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It is hard to believe, but when Apple tried to introduce the iPhone to the US market, it was initially refused by a major US company. Since that point the iPhone has been the one to beat. Blackberry, made by Canadian company Research in Motion, commonly known as RIM took up the challenge, and the Blackberry Storm is the latest model in the race to be the top model. This model has been designed for consumers and business users, and has several innovative functions. the phone is solidly built, and depending on where you intend to store it, may be slightly on the bulky side at half an inch thick, if you intend to carry it in your trouser or shirt pocket. It is quite a heavy, bulky phone. the manufacturers supply an extended battery, which is great if you want to play a lot of music, watch games or surf the web for long periods. The Storm has a few hardware buttons, which can be easy to miss because some of them are recessed into the casing. There is a menu key, volume control keys, start and end dial and call keys, a camera button and lock and mute buttons. When you power up the phone, it becomes obvious what a great range of features there are on the phone. The test is how well they all work. The Blackberry Storm has a 3.2megapixel camera, Bluetooth, 1GB of memory, GPS with voice navigation, and a battery which lasts up to six hours. the phone also has a 3.5mm headphone jack and a microSD slot. The general consensus seems to be that the Blackberry Storm touch screen is difficult to use, even with a fair bit of practice. When the screen is pressed, the whole screen in effect acts as a large button and the screen registers where it has been pressed. this means that even typing a URL or dragging web browser displays can be extremely irritating. Typing quickly on this phone is very difficult and this may prove to be a major negative selling point for those wanting to use the phone quickly in between meetings. If you turn the phone onto it`s side the screen automatically goes into landscape mode with a full keyboard. The problem is that the keys are too small making it very difficult to use email, especially as clicking the screen is not an easy thing to get to work properly. The camera works well, as does the GPS. Call quality is generally excellent. There are lots of extras on the phone, and media support is generally good. On the downside; the keyboard is cramped, typing difficult and the Interface can be slow to use. Probably not in the iPhone league just yet, but a good phone for the money. Look for good phone deals on line at LG as there are a range of offers available.
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