14 DAY TRIAL // Canadian mobile phone maker Research in Motion launched a few months ago a sequel to the highly popular BlackBerry Storm 9500 device, namely the BlackBerry Storm 2, and it seems that this device is set to soon arrive on the airwaves of O2 and T-Mobile in the UK. The second Storm handset has been already available in the country via wireless carrier Vodafone, which had it exclusively until the end of December, and is now expected to arrive at the two aforementioned carriers before January is over.
According to a recent article on mobilenewscwp.co.uk, staff in O2 and T-Mobile stores already confirmed that the BlackBerry Storm 2 would soon become available through these carriers. However, no specific details on the matter have been unveiled until now, and details on the pricing of the device lack at the moment; yet, there are great chances that Storm 2 will be free of £35 contracts, the same as other smartphones from RIM, including Curve and Bold. Unfortunately, both O2 and T-Mobile reportedly declined to comment on Storm 2' launch.
Most of you should already be familiar with the specifications list of Storm 2, yet we'll still mention some of the most important ones. The mobile phone comes to the market with a 3.25-inch SurePress touchscreen display that boasts a 480 x 360 pixel resolution and support for 65,000 colors, with a 3.2-megapixel photo snapper with auto focus, image stabilization and flash, 256 MB of Flash Memory and 2 GB Embedded Multimedia Card.
In addition, the second Storm also comes with Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) connectivity options, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR capabilities, 3.5mm headphone jack, soft QWERTY keyboard, media player with support for a wide range of audio and video file types, integrated GPS with assisted-GPS capabilities, support for Quad-band 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE , Single-band 2100 MHz UMTS/HSPA and Dual-band 800/1900/ MHz CDMA/Ev-DO Rev A, and a 1400 mAhr battery that can deliver up to 5 hours of talk time or up to 12.7 days of standby time on GSM.