Designed to satisfy the needs of both consumers and business customers, the
BlackBerry Storm smartphone offers a revolutionary touchscreen that dramatically
enhances the touch interface and enables easy and precise typing. The world's
first "clickable" touchscreen responds much like a physical keyboard and also
supports single-touch, multi-touch and gestures for intuitive and efficient
application navigation. Whether traveling to Europe or Asia, the Storm provides
globetrotters the freedom of reliable global connectivity with Verizon
Wireless's reliable, high-speed 3G CDMA network here in the United States and
compatibility with GSM networks abroad.
It's compatible with the V Cast Music and V CAST Music with Rhapsody
services, which enables you to purchase songs through your phone and download
them via Verizon Wireless's fast EV-DO data network. You'll also benefit from
the phone's A-GPS receiver, which enables you to access Verizon Wireless's VZ
Navigator service for turn-by-turn directions. Other features include a
3.2-megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth connectivity for handsfree devices and
stereo music streaming, 1 GB internal memory, MicroSD memory expansion to 16 GB,
support for up to 10 personal and corporate email accounts, access to popular
instant messaging services, and up to 6 hours of talk time.
Verizon Wireless Service
With support for the EV-DO high-speed data standard, you'll enjoy fast access to
the Internet and Verizon Wireless's multimedia services (additional charges
applicable), with average download speeds ranging from 400 to 700 Kbps and peak
rates up to 2 Mbps. The V Cast Music service enables you to download songs
instantly to your phone, or purchase music through your PC and transfer the
files to your phone. If purchased from your phone, you'll receive two copies of
the song: a Windows Media Audio Pro Plus format at 64Kbps stereo is sent to your
phone, and a Windows Media Audio 9 format at 160Kbps stereo is sent to your
account in the V CAST Music online store for downloading to your PC. V Cast
Music offers nearly 2 million songs, with more being added all the time.
In addition to the V Cast Music service, this phone is also compatible with
Verizon Wireless's V CAST Music with Rhapsody, which enables you to access this
exclusive digital music service for RealNetworks and for MTV Networks. V CAST
Music with Rhapsody delivers unlimited monthly access to music on up to three
Rhapsody-compatible mobile phones and players and online on multiple PCs and Web
browsers. In addition, customers who purchase music over-the-air are able to
download the master copy of the songs or albums to their PCs free of digital
rights management (DRM) software that restricts how and where music can be
played.
The V Cast Video service enables you to stream or download video clips to
your phone from a variety of news, entertainment, sports, and weather channels,
including CNN, ABC News, E!, CBS Sports, The Weather Channel, and VH1.
With this GPS-enabled phone, you'll be able to access Verizon Wireless's VZ
Navigator service (additional charges applicable) for voice-prompted
turn-by-turn directions, heads-up alerts, local search of nearly 14 million
points of interest in the US (such as landmarks, restaurants and ATMs), and
detailed color maps. And Verizon Wireless's Chaperone service lets you easily
locate your loved ones from your cell phone phone or PC in real time. After
defining a zone, such as an area designating a school or summer camp, you'll be
sent an alert via text message when the Chaperone handset enters or leaves the
zone.
With BroadbandAccess Connect (subscription required), you can use your
smartphone as a modem for your notebook when you connect the two using a USB
cable--or open a Bluetooth connection--enabling you to access the Internet or
your company intranet. The tethered modem capability is ideal when you're
traveling and need to use your notebook to check email, access corporate
networks, or download large files like presentations and reports. And with
BroadbandAccess Connect, you won't have to buy an extra PC Card or other
devices.
With Visual Voice Mail, you can delete, reply and forward voice mail messages
without having to listen to prior messages or voice instructions. Visual Voice
Mail is the ideal tool for the busy mobile professional who may need to
prioritize which messages he or she listens to first.
Global Connectivity
The BlackBerry Storm allows for global roaming--from Europe to South America to
Asia--and also provides 3G data speeds on select international networks, giving
you high-speed connectivity when you're abroad. The Storm offers Verizon
Wireless's fast 3G EV-DO Rev. A/CDMA connectivity in the United States, and UMTS/HSPA
(2100 MHz) and quad-band GSM/EDGE/GPRS connectivity for use outside the U.S. The
Storm comes pre-installed with a SIM card, so customers who plan to travel
abroad can activate global service at the time of purchase or by calling Verizon
Wireless prior to leaving the U.S. For those who travel abroad frequently, the
company's Global Value Plan offers discounted roaming charges on calls made to
and from 130 countries.
