and preparing “iPhone killers”, mobile phones 
that use a touchscreen instead of a keyboard. Until now Apple’s iPhone has proven to be a real success and it proudly stands above all smart phones.
Research In Motion’s BlackBerry Storm has just been released and people are very excited to try it out and are actually thinking that the new BlackBerry might pose a real threat to the iPhone. On the other hand, The BlackBerry Storm is not an attempt to create a true iPhone killer, but to give BlackBerry users and fans the possibility to enjoy the newest technologies that are available at the moment.
Critics who have tested out the Storm have generally given good reviews, mentioning the phone’s smart SurePress system, that was designed to give the user the feeling that he’s actually using a keyboard and not a touch sensitive screen. SurePress allows the user to actually press the screen down in order to give certain commands.
The only problem with this is that SurePress has a weird learning curve that might not appeal to some. After a while, controlling the phone becomes natural and pretty intuitive, but a small amount of time is, indeed, needed in order to get familiar with the controls.
A thing that received many good grades was the phone’s Internet browser, which works very well and its cursor hovers above the user’s finger an not underneath it, like it is the case with other similar phones. This is a good thing because one knows exactly what he’s pressing, the view not being obstructed by the user’s finger. BlackBerry Storm also has its downsides and, maybe, the most noticeable is the lack of Wi-Fi.
Source: eFluxMedia