BlackBerry Storm 9530

price, performance, portability, screen, design

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51% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Large, clear, high resolution screen ; 3 G ; 3.5mm headset jack ; Lots of apps for professionals and consumers

Data entry system won’t appeal to all ; No Wi-Fi

With Wi-Fi missing, the 9530 Storm is one piece short of a full puzzle, and not everyone will like the way the screen moves around

Big touch screen actually clicks. Fast Internet in the U.S. and abroad. Solid GPS and media players.

Interface may be frustrating at first. Roxio desktop software is very slow.

I did see the occasional bug with the new software—for instance, when exiting the camera once, the home screen only partially redrew. And the Web browser occasionally wouldn't rotate into portrait mode. But overall, the update makes the Storm much...

Unique clickable screen ; Highly useable Qwerty keyboard ; Decent multimedia features ; Good browser ; Superb email client and contact management

No Wi-Fi

Unique clickable screen, good browsing and multimedia experience are what the Storm has in store for us.

First touch screen Blackberry. Faster processing than other Blackberry devices at the time of release. Big high resolution LCD. Camera quality is very good

Buggy, laggy, slow, rusty, unsuuitable and premature operating system. Not as advertised! No Wi-Fi

If you want a touch screen Blackberry, wait until the Storm II comes out. Never buy 1st generation anything! I learned my lesson the hard way.

Innovative "clickable" touch screen ; High-speed EVDO Rev. A network

Touch keyboard takes some getting used to ; Sluggish software ; Speakerphone quality needs improvement

don't like this phone, got one from gsmallover.com and returned it. went with a htc touch pro 2 instead and it's a lot more responsive. this one has the surepress, sucks. anyays like my new one. has anybody gotten the storm 2 yet is the screen better?

Plenty of storage capacity ; 3.5mm headphone jack ; 3.2MP camera ; Global capabilities

Sometimes unresponsive screen ; Fingerprint magnet ; Heavier than some smartphones

Performance During our tests, there were a few instances in which the phone appeared sluggish. There were also times in which we tapped and clicked an onscreen button and received no response. After tapping and clicking once or twice, the device...