The Storm 2 is the same size as the original, but 5g heavier. We'd have imagined this would have given it a weightier and premium feel, but in practice this isn't the case with the phone feeling a little too heavy in the hand.
However, it sits well in the palm, with minimal dexterity needed to shuffle up and down the screen and also hit the on/lock screen button on the top left-hand side, which is a crucial feature often missed by mobile designers.
The Storm 2 is pretty button-packed around the edges, with a number of rubberised buttons (which are apparently manufactured this way to stop them falling off, a problem with the original Storm).
The left-hand side of the device holds the microUSB port (without cover, so watch out that it doesn't get too dirty in there) and a function key that can be re-assigned to provide access to your favourite shortcut.
The top of the phone hold two buttons embedded into the phone itself – the power/lock button and the mute key. The 3.5mm headphone jack is now recessed into the phone and lives on the right-hand side of the phone, just above the rubber-cased volume/up and down keys.
Finally the camera shutter button is also located on the right-hand side, although far enough away from the other keys that you can easily avoid striking it.
The buttons on the front of the phone – call, menu, return and terminate –have been embedded into the LCD screen for the new Storm 2, as these were also apparently prone to falling off. They're now part of the SurePress click screen too, making them ever so slightly harder to use in one hand mode.
Main Features:
Speaker Phone
MP3 Player
Voice Dialing
GPRS
Camera
Bluetooth
Vibration
MMS
WAP
Java
EDGE
Photo Caller ID
Voice Recorder
Brief Specifications:
Weight:160g
Networks (MHz):GSM 850/900/1800/1900 HSDPA 2100
Display Resolution:360 X 480 Pixels
Camera Resolution:3.15 Mega Pixels
Talk Time:5 hrs
Dimensions (mm):112.5 X 62.2 X 14 mm
Standby Time:300 hrs
Package Contents:
1 x BlackBerry Storm 2 9520 9550 Metal Battery Cover Back Door
Weight:160g
