Vodafone Announces BlackBerry Storm 2 Officially BlackBerry Storm 2 to Offer: 3.25-IN Capacitive Touchscreen, HSPA, Wi-Fi, 3.2MP Camera, GPS BlackBerry OS 5

The BlackBerry Storm was RIM s first touchscreen phone, we all remember
that. We also remember that we looked at it with admiration hoping that
it will become a phone capable to fight successfully against the iPhone.
While the initial Storm failed to be an iPhone contender, we now have a
much better version of the phone, the BlackBerry Storm 2.
Vodafone and RIM decided to make the BlackBerry 9520 Storm 2 official
today. The phone has been announced for eight markets, seven European
countries and South Africa. The phone will be available soon in the UK,
Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, France and South Africa.
The Storm 2 will hit stores in time for Christmas so get ready to ask
Santa to get you a new BlackBerry.
What will the Storm 2 bring you? Well we can t but notice three very
important features: a new SurePress capacitive touchscreen display,
Wi-Fi connectivity and BlackBerry OS 5.0. And here s a complete list of
specifications and features:
New design: chrome accents, glass lens and stainless steel backplate
3.25-inch 360 x 480 capacitive touchscreen with SurePress feedback
technology
Quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM and UMTS/HSPA connectivity
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
3.2-megapixel camera with zoom, autofocus, flash and video recording
256MB of Flash memory
2GB of onboard memory ready to support up to 16GB microSD/SDHD cards
3.5 mm stereo jack
Bluetooth 2.1
BlackBerry OS 5, BlackBerry Internet Service, BlackBerry Enterprise Server
As you can see, the new Storm will have Wi-Fi on board unlike its
predecessor and a new OS. The tactile feedback has been totally
redesigned. The new SurePress system will respond to any screen touch
making you feel that you re actually pressing a real, localized button.
The previous feedback system was basically a big button and hence the
Storm wasn t a great tool for sending fast messages and emails.
We don t have all the prices available today but Vodafone UK will sell
the Storm 2 free of charge when purchased with a new 2-year contract
with a monthly fee of at least pound sterling35 per month. What do you
think folks? Is the Storm 2 going to disappoint?