21 October 2009 – The BlackBerry Storm devices are part of the 9500 series of devices. It is particularly significant because the BlackBerry Storm was RIM's first touchscreen device.
It is interesting to note that there are two BlackBerry Storms. The BlackBerry Storm 9530 is a CDMA device and the BlackBerry Storm 9500 is a GSM device. For the most part, the other features of the 9500 and 9530 are similar, with the main difference between the 9500 and 9530 being the frequency band used for data connections.
There is a similar difference in the BlackBerry Storm2, where the BlackBerry Storm2 9520 is the GSM device and the BlackBerry Storm2 9550 is the CDMA device.
However, the single biggest difference between the BlackBerry Storm2 and BlackBerry Storm devices will be the presence of WiFi ability in the BlackBerry Storm 2 but not in the BlackBerry Storm. Of slightly less importance will be the 2GBs of memory in the BlackBerry Storm 2 but only 1GB of memory in the BlackBerry Storm.
The difference in both these areas will affect your buying decision as to whether it will be necessary to pay the premium for the BlackBerry Storm 2 (9520 or 9550) over the BlackBerry Storm (9500 or 9530).
The BlackBerry Storm smartphone comes with an innovative touch-screen that actually depresses ever so slightly when the screen is pressed. The user distinctly feels the screen being pressed and released with a gentle “click,” similar to the feeling of a key on a physical keyboard or a button on a mouse.
The “clickable” touch-screen gives the user positive confirmation that they have made a selection and the result is a dramatically enhanced touch interface and a highly-intuitive typing experience.
The BlackBerry Storm2 smartphone introduces a new SurePress technology based on an electronic suspension system that provides the user with tactile feedback when the touch-screen is pressed. The new system responds equally to gentle pressure applied anywhere on the surface of the screen and makes clicking the display practically effortless. Typing on the smartphone's virtual keyboards is easier, more comfortable and more accurate. The new SurePress technology also allows the user to type a letter with one thumb even while their other thumb may still be touching or resting on another letter, enabling faster typing and multi-key actions such as Shift or Alt -key combinations.
