I can’t tell you how excited I am over the official release of the Blackberry Storm 2 for Verizon Wireless! It’s been a long wait for all of us, but it feels like we are getting closer to the end of the tunnel and its looking pretty bright out there. The reason why I made this post is to make sure every gets the perfect unit the first time around, so below are 2 little things to look out for when you purchase your first Blackberry Storm 2. But before getting into it, I just want to say that out of 8 pre-released Storms 2 that I had (A combination of both 9550s and 9520s) only 1 had a problem, which is pretty impressive considering those were pre-released units. So when purchasing your first Blackberry Storm 2 you have to watch out for:
After getting over 8 of these phones, I can tell you that the hardware and software combo in this puppy is very close to being ready if not ready. I think it was important for me to get a lot of phones for this one, because I completely understand what the phone is fully capable off and how it can be improved in the future.
The Hardware: The phone is great to look at, and specially with RIM fixing the previous battery door problems that older revisions had, the phone is ready for every day use. The screen’s response is perfect at all times (Even though this is OS dependent), and there is no more light leaking around the screen
The Software: The latest update I did to the phone made the phone a solid device. This is exactly what RIM had in mind when they decided to put out the phone. We are back to the screen becoming solid when its off, but now the buttons on the bottom of the phone (send, end, app, return) are able to bring the screen back to live as well. I don’t know how that is possible since those buttons are integrated on the screen, but I’m loving it. Random reboots are a thing of the past. In fact, they got rid of those with builds over .19X. There is no random freezing on the screen anymore either, and every single click works this time. The OS also makes the phone very snappy (responds really fast) whether you are going in or out of a menu, making a call, or even texting, the lag is completely gone here. With this bad boy you can text as fast as you want, and not as fast as the phone allows you to, like with the first version of the Storm.
I’m all in for this phone, and I’m using as my daily driver and I’m loving it. Because of my job I e-mail a lot, and so far I can’t complain about the touchscreen capabilities. I mean what’s there not to love? You got a bigger screen, fast texting, a lot of memory space, WiFi, great reception, and great voice quality (Same as a Tour). If you are looking for a touchscreen device that will have the best e-mail experience all around please look no further, the Storm 2 is exactly what you were looking for.
