The first touch screen BlackBerry from Research in Motion. Introduced in 2008, the Storm's touch screen features RIM's SurePress technology that requires an actual depression of screen keys and icons rather than simply touching them. It is a dual-band phone that supports both CDMA and GSM carriers, including EV-DO (CDMA) and GPRS/HSDPA (GSM) data networks.
Specifications
The Storm comes with 1GB of internal storage expandable via an SD Card. Other features include GPS navigation, a 3.2 megapixel still and video camera with flash and zoom, organizer, a media player for all major audio and video formats, e-mail, text messaging, Web browser and Bluetooth. As of its first release, the Storm did not include Wi-Fi. See BlackBerry.
The BlackBerry Storm
The Storm packed a large number of functions into its first touch screen smartphone. It was the first to combine features such as a three-megapixel camera, built-in GPS navigation, a media player that handles all the major formats and support for both CDMA and GSM carriers. (Image courtesy of Research in Motion Ltd., www.blackberry.com)
Specifications
The Storm comes with 1GB of internal storage expandable via an SD Card. Other features include GPS navigation, a 3.2 megapixel still and video camera with flash and zoom, organizer, a media player for all major audio and video formats, e-mail, text messaging, Web browser and Bluetooth. As of its first release, the Storm did not include Wi-Fi. See BlackBerry.
The BlackBerry Storm
The Storm packed a large number of functions into its first touch screen smartphone. It was the first to combine features such as a three-megapixel camera, built-in GPS navigation, a media player that handles all the major formats and support for both CDMA and GSM carriers. (Image courtesy of Research in Motion Ltd., www.blackberry.com)
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