October 12, 2008
Smartphone showdown: BlackBerry Storm vs. the iPhone
Not content to stand by while AT&T , T-Mobile and Sprint generate all the wireless hype, Verizon last week announced that it would be supporting Research in Motion’s BlackBerry Storm smartphone on its network come November, according to reports from iPhone News
RIM’s first touchscreen device features a “clickable” screen that the company says simulates the feel of a physical keyboard. The Storm can connect to either EV-DO Rev. A or HSPA 3G cellular networks and features 1GB of onboard memory storage and a card slot that allows for up to 16GB of additional storage.
But while Verizon (and Vodafone in Europe and elsewhere) is hoping that the BlackBerry Storm will be its own “iPhone killer,” questions remain about whether the offering can match the popular Apple consumer device in several key areas. Here’s a look at how the Storm stacks up against the iPhone in terms of call quality, data coverage, price and more.