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BlackBerry Storm 2 9520 Overview

Expected UK Release Date: Available

Key Features
Sleek Touch Screen Smartphone
Touch Screen QWERTY Keyboard in Portrait & Landscape Mode
WiFi® Technology
3.2 Megapixel Camera with Auto Focus
3.2 Inch 65k Colour TFT LCD Touch Screen
Wireless Email
6 Hours 3G Talk Time
Media Player with Integrated Speaker
GPS Navigation with A GPS

Design

92%

Usability

60%

Features

89%

The above ratings are average figures, which have been generated from submitted mobile phone reviews.

Our BlackBerry Storm 2 9520 Review

The BlackBerry Storm 2 9520 is a great addition to the BlackBerry Storm range which includes another handset known as the BlackBerry Storm 9500 which is a stunning Smartphone. The Storm 2 9520 supports a large touch screen complete with high quality Smartphone features which allows its user to communicate with ease & in style. The handset has a sleek black coloured casing & the user can enjoy a user friendly BlackBerry operating system on their Smartphone. Its casing is a good size which can be used in a single hand & has a solid feel. It measures 11.25cm tall, 6.22cm wide by 1.4cm deep & its total weigh including its fitted battery is 160 grams. There is an impressive touch screen which provides a high colour display at a 480 pixel by 360 pixel resolution. This touch screen measures 3.2 Inches from corner to corner & fills the front of the casing, although the user can access the call & back keys located neatly beneath the screen. This stunning BlackBerry Smartphone supports a SurePress™ touch screen navigation feature & SureType® which allows the user to enjoy accurate touch screen controls. The user can input letters & numbers by using the onscreen keypad or the onscreen full QWERTY keyboard. The touch screen QWERTY keyboard can be viewed & used when the handset is either in portrait or landscape mode depending on the user's preference. For security the touch screen comes with a screen lock feature & the user can use a password to protect their Smartphone for added security.

The Storm 2 9520 comes with a battery which can be fully recharged via the power adapter. When the battery is recharged it can provide up to five hours of GSM talk time or approximately 305 hours of GSM standby time, but this will change when the user is using their Smartphone over a 3G network. This Smartphone supports 3G HSDPA technology which allows the user to experience high speed connectivity & allows the user to enjoy a fast Internet experience on their handset. The BlackBerry Storm 2 9520 supports Bluetooth® wireless technology which allows the user to connect to other Bluetooth® compatible devices without using wires to connect the two devices. A USB connect can be made between the Storm 2 9520 & other USB devices which is ideal when the user wishes to transfer data between two USB compatible devices. Its EDGE & GPRS support allows the user to experience high speed transfer rates. The BlackBerry Storm 2 9520 comes with two hundred & fifty six megabytes of flash memory & the casing has an expandable memory card slot which holds a MicroSD™ type memory card, & this handset has two gigabytes of preinstalled memory. It works over a 3G HSDPA 2100 network as well as working over GSM networks 850, 900, 1800, & 1900, which makes this a quad band network handset which will automatically switch between GSM networks when needed.

BlackBerry Storm 2 9520 3G Smartphone front view

BlackBerry Storm 2 9520 3G Smartphone angle view

BlackBerry Storm 2 9520 3G Smartphone side view

This amazing touch screen Smartphone comes with a Internet browser compete with a search facility & the user can enjoy access their favourite websites or even catch up with their social networking needs on their Smartphone by accessing Facebook® & MySpace® when desired. This handset comes with a highly useable email service which allows the user to enjoy communicating via email quickly & easily from their Storm 2 9520. Its emails service supports easy to manage email storage, a wireless email service & the user can send or receive email attachments. This email feature allows the user to turn their BlackBerry Smartphone into a portable office which is perfect for the business user that is always travelling. The user can enjoy a selection of reliable communication features on their Storm 2 9520 which allow the user to communicate with their contacts using the best possible feature to suit the users communication requirements. The user can create & share a text message or a multimedia message with their contacts, allowing the user to communicate without even making a call. An instant message service allows the user to communicate with their contacts that are online, for an online text chat with compatible contacts. The BlackBerry Storm 2 9520 supports a conference call feature which means the user can create one call with a small selection of contacts all communicating together, & a speaker call feature allows the user to hear their contacts out loud for a hands free call experience over the handsets speakers. An integrated GPS navigation complete with A GPS which supports a BlackBerry® maps application allows the user to find out directions & routes on their Smartphone. It has built in WiFi® technology which allows the user to gain an Internet connection via a WLAN or a hotspot.

