BlackBerry Storm
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The BlackBerry Storm is a touchscreen smartphone developed by Research In Motion. A part of the BlackBerry 9500 series of phones,[6] it was RIM's first touchscreen device, and its first without a physical keyboard. It featured a touchscreen that responded like a button via SurePress, Research In Motion's haptic feedback technology. Its competitors included Apple's iPhone, the Palm Pre, the T-Mobile G1 by HTC[7] and the HTC Touch family.
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Manufacturer | Research In Motion Ltd |
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Slogan | Press and be Impressed |
Availability by region | November 14, 2008 (UK) November 21, 2008 (U.S.)[1] December 4, 2008 (Australia) December 11, 2008 (Canada) |
Successor | BlackBerry Storm 2 |
Form factor | Candybar smartphone |
Dimensions | 112.5 mm (4.43 in) (h) 62.2 mm (2.45 in) (w) 13.95 mm (0.549 in) (d) |
Mass | 155 g (5.5 oz) |
Operating system | BlackBerry OS 5.0.0.419 |
CPU | 528 MHz Qualcomm processor[2][3] |
Storage | Flash memory: microSDHC slot: supports up to 32 GB |
Battery | 3.7 V 1400 mAh Internal rechargeable removable lithium-ion battery Talk time: 330 min Standby time: 360 hours |
Display | 360 x 480 px, 3.25 in (83 mm), HVGA, 65,536 color LCD[4] |
Rear camera | 3.2 megapixel with video at 480 x 352 px, flash, and autofocus[4] |
Connectivity | Bluetooth 2.0+EDR,[4] Micro-USB, A-GPS, Quad band GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz GPRS/EDGE and Uni band UMTS/HSDPA 2100 MHz CDMA version (9530) adds: Dual band CDMA2000/EV-DO Rev. A 800 1900 MHz[4] |
Data inputs | Multi-touch touchscreen display with haptic feedback, volume controls, proximity and ambient light sensors, 3-axis accelerometer[4] |
Hearing aid compatibility | M3[5] |
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In a 2015 book, Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry, the authors argued that the Storm was the single biggest disaster in smartphone history.[8]