dudleygb
Expert Member
The biggest gripe is that the Storm is too slow, performance is a major issue. The phone is also not very well polished, they saying it was rushed too soon to market.
http://www.phonewreck.com/2008/11/21/blackberry-storm-review-and-teardown/
Finally, performance. This is what totally kills the device in our opinion. Everything about this phone lags. Ever since the videos were leaked showing its UI, people have been complaining about the animation lag and hoping that everything would sort itself out by launch. Unfortunately, even with the last-minute flashing of devices, nothing has changed. Right on the main menu, scrolling through applications gives a choppy feeling. Even the media application takes a while to boot, and you end up double clicking in an attempt to get things going. When I plugged the unit into the computer attempting to sideload, even that dragged in performance. Typical BlackBerrys have been awesome at sideloading when enumerated through Mass Storage Class, but this one, in traditional Verizon fare, runs on MTP mode for syncing with Rhapsody and Windows Media Player. Transferring movies to watch on your phone, just plainly sucks.
http://www.phonewreck.com/2008/11/21/blackberry-storm-review-and-teardown/
Finally, performance. This is what totally kills the device in our opinion. Everything about this phone lags. Ever since the videos were leaked showing its UI, people have been complaining about the animation lag and hoping that everything would sort itself out by launch. Unfortunately, even with the last-minute flashing of devices, nothing has changed. Right on the main menu, scrolling through applications gives a choppy feeling. Even the media application takes a while to boot, and you end up double clicking in an attempt to get things going. When I plugged the unit into the computer attempting to sideload, even that dragged in performance. Typical BlackBerrys have been awesome at sideloading when enumerated through Mass Storage Class, but this one, in traditional Verizon fare, runs on MTP mode for syncing with Rhapsody and Windows Media Player. Transferring movies to watch on your phone, just plainly sucks.
