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Appreciating the BlackBerry Storm 2 9520

There is a running advice with technology, that a person should only acquire a new item when the final version is released. This bodes well for software (avoiding the bugs in Beta versions), cars (avoiding problems with the first edition model), computer parts (wait for the best deal parts with excellent specs) and of course, mobile phones. In the case of the BlackBerry Storm, the first in the series held many problems that were yet to be addressed. Obviously, hope now comes in the form of the Storm 2. A look at the new Storm shows that the device has shed most of the flaws that plagued the original.

Screen Issues and Hardware

BlackBerry Storm 2 reviews praise the new 3.25 inch screen from improving on the infamous SurePress technology -which is basically another way of saying that BlackBerry used a transmissive touch screen instead of a capacitive or resistive touch screen. The good thing is, not only is the new transmissive screen able to detect taps more accurately, it also supports multi touch for a faster onscreen keyboard typing experience; with the exception of having to press two keys close to each other.

Aside from the touch screen, the device also features a 3.2 mega pixel camera with flash and auto focus. It’s a mid-tier camera, but considering that the device does not focus much on taking images and videos, it works just fine. Media playback, on the other hand, is a pretty well polished feature that supports various file types as well as BlackBerry Media Sync.

The Storm 2 brings Wi-Fi, a feature that was not present in the previous incarnation (mostly due to the fact that it was not a standard then).

Buy the Storm 2

Get BlackBerry Storm 2 deals from Vodafone UK and get the phone for free with 35 Pounds per month plan.