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Telus BlackBerry 9530 and Rogers BlackBerry 8900
The new BlackBerry Curve recently launched on Rogers and O2 tends to stick to RIM’s DNA a little more closely than the new touchscreen BlackBerry Storm, but there are more than a few stylistic similarities, as you’ll see. The BlackBerry 8900 is just a hair smaller than the Storm, but the Bold remains the big BlackBerry on campus. Check out the Sizeasy for a clear comparison. The bevelling and convenience keys on the Storm and Curve are pretty much identical, although position of the microUSB slot is swapped.
As far as my first impressions of the Telus BlackBerry Storm go, it’s notably smoother than previous BlackBerry OSes, with plenty of transitions and animations, although the SurePress clickable touchscreen is still taking some getting used to, especially with typing. Contrary to Ben, I found it had sufficient heft, and everything’s been running fine since it’s loaded with the latest .76 OS. As Doug pointed out, the Application Center is conspicuously absent, although it exists somewhere – what gives, Telus?
While I remain optimistic about the Storm, these pictures comparing the Storm to the Bold and the new 8900 Curve will have to do until the full review next week.
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- Telus BlackBerry 9530 and Rogers BlackBerry 8900
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
