John
10-16-2009, 06:52 AM
Manufacturer RIM hopes the BlackBerry Storm2 will be able to take on Apple's popular iPhone.
One of the criticisms of the first Storm model was that users had to press hard on the touch screen.
RIM said new SurePress technology will solve the problem and promised that clicking the display will be "effortless". RIM promised the device will know if a finger is "resting" on the keypad or typing. The handset will respond to "gentle pressure" by vibrating.
Ernest Doku of mobile phone comparison site Omio.com, said he believed the new model would be a success, "repairing the damage" caused by problems with Storm1.
"To BlackBerry's credit, they took the widespread criticism on the chin, addressed the glaring faults levelled at Storm1, and have moved swiftly to make the necessary changes.
"The physical keyboard is probably the BlackBerry's defining characteristic and to achieve a similar experience with a touchscreen proved a lot tougher than they initially thought it would be.
"A refinement of their SurePress technology appears to have given the Storm2 the best of both worlds - the feedback and accuracy of a real button press, but without the keys."
As well as iPhone, BlackBerry will also face competition from the new Palm Pre.
Mr Doku said: "The Pre has been talked up as being the iPhone killer, so expectation levels are already off the scale."
One of the criticisms of the first Storm model was that users had to press hard on the touch screen.
RIM said new SurePress technology will solve the problem and promised that clicking the display will be "effortless". RIM promised the device will know if a finger is "resting" on the keypad or typing. The handset will respond to "gentle pressure" by vibrating.
Ernest Doku of mobile phone comparison site Omio.com, said he believed the new model would be a success, "repairing the damage" caused by problems with Storm1.
"To BlackBerry's credit, they took the widespread criticism on the chin, addressed the glaring faults levelled at Storm1, and have moved swiftly to make the necessary changes.
"The physical keyboard is probably the BlackBerry's defining characteristic and to achieve a similar experience with a touchscreen proved a lot tougher than they initially thought it would be.
"A refinement of their SurePress technology appears to have given the Storm2 the best of both worlds - the feedback and accuracy of a real button press, but without the keys."
As well as iPhone, BlackBerry will also face competition from the new Palm Pre.
Mr Doku said: "The Pre has been talked up as being the iPhone killer, so expectation levels are already off the scale."