It’s now official, Vodafone and RIM announced the BlackBerry Storm 2. The new phone improves upon the first with refinements such as:
- An enhanced SurePress Technology
- Overall device performance
- Javascript on by default
- WiFi 802.11 b/g
- 256MB flash memory (vs. 128MB on Storm 1)
- 2GB onboard memory (Storm 1 has 1GB)
- Sleeker design
- Integrated touch navigation keys
- BlackBerry OS 5.0
- Faster web browsing
No specific release date but Vodafone UK customers can get it free from £35 per month on a 24 month contract. Hmm, not sure if I’d want to be tied to a phone for 2 years even if it was free.
Update: You can now pre-order the Storm 2 on Vodafone’s site.
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Hardly a surprise but RIM CEO himself confirmed the second coming of the Storm (aka Storm 2). No word on release dates but we know that the new device will include a number of enhancements including a new method of text entry. The touchscreen was touted as the hallmark of the current Storm so it’ll be interesting to see what the new one will offer.
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The other day we reported rumors of a Blackberry Storm 2. Well, now we can say it’s been confirmed by RIM spokesperson Alain Segon de Banchet of the Netherlands. According to him, the “Storm 2″ (name still unconfirmed) will be released at the end of this year or early 2010 and will not be tied to one carrier-at least in the Netherlands.
The new Storm will address the biggest complaint of the device, the finicky touchscreen, by offering a “new way of typing.” Now, the details of that are left to our imagination but I’ll take a risk here and go with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard.
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RIM is readying the Blackberry Storm 2 with built-in Wi-Fi, according to reliable sources. To be released in September, the second iteration of the Storm seems to be RIM’s answer to complaints regarding a lack of Wi-Fi capability and peculiarities with the touchscreen. No other details but there’s sure to be some tweaks and possible enhancements to the phone.
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