Phone Features
The first BlackBerry to feature a touchscreen interface, the Storm's large
3.25-inch LCD (360 x 480-pixel resolution) actually depresses ever so slightly
when the screen is pressed, giving you the distinct feeling that the screen is
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" touchscreen
gives you positive confirmation that you've made a selection, resulting in a
highly-intuitive typing experience. In addition to the familiar navigation keys
(phone, menu and escape) that are common to other BlackBerry smartphones, the
Storm adds support for multi-touches, taps, slides and other touch-screen
gestures, so you can easily highlight, scroll, pan and zoom for smooth
navigation.
The BlackBerry Storm smartphone also features a built-in accelerometer,
allowing its touchscreen to automatically switch between landscape mode and
portrait mode as the you rotate the handset--RIM's SureType keyboard layout is
available in portrait mode and a full QWERTY keyboard layout is available in
landscape mode. Other relevant features, such as cut and paste, are only a touch
away for the ultimate smartphone experience.
The on-screen SureType hybrid alpha-numeric/QWERTY keyboard, first introduced
with BlackBerry Pearl phones, places two letters on each button of the keyboard
layout and the Storm automatically determines which letter is the intended one
based on what it predicts you are trying to spell. SureType also learns the
words you use most often, further enhancing your typing speed.
View your favorite web sites the way they were meant to be seen with the
high-performance web browser that works in either portrait or landscape
orientation. Navigating Web sites is fast and easy with the touch-screen
interface that lets users double tap to zoom in and slide their fingers to
scroll and pan. Icons along the bottom of the display allow for quickly
accessing Web sites, switching between Page View and Column View as well as the
ability to toggle between Pan mode and Cursor mode. The enhanced browser
supports file downloading, streaming audio and video (RTSP), and built-in RSS
support--enabling content from supported Web sites to be automatically pushed to
directly to you.
Whether you're on the clock or out-and-about, the Storm has the tools to keep
you productive. Access up to ten supported personal and corporate email
accounts, including the most popular ISP email servers, using BlackBerry
Internet Service. View and revise Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint files
using Word To-Go or Slideshow To-Go. And keep your schedule on track with the
advance calendar function, which allows you to check appointments or make new
ones in just a few clicks.
In addition to the industry's leading mobile email and messaging solution,
the Storm supports text (SMS), picture (MMS) and instant messaging (IM) on
today's most popular platforms as well as social networking sites. Take your
social life on-the-go with Facebook for BlackBerry and Flickr Photo Uploader for
BlackBerry applications (pre-installed on the Storm). A Mobile IM feature
provides access to Google Talk, MSN, Yahoo!, Windows Live, and AIM instant
messaging services.
Handsfree communication is easy thanks to the integrated speakerphone. This
phone also provides Bluetooth wireless connectivity (version 2.0), and includes
profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, and file transfer. With
the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible
Bluetooth stereo headphones. You can connect your laptop (either via Bluetooth
or wired USB) and enjoy dial-up networking--surf the Internet, send email, and
access files from a server.
The media player can play movies smoothly in full-screen mode, display
pictures and slideshows quickly and manage an entire music collection
(compatible with MP3, WMA, and AAC/AAC+/eAAC+ formats). Playlists can be created
directly on the handset and there's an equalizer with 11 preset
filters--including Lounge, Jazz and Hip Hop--for customized audio ranges when
using wired headphones or external speakers. The Storm has 1 GB of internal
memory--enough to store 250 tunes--which can be expanded via optional MicroSD/SDHD
memory cards (up to 16 GB in size).
Other features include:
- 3.2 megapixel camera with variable zoom, auto focus and a powerful flash
that also provides continuous lighting when recording video
- Built-in GPS supports location-based applications and services, as well as
geotagging of photos
- An ambient light sensor that automatically adjusts backlighting for ideal
screen viewing and an accelerometer that allows customers to view applications
in either portrait or landscape mode by simply rotating the handset
- Visual voicemail allows you to browse your in-box and choose the messages
to listen to with just a few clicks.
- Record and send verbal reminders to yourself and others with the
easy-to-use Voice Notes feature, which allows you to recored, pause, and
resume your voice notes in the push of a button.
- Enhanced noise cancellation to offset background noise
- Low-distortion speakerphone
- 3.5 mm stereo headset jack
- Polyphonic and MP3 real-music ringtones
- MicroUSB connector for charging and data transfer
- Removable battery
- Bluetooth version 2.0 with the following profiles: A2DP (stereo music
streaming), AVRC (remote control), HFP (hands-free car kits), HSP
(communication headsets), DUN (dial-up networking), FTP (file transfer), PBA
(transfer contacts)
Vital Statistics
The BlackBerry Storm weighs 5.5 ounces and measures 4.43 x 2.45 x 0.55 inches.
It runs on Verizon Wireless's 800/1900 CDMA/EV-DO frequencies while in the
United States, and it can connect to 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE
networks as well as 2100 MHz UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA 3G frequencies when outside the
U.S.
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