The Canadian manufacturer RIM is walking an unbeaten path by adding unique clickability to the fluid precision of the capacitive touchscreen technology.

The award-winning SurePress screen may not be everyone’s cup of coffee, but we are not talking about cup of tea either, just yet.

Features:

Qualcomm MSM7600 528 MHz CPU, 128 MB RAM

Built-in GPS and BlackBerry maps preloaded

3.25″ 65K-color capacitive touchscreen of 360 x 480 pixel resolution

1 GB internal storage

Landscape virtual QWERTY keyboard goes as close to hardware keys as we have seen

A new touchscreen experience thanks to SurePress screen

Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and 2100 MHz 3G with HSDPA support

Hot-swappable microSD card slot, ships with an 8GB card

3.15 MP autofocus camera, LED flash

BlackBerry OS 4.7

Excellent audio quality

Document editor

3.5mm standard audio jack

Bluetooth and USB v2.0

Really nice web browser

Great build quality

Solid looks

Main disadvantages:

No Wi-fi

Fingerprint-prone front panel

Chubbier most touchscreen phones

Mediocre camera

No FM radio

No Flash support

No video-call camera

No email support without BlackBerry Internet Service account

Interface not as quick as competitors

As I have also mentioned above, Storm 9500 is the first Blackberry device to feature a capacitive touch screen. It measures 3.25 inches and supports 65k colors and a 360×480-pixel resolution. The capacitive touch screen eliminates the need to employ a stylus, and is also scratch-resistant. It embeds the innovative SurePress technology, a Research-In-Motion patented technology that provides haptic feedback. This screen allows the user to navigate through the phone using their fingertips, similar to a computer’s mouse, and “click” the screen by pushing down select, which provides the user with a haptic feedback. They have the ability to adjust the screen’s settings so that double tapping can be employed as an alternate method to select and navigate the phone, but the sensitivity of scrolling can also be set.

Camera Photos:

The 3.2-Megapixel camera of the Blackberry Storm 9500 features the autofocus and the LED flash. Unfortunately, the camera interface misses entirely. The only way to adjust the few settings that the camera has is to click on the Menu key after the camera function has been opened. Instead of this annoying thing, you get some nice features: geotagging and image stabilization. The maximum resolution for pictures is of 2048×1536 pixels, but that can be lowered for storage purposes. The only other settings of the camera are White balance and Colors effect, as well as Picture quality. Taking pictures with Storm’s 3.2-Megapixel camera seems pretty difficult, as the preview screen is covered at the base with a bar that features some settings.

Sales package:

1 BlackBerry Storm 9500 Smartphone;
1 Standard Battery;
1 USB Data Cable;
1 Wired Headset / Ear Piece;
1 Standard Carrying Case;
1 Cleaning Cloth;
1 Software Suite;
1 User Manual.

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