 Shocked and Disappointed Strengths: Nice design, good display, clear sound quality from speakers, good video playback
Weaknesses: Battery, very sluggish, poor interface, slow typing, NO WIFI!,
Summary: Let me start my saying I'm a Blackberry Addict. I've had them for many years, start with the ugly 7100. I've gone through about 10 of them (since I get them for free), and I have to say I was really looking forward to this one. I currently have a Pearl, a Curve 8330, and a Bold as well (yes, I know the Bold is AT&T and the Storm is Verizon).
Ok, so let me tell you what's good and bad about this phone. First off, I found it extremely difficult to live without the thumbwheel/trackball. BBs have always been great because of their user interface - you can do just about everything with one thumb. Well, it's gone. And I found myself frustrated with the new, unintuitive interface. I feel like I have to keep switching between fingers and thumbs. It's really annoying after a few days. I am glad they kept the main buttons (menu, back, etc).
Next, there's no wifi! Not RIM's fault but Verizon's. WTF Verizon, W T F?! In this day and age, WiFi should be standard, especially when it comes with the Curve. It's like paying more to downgrade. What were they thinking?
That brings me to point #3. They probably left it out because WiFi eats battery life - and they hardly have any to begin with. What I love about my other BBs is that they take 45 minutes to charge and last many days. The Storm took me an hour to charge and lasted me a little over a day - and I barely even used it!! If they added WiFi, you probably couldn't take it off the charger. Not to mention, the battery gets hot. I've read other reviews that say the same thing. Pathetic!
#4: Typing. This one's fairly obvious. You're just not going to be able to type as fast as you would on the Curve - not a chance. The reason is that the display is basically one big button, so even if you want to use two fingers, you can only type one at a time. You will type at the same speed with one or two fingers.
#5: It's Slow. Again, a trademark feature in any BB is the speed at which is moves from application to application. It just works. Unfortunately, the Storm breaks this trend. There were times it took over 5 seconds for it to respond to a single click. I "rebooted", hoping it would change things, but after an hour of use, it went back to being sluggish again.
I've only had it for a few days so I haven't tested it completely. I'll try and update this review if there is other good/bad news to report.
So far, I'm very disappointed. If you just want something flashy, go for it. If you're going to use it regularly, do not buy it!
I would recommend you stick to the Bold / Curve / Pearl. Curve is still my favorite although the Bold is a close second. I will review those soon as well. I just HAD to review this based on my disappointing experience with it.
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