There have been a lot of videos of the BlackBerry Storm 2 floating around lately, but, this latest one confirms (sort of) a rumor that we have believed to be the case for some time. The BlackBerry Storm 2 is coming out in a GSM variant on AT&T.
In addition to the BlackBerry Storm 9550 coming out on Verizon, a BlackBerry Storm 9520 will come out on AT&T.
Besides big news about the Storm 2 coming in a GSM variant, the touch screen on the device appears to be really awesome. Yes, that even means better than the iPhone, which the AT&T version of the Storm 2 will get to go head to head against.
Check out the video after the jump…
The touch screen being better than the iPhone is all fine and dandy, however, if I just wanted to be able to type better on a BlackBerry than what I could on on an iPhone I would go with a BlackBerry Tour. The question for me is will the OS that runs on the Storm 2 improve enough to really compete with the iPhone in the areas that iPhone has advantages over the BlackBerry, i.e., memory, graphics, ease of software development, etc.
Analysts are giving RIM until next summer to catch up with the iPhone in these areas. I actually don’t disagree with that, however, RIM cannot afford for the Storm 2 to suck as much as its predecessor. If all the videos of the Storm 2 that are coming out can be believed, it doesn’t look like this will be the case.
“Yes, that even means better than the iPhone” Whoa now… let’s slow down and calm down. Wait for the Storm 2 to come out, see in reality how it is. The Storm 2 might be a alternative to the iPhone but as we’ve been taught time after time no manufacture can out Apple, Apple.
Hope is a great thing Robb but why jinx or push the Storm 2 into a position it can’t or wasn’t meant to be in, especially before it hits the market? When the Storm 2 comes out more than a few iPhone owners, and reviews might give the Storm 2 a shot but as we all know the iPhone is much more than a one trick pony.
Competition is good, hope the Storm 2 is something which finally shows what RIM can do, but it’s sure not a given.
i agree…..
Interesting to see how many AT&T customers go with a Storm when the iPhone is available. I am guessing not many.
@coachbuilding
You actually might be surprised. I will be the first to say that RIM probably won’t convert iPhone users who love their device, but, AT&T still has an enormous number of BlackBerry users who may want to go with a touchscreen BlackBerry over the iPhone.
exactly!! im a BB fan.. i dont see myself getting an iphone at all
full glass casing and (with the older ones) a one time drop to shatter? ehh, not too appealing for what i do..
i also had a heavyweight tilt before i went to BB and i really miss the touchcreen
If they want MMS and Google Voice they’ll jump all over it.
“Analysts are giving RIM until next summer to catch up with the iPhone in these areas.”
That’s a problem because RIM is trying to catch up to the iPhone of today by next summer, but by then the iPhone will be much more than it is right now.
RIM will sell a lot of these things but if a consumer compares this to the iPhone Apple will win more than they lose. Same will hold true next summer. The iPhone is about more than hardware.
I don’t care if it is better then the iphone or not, I will never own an apple product! RIM forever! BlackBerry forever! Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!
I’m a Mac user and even I would never buy an iPhone. I just don’t understand how iPhone users think it’s OK to wait for the third software revision to copy and paste, or how anyone can be productive running one app at a time.
“how anyone can be productive running one app at a time.”
Best comment ever. Explains the true difference between bb and iphone users.
BB users use their phone for so much more, copy and paste from notes to calender, to email all the time ( at least in my office). They constantly go out to visit stores, and sometimes need to send photos back post haste. The iphone is for the masses who don’t need to do this. Sure fun to post your photo to twitter, (my bold does that anyway) but much nicer to send it mms. And when you send an email or text to someone in Europe BB gets it there right away not two hours later, yes this was a problem with one of my coworkers personal 3gs trying to contact his wife. He now just does it from his company BB and pays the text fees. While the original Storm slower, multi tasking uses more power than single app. I’ll listen to music, while cutting from my meeting notes to email to someone who missed the meeting, at the same time I am getting notified of a new IM. So the extra few seconds is ABSOLUTELY worth it. iphones are toys, BB are tools.
That was exactly my point. Just being able to listen to streaming music, while composing an email and pasting information in from more than one open app is awesome. I laughed myself to sleep at night more than once thinking about how long it took Apple to figure out how to implement cut and paste. I don’t know that any modern (color) BB has ever been without it. And seriously.. having to jailbreak the device just to make it truly functional and install the apps you want every time a new software update rolls out.. really? BTW, did Apple ever fix that issue with deleting mail when your device is offline? Never been a problem on any BB I’ve ever had.
The video makes this technology look pretty interesting – now that the inherent speed limit/big ass button problem appears to be solved and you can press in two places at once (i.e. don’t have to wait for the button to pop back up) I’d consider going back to using a Storm. This technology does seem offer more than the standard iphone capacitive screen, but until the product is in the hands of users, that’s just speculation.
