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BlackBerry Storm 9500

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User ratings:
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3.4 out of 5
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Pros

  • Detail levels are good and there is decent bass weight
  • the design is very solid
  • The interface is pretty neat

Cons

  • Storm sounds a little compressed
  • of a keyboard worse than the Storm
  • Typing is atrocious and unbelievably inaccurate

Key specs

  • 3.2 Mpx
  • 3.25 in
  • 480, 360 px
  • 185 ppi
  • 1400 mAh
  • Single-core

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BlackBerry Storm 9500 - Pros & Cons

BlackBerry Storm 9500

Pros

  • Detail levels are good and there is decent bass weight
  • the design is very solid
  • The interface is pretty neat
  • a successful experiment and a decent smartphone
  • picture quality was excellent on the camera
  • the screen itself is fairly tremendous
  • Colors are rich
  • and contrast is solid
  • luxurious and innovative in equal degree
  • excellent keyboard and is better value overall
  • Bold is better value and better to type on

Cons

  • Storm sounds a little compressed
  • of a keyboard worse than the Storm
  • Typing is atrocious and unbelievably inaccurate
  • this device will alienate their customer base
  • speeds it simply cannot keep up with you and is horribly inaccurate
  • very disconcerting
  • the screen will only highlight a selection
  • required to release before moving to another
  • the software needs an update badly
  • Storm's UI is not custom built for touch navigation -- touch navigation
  • third-party software is still a bit weak for the platform

BlackBerry Storm 9500 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3.25 in
Best:
Asus FonePad 8
Screen size: 8 in
IconBattery capacity
1400 mAh
Best:
Doogee BL12000
Battery capacity: 12000 mAh
IconPixel density
185 ppi
Best:
Sony Xperia Z6
Pixel density: 891 ppi
IconCPU clock speed
0.52 GHz
Best:
Motorola Moto G100
CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz

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BlackBerry Storm 9500 - Full Specifications

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Hardware
Operating systemBlackBerry 6
CPU clock speed0.52 GHz
CPU coresSingle-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon MSM7600
RAM memory128 MB
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Rear camera
Primary sensor resolution3.2 Mpx
Video recordingyes
Highest video resolution640 x 480 px
Autofocusyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
Digital zoomyes
Geo-taggingyes
LED Flashyes
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Design
Colour of productBlack
Water resistantno
Shock resistantno
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Sensors
Accelerometeryes
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Cellular
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Wireless networking standard802.11b
Data transmissionHSDPA
Navigation systemGPS
2G GSMyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
4G LTEno
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Display
Screen size3.25 in
Touchscreenyes
Panel typeLCD
Resolution480 x 360 px
Pixel density185.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
HDRno
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Storage
Internal storage1 GB
Memory card readeryes
Maximum card storage16GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
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Dimensions
Height4.43 in
Width2.45 in
Depth0.55 in
Weight5.47 oz
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Connectivity
Sim card sizeMini-SIM
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version2.0 EDR
Bluetooth profileA2DP
Charging connectionUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
USB version2.0
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Battery
Replaceable batteryyes
Battery typeLithium ion
Battery capacity1400.0 mAh
Standby time360.0 h
Talk time5.0 h
Fast chargingno
Wireless charging no

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BlackBerry Storm 9500 BlackBerry - Editorial Reviews (8)

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BlackBerry Storm 9500 BlackBerry Storm review
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Engadget
Published: 19.11.2008
BlackBerry Storm review

By now most of us have heard this story in one fashion or another: when Steve Jobs and Apple were in the planning stages of the iPhone, the first carrier they brought the device to was America's largest network, Verizon.

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CNET
Published: 21.10.2010
BlackBerry Storm 9500

The Storm's clickable display has given us confidence in touchscreens we haven't enjoyed before now. It won't be for everyone, but those who master this system will be rewarded with an excellent smartphone experience.

BlackBerry Storm 9500 Home review
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whathifi
Published: 17.12.2008
Home review
4.0

The Vodafone-exclusive Blackberry Storm is billed as an iPhone killer, but can it really beat Apple as the king of all multimedia mobile phones?

BlackBerry Storm 9500 BlackBerry Storm 9500 review: Berry-go-round
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GSMArena.com
Published: 13.03.2009
BlackBerry Storm 9500 review: Berry-go-round

It's not everyday that you see a BlackBerry review on our homepage but it's not like RIM routinely churn out devices like the Storm either. Messaging is...

BlackBerry Storm 9500 BlackBerry Storm Review
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Phone Arena
Published: 25.11.2008
BlackBerry Storm Review
3.0

What’s this, the new BlackBerry? Woah, it has no keyboard. And…did it just click? You’ve never clicked a screen before, is that supposed to happen? Is it supposed to feel so…tiring? And why is this screen wiggling around, am I supposed to be seeing the circuit board? Why is it so heavy; the iPhone isn’t this heavy? The interface is pretty neat, but why are page transitions taking so long. Did it just flip orientations on me? I didn’t even move it. Wait, now I did move it and the orientation isn’t following...

BlackBerry Storm 9500 BlackBerry Storm 9500 review | IT PRO
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Published: 19.11.2008
BlackBerry Storm 9500 review | IT PRO

It's been dubbed as an iPhone killer, but does the BlackBerry Storm 9500 live up to expectations? We review it to find out.

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Good Gear Guide
Blackberry Storm 9500
3.3

iPhone killer or just a Storm in a teacup?

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Blackberry Storm 9500 review

I recently aquired this phone, i traded my rather beaten HTC Hero for it about a week ago. After hearing people rave about blackberry for several ...