Blackberry Storm 3 : Is It Worth The Money?
Blackberry launched into the touch-screen realm with its Blackberry Storm, which followed on the heels of the Torch 9800, which had its platform as a slider phone. The Storm 2 sports a 3.25 touch-screen and 256 MB of memory, upgraded to 2 GB with a media card. The Storm 3 will use a virtual QWERTY keyboard and may have similar dimensions, but there are rumors of a 3.7 touch screen. Blackberry is working hard to dominate the smartphone market, and Torch users will have a lot to consider prior to upgrading to Blackberrys latest offering.
The newest model Storm unit will take advantage of SurePress technology as its predecessors did and will utilize a full screen QWERTY virtual touch-screen. The Storm 3 will have many of the same features as the Storm and Storm 2 units, and will remain smaller and lighter than its cousin the Torch 9800. The Torch 9800 utilized a combination of slide-out keypad and touch-screen technology; a feature that was done away with in the full-blown touch-screen line of the Storm.
Some of the mobile connectivity options associated with the Storm 3 will make it more functional than the Torch 9800. The Storm 3 will likely be a world edition smartphone that will make it more useful across a range of networks. There is also talk that the Storm 3 will function as a mobile hotspot allowing other devices to connect to the Internet through the phone. If this is the case, 4G functionality will be an important feature for the Storm 3. The Storm 3 will have 802.11n Wi-Fi functionality.
The operating system for the Storm 3 may be the same as the Torch 9800 but there are rumors of a Blackberry OS 7.0. Blackberry OS 6.0 will be utilized with some customization that will be tailored to specific design capabilities of the Storm 3. There will not be alternative operating systems available for the Storm 3. Both the Torch 9800 and the Storm 3 will utilize the new native Webkit from Research in Motion. This is regarded as a considerable improvement from the earlier version. The Storm 3 will boast a 5 mega-pixel camera, and there are some rumors of an 8 mega-pixel camera. The Storm 2 utilizes a 3.2 mega-pixel camera so this would be a significant upgrade.
Many Torch users may already be considering an upgrade to the Storm or Storm 2, but with the potential upgrades in camera quality and especially 4G capabilities, the Storm 3 may be worth waiting for.
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