The Blackberry Storm 3

The Blackberry remains one of the most popular handsets in the cellular phone market. Research in Motion is aware of the fact that smartphones dominate the industry at the moment and has created the Blackberry Storm 3 to continue what the Storm 2 started. The Blackberry Storm 3 is RIM’s ongoing answer to the iPhone.

Early indications show that the Blackberry Storm 3 has stuck with the tried and true formula of the Storm 2. A completely touch version of a QWERTY keyboard is found on the Storm 3 and it seems to be not only sensitive but accurate. This should allay the fears of people who want to make the switch from the somewhat fragile sliding versions but are worried about errant key stroke reading. The actual screen on the handset is a 3.7” AMOLED capacitive touch screen. This is more than roomy enough for items to show up clearly.

Powering these features and functions is the Blackberry OS 6.0, customized for the Storm 3. When users surf the internet, the OS 6.0 operating system provides the engine for RIM’s Webkit web browser. Early reports are that the browser is a big improvement over its predecessor. 8 or 16 GB of storage offer enough storage for plenty of videos and photographs, within reason of course. The memory can be expanded up to 1GB RAM and 1GB ROM. Videos and photos are captured on a 5 megapixel camera with a resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels.

Another aspect of the Storm 3 that sets it apart is the fact that it’s a World Edition handset. It is a 3G phone that gives HSDPA at 10.2 Mbps and WiFi capabilities at 802.11n connectivity. The standard Li-Ion battery provides nearly 9 hours of standby time in 2G mode and upwards of 5 hours in 3G. Bluetooth version 3.0 is on the handset and the Storm 3 stores a large assortment of ringtones in MP3 and WAV formats.

RIM has taken what worked on the Blackberry Storm 2 and updated those things on the Storm 3. All of the features that customers look for are found on the Storm 3 and operate quite effortlessly. RIM continues to keep the bar high with this handset.