BlackBerry Storm
| Manufacturer | Research In Motion Ltd |
|---|---|
| Availability by region | November 14, 2008 (UK) November 21, 2008 (U.S.) December 4, 2008 (Australia) December 11, 2008 (Canada) |
| Successor | BlackBerry Storm 2 |
| Form factor | Candybar smartphone |
| Dimensions | 112.5 mm (4.43 in) (h) 62.2 mm (2.45 in) (w) 13.95 mm (0.549 in) (d) |
| Weight | 155 g (5.5 oz) |
| Operating system | BlackBerry OS 5.0.0.419 |
| CPU | 528 MHz Qualcomm processor |
| Storage | Flash memory: microSDHC slot: supports up to 32 GB |
| Battery | 3.7 V 1400 mAh Internal rechargeable removable lithium-ion battery Talk time: 330 min Standby time: 360 hours |
| Rear camera | 3.2 megapixel with video at 480 x 352 px, flash, and autofocus |
| Display | 360 x 480 px, 3.25 in (83 mm), HVGA, 65,536 color LCD |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, Micro-USB, A-GPS, Quad band GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz GPRS/EDGE and Uni band UMTS/HSDPA 2100 MHz CDMA version (9530) adds: Dual band CDMA2000/EV-DO Rev. A 800 1900 MHz |
| Data inputs | Multi-touch touchscreen display with haptic feedback, volume controls, proximity and ambient light sensors, 3-axis accelerometer |
| Hearing aid compatibility | M3 |
The BlackBerry Storm is a high-end touchscreen smartphone developed by Research In Motion. A part of the BlackBerry 9500 series of phones, it was RIM's first touchscreen device, and its first without a physical keyboard. It featured a touchscreen that responded like a button via SurePress, RIM's haptic feedback technology. Its competitors included Apple's iPhone, the Palm Pre, the T-Mobile G1 by HTC and the HTC Touch family.
In a 2015 book, Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry, the authors argued that the Storm was the single biggest disaster in smartphone history.