Research In Motion today announced the launch of the BlackBerry Storm2 smartphone with BlackBerry OS 5 in India .
The BlackBerry Storm2 will be available in the Indian market for Rs 31990 and will be available across more than 60 cities in India through Redington’s national retail distribution channels.
Frenny Bawa, Managing Director, India, Research In Motion quoted “Powered with the latest SurePress technology and BlackBerry OS 5, the new BlackBerry Storm2 offers customers a powerful and unique mix of advanced communications and multimedia features in a smoothly designed smartphone that will appeal to both consumers and business professionals,”
Hardware Features· Smooth design and premium finish with sloped edges, chrome accents, glass lens and stainless steel backplate
·Large (3.25”), dazzling, high resolution 360 x 480 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
·Global connectivity support: UMTS/HSPA (2100Mhz), quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM and Wi-Fi® (802.11 b/g) networks
·3.2 MP 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
·Premium and easy-to-access phone features, background noise suppression technology, loud distortion-free speakerphone and face detection (proximity sensor) that prevents accidental clicks and blanks the screen while the user is on the phone
·Media player for videos, pictures and music, plus BlackBerry® Desktop Manager for both PCs and Macs, and BlackBerry® Media Sync for easily syncing iTunes® and Windows Media® Player music with the smartphone*
· A 3.5 mm stereo headset jack and dedicated volume controls
·Bluetooth® (2.1) with support for Secure Simple Pairing, hands-free headsets, stereo headsets, car kits and other Bluetooth peripherals
·Built-in GPS for maps and other location-based applications, as well as photo geotagging
·Access to BlackBerry App World™, featuring a broad and growing catalog of mobile applications developed specifically for BlackBerry smartphones. Categories include games, entertainment, IM and social networking, news, weather, productivity and more. Applications developed for the original BlackBerry Storm are fully compatible with the BlackBerry Storm2
·BlackBerry® Internet Service and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server support
Removable, rechargeable 1400 mAhr battery that provides approximately 6 hours of talk time on 3G networks and 280 hours of standby time.
