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Exclusive: First Look at the BlackBerry Storm 2!! Posted in News & Rumors on 14 May 2009 19:33 by Kevin Michaluk | 
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Update - October 15th, 2009. You can now check out our full review of the Storm2! Click below.
* Update:
BOOM. Here it is CrackBerry Nation, your FIRST look at the BlackBerry Storm TWO. I'm not even sure what to say here... other than a super trusty source sent us in these pictures of RIM's next generation of BlackBerry touchscreen. Looking at the photos, you can see it shares its physical appearance with both the original BlackBerry Storm and the yet unreleased BlackBerry Onyx/Driftwood. Bookmark/Search this post with:
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I wouldn't be surprised if the LCD panel itself is the same as the Storm's.
As for the buttons, it looks like that may be the biggest noticible improvement, until we actually hear how the screen click is. To be honest, the only weakness I see in my Storm is the way the screen click is harder to execute at the edges of the screen, but that's because the physics of the whole mechanism is working against you at those points. But having the buttons be part of the screen real estate is a good idea, as they are less susceptable to damage that way.
Dave- I used to feel the same way about my screen until I tried someone else's Storm. Some of the newer devices click with the same ease everywhere- even in the corners and on the edges. I took mine back (luckily I was within the 30 day test period) and got another new one, and it's a million times better. Even if you are out of your 30 day trial period, you can have it replaced under the 1 year warranty.
You can fix the screen issues by loosening two screws below the battery. Just do a google search for Blackberry Storm Screen Fix. Pretty easy!!!
This is exactly what I did to my screen as well and it fixed the issue witht the screen not clicking in the corner completely.
And alot of comments about people hating the click screen. I like it especially for web browsing. I have an ipod touch for my mp3 player and typing with it's onscreen keyboard is much harder!
The Loch ness monster and big foot must be real
I want it now... O wait i just want my 1st gen to work!! PUT OUT A DAMN UPDATE ALREADY!!! LOVE THE NEW ONE, BUT FIX THE OLD ONE NOW!!!!!!
Amen to that! I couldn't agree more!
Ditto
I am so agree neverhavemoney
FIX THE STORM FIRST
I agree: Fix the old one to work like it is *supposed* to work. Common but annoying practice in business to correct the bugs for V2 and charge V1 customers to upgrade.
1st??? and wow first generation storm users should get a free upgrade for buying the 1st gen piece of sh*t phone..
Here here! i second this!!!!
Damn straight we should! 3rd
I am with you..Is they least they can do for us... PLease Verizon clean your image!!!!!!!!!
I am with you..Is they least they can do for us... PLease Verizon clean your image!!!!!!!!!
I've invested a lot of my time into this phone (storm 1g) We deserve this!
NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!!!!
Get with the program we want to have a free trade.
and i want the new 09 maxima for free because I bought the older 08 model last year, again not going to happen
Shut up you friggin troll.
years ago my LG was so crappy they upgraded me to the razor, it's possible.
ok.....again not gonna happen...u loser. You sound like my 7 year old brother when i told him santa aint real, Im sorry if i hurt ur feelings...
i TOTALLY agree. NO ONE deserves a free upgrade to the storm 2. you had your 30 day trial. if you didnt like the storm you should have returned it. if you kept it, you already made your choice. you knew what you were getting into with a brand new phone. sure i have my complaints w the storm but just because all of my expectations have not been met doesnt mean im going to act like i deserve something i dont
your REAL options are to
keep bitching about it and refuse to buy the storm 2 as an act of defiance. shoot, sell your storm and get something else...
OR
to grow the hell up and realize no one owes you SHIT. no one forced you to buy the storm and keep it. you chose to. deal with it and if its that bad then dont buy future products from RIM
the end
btw.. its good to know there are still ppl around like you holladay42. so many ppl think they DESERVE things like "free medical assistance", handouts, bailouts etc. enough of those type destroy business, companies and life. welcome to americas predicament.
Those of us who considered trading it in before the 30 days were PROMISED and LIED TO! They told us that improvements were coming... 5 months later when I ask, I get a statement saying "if/when" and update is released. It is not like a car model, and if it was, we would be entitled to compensation because they sold us a lemon. Asking to be compensated for an unsupported phone where we have trouble using when we pay a monthly fee is not far fetched.
So you can accept the lies and continue to be nieve, or you can go suck a c*ck you pillow biting turd burgler.
how is the storm a lemon. Nothing is broken or doesnt work on the storm, its slow sometimes and clicks doesnt constitute a lemon, if u didnt realize that it was glitchy and clicked in ur "test drive" then that is ur fault. An who says it is unsupported, what are u talking about, it has been proven that they are working on an update, (that just failed there testin), If u have a problem with the phone u can get it replaced under warranty! In fact there is more support for this phne then any other phone i have used
You're a tool... I'm betting you work for VZW don't you?
