RIM Brewing up a Blackberry Storm

Touchscreen smartphones are ‘where it’s at’ in the world of cellphones at the moment and Blackberry have a nice addition to their range, namely the Storm 9530 which is currently available at Amazon unlocked for a mere $155. The Blackberry Storm 9530 features a clickable touchscreen and fast internet browsing.

Blackberry Storm 9530 specifications

* GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 connectivity
* HSDPA 2100, CDMA2000 1x EV-DO
* 112.5 x 62.2 x 14 mm
* 155 g
* TFT capacitive touchscreen, 65K colors, 360 x 480 pixel, 3.25 inch display
* Accelerometer sensor
* Loudspeaker
* 3.5mm jack
* 1 GB storage, 128 MB RAM, 192 MB ROM
* microSD slot (up to 16GB)
* GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
* EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
* 3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
* Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
* microUSB v2.0
* 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash camera
* Geo-tagging, image stabilization
* QVGA video
* BlackBerry OS
* 528 MHz ARM 11 processor CPU
* Adreno 130 GPU
* Qualcomm MSM7600 chipset
* SMS, MMS, Email, IM
* HTML Browser
* Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
* Handles MP4/WMV/H.263/H.264 video formats
* Handles MP3/eAAC+/WMA audio formats
* Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery
* Up to 360 hours on standby
* Up to 5 hours 30 min talk time

Blackberry Storm 9530 reviews

Amazon – 3 out of 5
PCMag – 4 out of 5
Softpedia – average 7.1 out of 10

Pros – Clickable touchscreen, fast internet connectivity, good GPS and media player
Cons – Unintuitive interface, slow software, low quality speakerphone

Our Picks verdict

The reviews aren’t exactly glowing of the Blackberry Storm 9530 smartphone, so we’re going to give it a thumbs down. With gaps between buttons, screen and bevel, who knows how long the clickable touchscreen will work, issues over software also turn us off. However is you have a STorm 9530 and you like then let us know why in the comments below!

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Posted in Mobile by JB