@Ed” I will never own an apple product! RIM forever! BlackBerry forever! Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!”
and what about the merits of the phones themselves? i know many iPhone owners who feel the same way. this is what you’d expect from a teeny bopper, but some of the people i know are 30 plus yrs old. how sad.
btw, i use a BB.
Is it coming to tmobile usa?
My guess is probably not. At least not in the short term. I believe the BlackBerry Storm 9520, like the Bold, runs on AT&T’s 3G network.
@joell…I am just stating my love for RIM and BlackBerry, it’s my opinion and I shall state it however I wish! every BB I have ever owned has worked exactly how I wanted it to work. I have never and will never own anything the has “Apple” on it! again these are my opinions and my views and I will state them however I wish! Good Day Sir!
Who would’ve thought that this would turn into an iPhone versus Storm situation? Lol. I’ll believe it’s coming to AT&T when I see it offered on their site.
i think alot of people will get the storm 2 on att, the iphone is for video gaming kids i had one the new 3gs model i hated the they way i have to just send a simple text message it takes me minutes just to type out a long sentence on the iphone, the iphone is built for media not bussiness thats just a fact, if i was into fart apps and video games then iphone is where you want to go, if you get alot of emails,text messaging then blackberry is the winner
yeah right…… Nice try jimmy, but plenty of top business’s have chosen the iPhone.
@Ed
so you “love” a phone & the company that makes it?
my apologies. to each his own.
I love my blackberry storm and I would.
i think i phone are for trendy people that got to buy the same thing 3 times till its right or who knows when the next iphone will be out thats why i never bought one cause im sure another will come out . i use bb bold for my business iphone cant do the easiest thing that a free phone can do mms. i do like the bring screen ipod 🙂 not as a phone
It will probably be cheaper than the iPhone which is way to costly for what you get. I own a Macbook Pro and love it. But my phone is a BB Bold. And I have an iPod Touch. Which was cheaper to do that to just buy an iPhone.
So I got a great phone in the Bold and a great iPod with the Touch. I will be checking out the Storm 2 for sure. I will not ever own the iPhone. I tether with my Bold, I MMS with my Bold. And I did so with my Curve before that.
Why are people so high on paying more and getting less features?
i happen to own the Iphone 3Gs and the BB Storm(use them daily). i do admit that IPhone lacks the ability to get real time Emails(can be easily solved by checking the inbox every now and then) and that the copy, paste feature has always existed on the BB. lets keep in mind that BB have been in existence for a long time and that Apple is new to the cell industry. i have no doubt that apple is going to continue to improve its product but by at the same time BB is not far behind. im looking forward to have BB storm 2 in the AT&t network and definitely like its new WIFI ability. last but not least i do see the Iphone more of a entertainment tool with the ability to be used as a work tool, as i see the storm to be a full work tool with the ability to bring some fun for those boring meetings.
I have the Bold for the longest time. Only had two problems with it, once I couldn’t receive text messages for about a month, didn’t know about the hard reset, fix the problem immediately, and the second the battery went completely dead and wouldn’t recharge. Not a problem, just had to buy another. My little sister has an iPhone, and I’ve played with it. It’s cool and all, but I “played” with it. Couldn’t really do much more. I couldn’t bluetooth ringtones from mine to her’s or her’s to mine, as well as pictures. That’s one thing that really annoyed me. The one thing I did love was the touch screen and I envied that about the iPhone compared to my Bold. I really would love for AT&T to have the Storm 2. I would be ecstatic and would pay full price for it, if I couldn’t renew my contract!
Do anybody has a date for the strom 2 for ATT ?
No Time Soon… The BlackBerry Storm and Storm2 are exclusive to Verizon in the U.S.
i aint switching to Verizon for Storm2. Verizon sucks in my area! there customer service is worse.
when is blackberry storm 2 coming out with att?
HI my name is ali and i was thinking about getting about getting a new phone ofcorse everybody thinks of the iphone but i want the blackberry storm and i have att and i can’t trade it.plz dont ask y but i was thinking does att have blackberrystorm or when is it going to get the blackberry storm????
I love my Iphone, but I will go to blackberry when the storm comes to AT&T!!
I cannot wait until this comes out, I’m totally stoked. I’m really glad the storm 2 will be WiFi accessible, which is a feature I look for in my smartphones. Sure hope At&t does get the BB Storm 2.
I am writing this post from a blackberry storm 2 on att! The only bad part is that I can’t get 3g only edge but since I can also use wifi (which is faster than 3g) it has not really been a problem. I love the storm BC u can do so many things on it and Texting is so much easier