The BlackBerry Storm is BlackBerry’s answer to the iPhone — a touch screen smart phone. Although it is a viable option for business users, anyone who has had a previous BlackBerry will miss the keypad. This phone has some called SurePress. When you press a key or icon on the Storm’s screen you feel an actual sensation. There is a subtle click as if you were actually pressing a key. This gives you a reassuring confirmation that your input has been received, but I found it too much like typing on an old typewriter. It seemed to take a little more effort than typing on an iPhone.

The Storm has good call quality, cut & paste, excellent email functionality, an adequate media player, and a nice 3.2 megapixel camera with zoom, flash, and stabilizer. It can also take videos. It actually has a lot of great features, but over all, I’ll take a BlackBerry with a keypad or the touch screen on the iPhone. Here are my pros and cons:

Pros:

• Excellent call quality
• Good navigation
• Enterprise email access
• Good pictures and camera features
• Included 8 GB memory card
• Replaceable battery
• Good battery life
• Voice dialing
• Set up wizards and online tutorials

Cons:

• Text input somewhat difficult
• Poor auto correction
• Commands often too close together to press
• No Wi-Fi
• Slow camera focus
• Browser not as good as some others

You can read my more detailed review with pictures at HardwareSecrets.com.