BlackBerry Storm

 

Verizon Wireless - 3G EV-DO Rev. A/CDMA

 

Vodafone - (2100Mhz) UMTS/HSPA 3G, as well as quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM for global use.

 

"Clickable" touch-screen - The user distinctly feels the screen 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" touch-screen gives the user positive confirmation that they have made a selection.

 

Familiar BlackBerry navigation keys ("phone," "menu" and "escape")

 

Support for multi-touches, taps, slides and other touch-screen gestures, so users can highlight, scroll, pan and zoom

 

Built-in accelerometer, allowing touch-screen to automatically switch between landscape mode and portrait mode as the user rotates the handset.

 

RIM's SureType keyboard layout is available in portrait mode and a full QWERTY* keyboard layout is available in landscape mode.

 

Cut and paste

 

Full HTML high-performance browser that works in either portrait or landscape orientation. Touch interface lets users double tap to zoom in and slide their fingers to scroll and pan.

 

BlackBerry Internet Service, BlackBerry Unite!, BlackBerry Professional Software and BlackBerry Enterprise Server support

 

Preloaded DataViz Documents to Go allows users to edit Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files directly on the handset

 

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

 

1GB of onboard memory storage and a microSD/SDHD memory card slot that supports up to 16 GB of additional storage

 

Media player that can play movies in full-screen mode, display pictures and slideshows and manage an entire music collection; 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

 

A 3.5 mm stereo headset jack, support for Bluetooth stereo audio profile (A2DP/AVRCP) and dedicated volume controls

 

3.25inch, 480 x 360 resolution display

 

An ambient light sensor that automatically adjusts backlighting for ideal screen viewing

 

Removable and rechargeable 1400 mAhr battery that provides approximately six hours of talk time on 3G networks and 15 days of standby time

 

Additional details related to availability and pricing will be announced in the coming weeks.

To learn more or register to be notified when the BlackBerry Storm is available, visit www.blackberry.com/storm, www.verizonwireless.com/storm or www.vodafone.co.uk/storm.