The UI improvements of the BlackBerry Storm 2 consist of inertial scrolling with snap back, improve SurePress input, advanced auto-correct, multitouch capabilities for Alt and Shift keys and selection like copy/paste, key rollover, improved pressure for better typing, improved cursor control, enhanced sensitivity and accuracy, improved spin boxes for Clock, Calendar and more, new touch buttons like send in messaging, save in calendar, save in contacts and more, better SMS with notifications, emoticons, and threaded SMS, and a little surprise that was rumored for quite a while: a proximity sensor with face detection which makes the LCD turn off while in a call which can be a downside if you want to see how many minutes did you talk, but you’ll dig its good after a while.
The LCD screen has the same number of colors, the same size, and the same resolution. The camera is the same as of Storm 1,as well as the battery, network and the rest. At the moment the BlackBerry 9550 Storm 2 release date and pricing remains unknown, but reports clearly show that the smartphone will be available in Europe by the end of October via Vodafone, while US Verizon subscribers are getting the phone in the first week of November for a price of $199.
Specification
Weight / Volume 160 grams / cc
Color Black
System
2 G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900CDMA2000 800/1900
3 G Network HSDPA 2100 EV-DO 800/1900
CPU Type
CPU Speed
Operating System BlackBerry OS Type
GUI Version
Memory
Memory 2 GB
External Memory microSD
Memory Included 0
Phone Book Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records Yes
Memory Option
Display
Screen Type / Color TFT capacitive touchscreen, 65K colors
Screen Resolution 360 X 480 Pixels
3:25-inch screen size
Additional Screen
Yes Qwerty Keyboard
Touch Screen Yes
Options Screen & Input method - Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
Camera
Main Camera 3.15 MP resolution [2048 x 1536 pixels]
Secondary Camera No.
Video Recording Yes
Camera Feature Geo-tagging, image stabilization, autofocus, LED flash
Audio and Multimedia
Vibration Ringtones: MP3 ringtones
Speaker phone Yes
Radio Support No
Audio & Multimedia Option - 3.5 mm audio jack
Data and Conectivity Netword
HSCSD
GPRS Yes
EDGE Class 10, 236.8 Kbps
UMTS / HSDPA / HSUPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps, HSUPA, EV-DO 3.1Mbps Reva
WLAN - Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 B / g
Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared No
USB v2.0 microUSB
Data Cable Included
Messaging and Office Productivity Applications
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, IM
WAP Yes
Browser
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
Email Client Yes
Feature - BlackBerry maps
- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- MP3/WMA/AAC + player
- MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player
- Organizer
- Voice memo / dial
Games Yes + downloadable
Support GPS with A-GPS support
Battery and Power Management
Battery Type Li-Ion, Standard Battery
Amperage Battery 1400 mAh
Option Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1400 mAh
Standby Time 2G / 3G 281 days 6 hours | 0 days 0 hours
Talk Time 2G / 3G 0 hours 30 minutes | 0 hours 0 minutes
Music Play time