The Storm 2 9520 comes with a variety of high quality multimedia & imaging features which can be enjoyed by its user & others when the handset is shared amongst friends. Its media player supports many music playback formats & provides the user with a high quality sound output. There is a built in video player which supports video playback in MPEG4, H263 format, H264 & WMV video format, & the user can stream videos on their new Storm 2 9520. There is a 3.2 megapixel camera lens positioned on the back of the casing & the large touch screen works as a perfect viewfinder when the user is capturing a photo or recording a video. This 3.2 megapixel camera supports video recording capabilities as well as still photo capturing. It has an automatic focus function which provides a clear & well focused shot each time the camera feature is used. The user can add light to their photos by using the built in flash, & the camera has an image stabiliser which will ensure a wobble free photo or video is captured using this integrated camera. The BlackBerry Storm 2 9520 has a built in speaker which allows the user to hear sound including their music & video playback out loud, & an integrated microphone allows the user to make voice or sound recording on their new Smartphone.

BlackBerry Storm 2 9520 Specifications & Features

Screen
3.2 Inch 65k Colour TFT LCD Touch Screen (480 x 360 Pixels)

Imaging
3.2 Megapixel Camera
Auto Focus
Flash
Image Stabiliser
Camera Settings
Camera Key
Video Player (MPEG4, H263, H264 & WMV)
Video Recorder
Video Streaming

Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Wireless Email
Email with Attachments
Email Integrated Accounts
Instant Messaging

Sound
Media Player (MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WMA ProPlus)
MP3 & MIDI Ringtones
Polyphonic Ringtones
Microphone
Speaker

Entertainment
Downloadable Games

Organiser
Phone Book
Organiser
Calendar
To Do List
Alarm Clock
Speakerphone
Conference Call
Vibrating Alert
GPS Navigation with A GPS
BlackBerry® Maps
Touch Screen QWERTY Keyboard (Portrait & Landscape)
BlackBerry® Operating System
Portrait SureType®
SurePress™ Touch Screen Navigation
Screen Lock
Password Protection

Connectivity
3G HSDPA
Bluetooth®
USB
GPRS
EDGE
WiFi®

Network
Quad Band Technology (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)
HSDPA 2100

Internet
HTML
Facebook® & MySpace® Compatible

Memory & Talk Time
256 MB Flash Memory & 2 GB Memory plus MicroSD™ Memory Option
5 Hours GSM Talk Time
6 Hours 3G Talk Time
305 Hours GSM Standby
280 Hours 3G Standby

Weight & Size
160 g
112.5 x 62.2 x 14 mm

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Reviewer: Ct - Scuntnorpe, UK
Date: 13th Jul 2010

Totally disappointed, bad reception & frozen keys initially every day. Fortunately I had bought protection with the phone. First handset replaced in 2 days, second in 2 weeks, third in 6 weeks. Vodafone great as delivered all handsets at home, finally I am on my 4th handset now for 5 months, never frozen, no probems apart from reception not good at certain areas. YouTube videos? Forget it. Cannot wait to end the contract & move to iPhone.

Design

95%

Usability

15%

Features

75%

Reviewer: Simeon - UK
Date: 8th Jun 2010

This is a fantastic phone, if only it would work properly. In five months I have had five of these & all have been returned for the same fault. This is that the sound quality on calls is appalling. Regularly the person on the other end sounds so garbled that you cannot understand a word they are saying. The only way to rectify this fault is to pull the battery & reinstall it.

Finally after five handsets, Vodafone have agreed to replace for another make & model.

I love the phone just wish it worked properly. Au-Renoir Blackberry.

Design

90%

Usability

80%

Features

95%

Reviewer: Adrian Pedley - Manchster, UK
Date: 21st Apr 2010

Great phone & great usability, no reception problems as many people seem to be suffering, but the sound quality on a call ranges from good to unusable, this has nothing to do with signal strength as it happens even when I have full strength.

Design

100%

Usability

75%

Features

100%

Reviewer: Logan - US
Date: 20th Apr 2010

Great phone. I actually bought one from overseas & brought it over here because it is GSM & I have at&t. Good touch screen, email is easy to use, love how practical it is. Very good phone. Two thumbs up.

Design

85%

Usability

95%

Features

70%

Reviewer: Shepherd - Southport, UK
Date: 13th Jan 2010

Very poor reception even with Vodafone. I didn't use to have reception problems in Southport but its now common with the Storm 2.

Design

90%

Usability

50%

Features

100%

Reviewer: Anne Smiley - Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Date: 1st Jan 2010

Firstly I find that the reception on the telephone is very poor even though this is a Vodafone contract & their website details the reception is very good this is not the case. Even when the shop contacted me to see how I was getting on they couldn't hear me! As a result of this the Wi-Fi connection will not work properly & will not allow me access to the Internet as a result. I am now onto my second Storm 2 within 2 weeks & both phones have frozen when trying to access the icons, needless to say the phone is going back yet again & hoping to change to the bold. Lovely design but not prepared to be in a 2 year contract & have a broken phone already don't know what it will be like in a year.

Design

100%

Usability

50%

Features

100%

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