BlackBerry Storm was the second most talked about phone after the iPhone 3G this year. The new BlackBerry was supposed to stop the iPhone Tsunami by its clickable touchscreen. But if the reviews are any indication this touchscreen Blackberry is just another iPhone wannabe and not an iPhone killer.
The clickable touchscreen was the most talked about feature of the new phone and almost all the reviews unanimously agree that RIM failed to implement a very interesting concept. Most reviewers are calling the new Storm “Awkward and Disappointing” or an average touchscreen phone. We totally agree with Engadget’s conclusion “The selling points are easy: the phone is gorgeous to look at and hold, it's designed and backed by RIM (now almost a household name thanks to their prevalence in the business and entertainment markets), and it's packed with features that, at first glance, make it seem not only as good as the iPhone, but better. The only hitch in this plan is a major one: it's not as easy, enjoyable, or consistent to use as the iPhone, and the one place where everyone is sure they have an upper hand -- that wow-inducing clickable screen -- just isn't all that great.”
Below are the ten well-balanced reviews of the new RIM BlackBerry Storm 9530: