The BlackBerry Storm launched in 2008 around this time had a mixed reaction. Either people loved the BlackBerry Storm or else hated it. For some this handset just felt wrong as if something has come loose, but to many it made a perfect sense. It was Research-in-Motion’s premier handset.

Now the BlackBerry Storm 2 9520 have hit the mobile market. The floating screen of BlackBerry Storm series has been retained and updated in it. Research-in-Motions makes us believe that it is better than the original BlackBerry Storm. Added feature in the second edition of the Storm series is its Wi-Fi and increased Flash memory. Oh! yes, social network is more integrated in BlackBerry Strom 2.

BlackBerry Storm 2 is little bigger than the original Storm. It has just gained 0.5mm in length, 0.05mm in thickness and weight wise it is 5g heavier than its predecessor. There is a slight difference in the screen. The original BlackBerry Storm screen was prone to collect dust in the corners, but this new version of the handset has improved screen corners that have less room to collect dust.

In appearance the BlackBerry Storm 2 is less blocky. The strident chrome stripping is seen being toned down in it little and the buttons such as the volume rocker, programmable voice notes button or else the camera shutter button reflects the generic black rubberized coating of BlackBerry.

As a whole, this new version looks somewhat identical to the original BlackBerry Storm. The common features in both the handsets of the Storm series are micro USB, 3.5mm headphone slots, mute buttons on top, touch sensitive power or lock, and of course the customary button rows at the bottom such as call start and stop, back and menu. These functions have been incorporated into the screen without sitting below as hard buttons.

The BlackBerry Storm 9500 is available with a pre fitted rechargeable battery that will last long and provide in the order of more than 300 minutes of talk time It comes with a big 3.2 inches colored touch screen which provides high resolution pictures for smarter viewing. This gadget haves user friendly calendar and organizer features.

BlackBerry Storm 9500 looks very pleasing to the eye and is inbuilt with highest quality Smartphone features which includes HTML Web browser and GPS navigation Maps that supports multiple network websites like MySpace and Face book. The inbuilt 3G HSDPA technology permits the user to benefit from multitasking skills, connectivity of high speed Internet and ultra fast speed data transfers. This ultra modern instrument supports a quad band technology which allows the user to use this mobile phone around the world.

This phone comes with USB cable and Bluetooth wireless connectivity. The built in GPRS and EDGE technology of the Storm allows the consumer to uphold fast data transfer rates. This phone includes a 3.2 mega pixel camera and integrated music player. You can access and surf the web by means of integrated HTML web Browser.

Specifications of BlackBerry Storm 9500:

2G Network: GSM 850, 900, 1800 and 1900
3G Network: HSDPA 2100
Dimensions: 14 x 62 x 113 mm
Weight: 156 gram
Type: TFT capacitive touch screen, 65000 colors
Size: 480 x 360 pixels, 3.25 inches
Speakerphone: Yes, 3.5 mm audio jack
Alert types: Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
Phonebook: Yes, Photo call
Call Records: Yes
Internal Memory : 1 GB storage, 128 MB RAM
Card slot: microSD (TransFlash), up to 16 GB
GPRS: class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
Bluetooth: Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
USB: Yes, v2.0
Camera: 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Video: Yes, QVGA
Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser: HTML
Games: Yes, downloadable
Colors: Black
GPS: Yes, with A-GPS support
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1400 mAh
Stand by time up to 15 days
Talk time up to 5 hours 30 minutes
Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate