iPhone 3GS from AT&T. Free Shipping
- Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 852 reviews Back to product review
- My rating: 0 stars
Full user review
-
27 out of 43 people found this review helpful
5.0 stars
"Finally an iPhone killer to get the job done!"
Pros: -ClickTouch technology
-Blackberry dependability
-Full HTML
-Streaming Video in browser
-3g Verizon Network
-MMS/SMS(iPhone has no MMS)
-GPS
-Visual Voicemail
-1gb onboard memory(8gb sansdisk included in package for card reader)
-Multitouch/gesturesCons: -no WiFi(not really an issue to me and ill explain why but it is unfortunately a con)
Summary: pros continued:
-Apps in app store are relegated by the carrier(this is what ive heard)
-on Verizon so no sim card shenanigans for the AT.T / TMobile users of the world.
had to finish off the extensive list
-attachments downloadable from within browser
-3.5 headphone jack
-removable/replaceable battery
-full virtual qwerty and suretype
-edit Word,Excel, Powerpoint docs
-accelerometer
-CDMA / EV-DO Rev. A, quadband EDGE, and 2100MHz HSPA, making it one of the most global phones ever to hit the market
-Media Player(music/video)
-Video Recording as well as 3.2 megapix cam
-Memory is upgradable to 16gb of flash mem via card reader
-screen res: 184ppi(storm) vs 163ppi(iPhone)
-bluetooth
-full-on BlackBerry e-mail support, complete with push e-mail and access to POP and IMAP e-mail servers. Also on board: SMS, picture and instant messaging.
this thing looks amazing. ive held a 3g iphone in my hands as im sure most of you have and this thing is only .01 inches thicker. so its gonna feel great. add that to this massive list of features(believe me there is more but i dont have the character space) and you have something that will finally make the iPhone meet its successor. i pointed out in the lists the things that the Storm will offer that the iPhone doesnt but i'll reiterate them really quick:
-MMS(iPhone does not have picture or video messaging)
-Upgradable Memory(card slot)
-ClickTouch
-SureType keyboard
-removable/replaceable battery
-video recording
among many others..
let me take a second to address the WiFi issue that everyone seems to be taking..lol its funny actually. plain and simple wifi doesnt matter. using it and constantly searching for it drain your battery fast enough to make your head spin. ask anyone with an iphone if they have their wifi turned off. theyll probably say yes. with the storm you will most likely get unlimited data. i cant think of any reason why anyone who is buying a blackberry would not get unlimited data. so couple that with verizons 3g and boom you are set. 3g is fast. anyone whos touched an iphone could tell you that. so i really dont see the issue. something to whine about i guess.
ill say a little about the App store here too. from what i know the carrier will have to approve the third party apps. my solution to that is crackberryappstore.com. and also the Apps are installed via the browser i think.
Updated on Oct 9, 2008some sneak peek pictures
http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/util_get_image/19/0,1425,sz=1&i=193605,00.jpg
http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/util_get_image/19/0,1425,sz=1&i=193614,00.jpg
http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/util_get_image/19/0,1425,sz=1&i=193624,00.jpg
http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/util_get_image/19/0,1425,sz=1&i=193625,00.jpg
http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/util_get_image/19/0,1425,sz=1&i=193606,00.jpg
http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/util_get_image/19/0,1425,sz=1&i=193611,00.jpg
http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/util_get_image/19/0,1425,sz=1&i=193618,00.jpg
http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/util_get_image/19/0,1425,sz=1&i=193610,00.jpg
http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/util_get_image/19/0,1425,sz=1&i=193609,00.jpg
http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/util_get_image/19/0,1425,sz=1&i=193616,00.jpg
Updated on Oct 9, 2008-id just like to note that the GPS is usable with google maps, blackberry maps, or VZ navigation thingy
Updated on Oct 9, 2008great slide show
http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow_viewer/0,1205,l=232789&a=232729&po=1,00.asp?p=y
informative captions
Updated on Oct 9, 2008you move your finger over the screen to highlight and press down to select. this is an example of ClickTouch technology.
Updated on Oct 9, 2008http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/util_get_image/19/0,1425,sz=1&i=193607,00.jpg
http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/util_get_image/19/0,1425,sz=1&i=193621,00.jpg
http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/util_get_image/19/0,1425,sz=1&i=193617,00.jpg
Updated on Oct 9, 2008http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/util_get_image/19/0,1425,sz=1&i=193607,00.jpg
http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/util_get_image/19/0,1425,sz=1&i=193621,00.jpg
http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/util_get_image/19/0,1425,sz=1&i=193617,00.jpg
Updated on Oct 11, 2008you have in your cons that your wondering about snycing with your itunes. from what i know that is a feature for the device.
Updated on Oct 11, 2008on my cons i have no SIM card. from what i know now there will be a SIM card. not sure how itll work exactly though. as in im not sure if youll be able to pop that SIM card into your ATT, Tmobile or unlocked phone and suddenly have your verizon service on a european HTC Touch Diamond...
Updated on Oct 11, 2008UPDATE ON THE SIM CARD
its pre-installed. ie: no slot. that stinks but whatever. itll work overseas. sweet.
Updated on Oct 11, 2008box revealed apparently:
pic
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/08/blackberry-storm-verizon-box.jpg
- 17 replies to this review
-
3G is not anywhere near as battery-efficient as WiFi. If you turn off the network signal, and leave the WiFi on in constant service area, you can get several DAYS of battery life, versus only one day on a charge, and that's for most phones. I live in an area with no reception, and have the WiFi on constantly, and only recharge the phone every few days, and that's just from being in town for a few hours a day.
-
I have the BlackBerry Storm and it is not a multitouch screen like the Iphone. Just to let you know.
-
Sorry, I love my Storm but iPhone killer it is definitely not. It is slower and have several screen glitch issues. The Storm is a great business tool. But the iPhone is clearly a better engineered device.
-
"Wifi is much more efficient for batter life than 3g, ask anyone with an iphone if 3g burns battery life fast and they will say YES Wifi is good if u r in a constant area so the phone doesn't need to keep searching for the network, it uses less battery life in this situation and its faster to boot!"
....If the iPhone's battery wasn't so SH*%Y, using 3G wouldn't be a problem! It doesn't even last one day, with no use! -
First off, it's not an "iPhone Killer". I don't understand why we want to kill anything Apple delivers. If you don't like Apple don't use their products. If Apple does one thing right it is marketing and promotion. The iPhone is one of the hottest selling mobile phones on the market now. Yes, it's not the best cell phone, or even the best smartphone, but it's selling and people are buying. The Blackberry (not this horrible piece of garbage) is geared for businesses and they are the best in the department. The QWERTY keypad on the "real" Blackberrys are the best. I don't understand why RIM has to try to compete in the touch cell phone market instead of continuing to perfect their business phones. But if you are seriously thinking that this phone is an "iPhone Killer", you need to get your head examined.
-
Wifi is much more efficient for batter life than 3g, ask anyone with an iphone if 3g burns battery life fast and they will say YES Wifi is good if u r in a constant area so the phone doesn't need to keep searching for the network, it uses less battery life in this situation and its faster to boot!
-
This is a review from someone who has not touched the phone: Case in point "so its gonna feel great" . For gods sake don?t review a phone that you have not experienced!!! And don?t listen to a review from someone who has never touched the phone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-
About the 1gb onboard memory(8gb sansdisk included in package for card reader), how far can we push up the memory? I know it supports 16gb. What happens if i push in 32 gb( i know we dont have 32gb micro sd in mkt) but i am thinking way too ahead
-
Tell me more about the contact file. How many contacts can you have. How much information for each contact?
-
Do you or anyone else know how this phone will work with longer finger nails?
Thanks,
lovey -
this video of the back of the phones shows it has a sim card. yay!!
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/10/20/blackberry-storm-in-action-ad-nauseum/ -
I dunno if it comes with a sim card but I know it does have gsm that only works in europe, so it can't be unlocked for at&t or t-mobile (I was hoping it would roam gsm in the US so it would have the best coverage of any cell phone, but unfortunately that's not the case)
And the sim card isn't pre-installed, there's a slot underneath the battery cover (I saw it in a video) -
Ok now in the review on here from cnet it say that a sim card comes in the box. So does that mean there maybe a chance to get the phone unlocked and you could use it on T-Mobile or At&T?
-
in all honesty i do not think there will be a sim card. Verizon has NO NO NO absolutely NO sim cards in ANY of their phones. I do not see why this would be any different. I've had Verizon for almost 9 years and i highly doubt it. I wouldnt get your hopes up.
-
to answer JK no i dont work for RIM and im not sure what the rest of your reply is saying or trying to say. and to answer prasad yes i found out that a SIM card is included.
-
Many statements or ot-the-window. Where is the 1Gig on board memory? Do you work for Rim? There about to go bankrupt!
-
A lot of reviews says it supports both GSM and CDMA so i assume it will have a sim card slot (correct me if i am wrong)
%20user%20review%20and%20rating%20-%20CNET%20Reviews&srcUrl=http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/rim-blackberry-storm-verizon/4864-6452_7-33311850.html?messageID%3D10006218){kind=small}