BlackBerry Storm2 9520 introduced by RIM and Vodafone

Vodafone and RIM have introduced the BlackBerry Storm2 Smartphone for customers in seven European countries as well as South Africa. Customers in the UK and Ireland will be able to get the new smartphone first through Vodafone, and it will be offered exclusively by Vodafone in Germany, Netherlands and Spain. It will also be made available in France, Italy and South Africa in time for Christmas. Pricing will be announced by the individual in-country operating companies. As an indication, Vodafone UK will be offering the BlackBerry Storm2 free from £35 per month on a 24-month contract that includes 600 minutes talk-time, unlimited BlackBerry Internet Service, unlimited text messaging, as well as unlimited access to VMI (Vodafone Mobile Internet) and broadband.

The BlackBerry Storm2 smartphone (model 9520) from Vodafone features a 3.25-inch high resolution 360x480 display at 184 ppi, capacitive touch-screen with integrated functions (Send, End, Menu, Escape) and new SurePress technology that makes clicking the display practically effortless, a 3.2MP camera with variable zoom, autofocus, flash and video recording, 256 MB of Flash memory, 2 GB of onboard memory storage and a microSD/SDHD memory card slot that supports up to 16 GB cards today and is expected to support 32 GB cards when available. It supports UMTS/HSPA (2100Mhz), quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM and Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) networks. There's also built-in GPS, Bluetooth (2.1) with support for Secure Simple Pairing, hands-free headsets, stereo headsets, car kits and other Bluetooth peripherals, a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack and dedicated volume controls, and more.