So the glitchy device would make it a lemon... if it doesn't work than its a lemon. And the 30 day test drive was enough for me to trade it in, but they promised me that an update would be out "in a week or two" and that "my phone would work as advertised"... 5 months later still nothing. That is the definition of no support (or as you want to put it "failed" support). Either way support doesn't exist and still does not work "as advertised". As someone who pays for a service that does not meet the companies promises, the consumer is entitled to compensation.
You go ask ATT customers how they got their iPhone 3G for free after buying the first gen iPhone. OH WAIT.. THE DIDN'T. The Storm does work as advertised. You just don't know how to use it.
Get over yourself, and while you're at it, please cancel your contract and go be a burden to some other carrier.
"the storm does work as advertised..." bullshit it does. the 1st gen blackberry storm has some of the worst firmware malfunctions i have ever seen. Some of the most simple and minuscule functions -such as switching from landscape to portrait modes- are made almost impossible with the lag time involved. The storm was supposed to be revolutionary with its unique app capabilities and was supposed to be a competitor with the iphone. I'm sure many others will agree that trying to download apps and use the phone to its "CLAIMED" full potential creates impossible lag and makes the phone practically unusable. For us to not get some sort of discount(at the very least) in upgrading to the Storm 2 is wrong and absolute bullshit because the firmware problems are not our fault, its verizons.
Also....where the f*ck are our OTA updates...its about damn time for them.
I plan on dumping my Storm Phone/Over priced Verizon account and jumping over to At&t. I tell At&t Iphone users how much my monthly verizon bill is and they just start laughing. The Storm 2 will probably be made with the Storm's old parts.
wish your 7 year old brother would shut up HIS 10 year old brother and not let you post on here anymore!
MY GOD
I love it!
i hope they get rid of the click feachers
Do we have details on the specs or clickable screen or anything besides screenshots?!
Also Verizon exclusive?
wow....I bet that gets released before the next OS update....either way I'm done with the storm. That phone looks sweet
guess i gotta start saving now and trade my phone in for this! ... whats a good website to trade up and make cash! hahaha
it looks sick already. its slimmer thank god. Kevin, any sign of Wi-Fi??? :). doesnt look like its gotta slider keypad which is also good.
which os is it running 5.0?
It's likely an early device, assuming it uses the same hardware platform as the Storm (which it very well could, the MSM7600 is a VERY capable chipset) there's no reason it couldn't be running some 4.7 build; it could even be running a Storm OS. It might even use the exact same OS as the Storm. It doesn't LOOK like they've changed too much, most of the changes appear to be mechanical improvements. Only time will tell however, it doesn't really matter at this point what OS it's running, i'd expect it to be running 5.0 at launch.
MITE BE OUT TILL SEPTEMBER
perosnally I like my Storm 1 better not only does it look better, but it also has a LOT less of a blank spot at the bottom of there screen between the screen and where the keys are, look how big that empty black space it, its not as bad on the Storm 1 but pretty bad on the Storm 2.
WTF RIM fix that now, im not liking the look of this all that much. anyone else feel the same?
I think the blank spot looks larger because the buttons are now part of screen. You don't have the distinct seperation between them anymore.
I don't believe the hardware buttons are touch sensitive, they're simply integrated into the screen panel now. There are likely microswitches under the hardware button area which register the buttons being pressed. The spacing is to ensure that clicking a hardware button doesn't cause the screen click mechanism to engage.
Of course i've only see the same info you all have, so i'm speculating.
i agree the storm 2 doesnt look soo great that i would trade my storm 1 in... of course unless its free lol i personally love my storm but its because of a leaked OS its ridiculous i have to rely on that to make the storm tolerable i cant believe they are already working on storm 2 with pictures up and all but no new OS release lol i really am lost for words on that well thats my little rant lol o btw i doo love my storm which seems to be rare to find people who do
first of all verizons image is plent good for them. they are definitly far and away the most popular in every aspect of mobile phones, software. and these pictures look like our fearless leader putting a fuckin sticker on the back of the phone. how is it that you get these updates, and hear all these rumors, yet, you have fuckin moderators stopping that. you suckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk DICK. Just like verizon. its ashame im on the website rigt now putting money in your pocket.
please stop talking.
DAMMIT!! I HAVE TO GET RID OF MY STORM AND GET THIS SUCKER!! hasn't even been a year yet and they have pix of the new storm -_-.. sad.. hopefully the new storm will have better typing capabilities! ill be checking this out as soon as it hit the shelves!
NICE NICE NICE!!!!!!!
do i see touch sensitive buttons? im liking it
Haleluja.....saweett. i want it i want it i want it
i am so happy that i joined crackberry. the forums are awesome. it also doesn't hurt that you guy get exclusive pics of upcoming devices. i love you guys.
Nice thin look... i see some of the differences and most of te similarities... I hope it runs smooth... Ill cop it.