Well, it looks like Verizon has made the date official.
It appears that the rumors from yesterday were indeed correct, remember, they had been around since September, but now Verizon has confirmed that the BlackBerry Storm 2 will be headed to the carrier on Wednesday, October 28th.
Circle it, if you’re not already hypnotized by the Motorola Droid and its announcement on the same day. The phone is, again, going to cost you $179.99 after a rebate, so if the quality of the phone is improved over the last one, that price is going to be very, very worth it.
RIM has overhauled the touch-screen and it should make the earlier version of the Storm look ridiculous in comparison. That’s a good thing.
Anyways, if you missed the Storm 2’s specifications earlier, here is a quick rundown:
• Smooth design and premium finish with sloped edges, chrome accents, glass lens and stainless steel backplate
• Large (3.25”), dazzling high-resolution 480 x 360 display at 184 ppi
• Capacitive touchscreen with integrated functions (Send, End, Menu, Escape) and new SurePress technology that makes clicking the display practically effortless
• 3G and global connectivity support for making phone calls in more than 220 countries and accessing data in more than 185 countries (with more than 80 destinations in 3G)
• Network Connectivity: EV-DO Revision A; UMTS/HSPA (2100 MHz); and quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM networks
• Supports Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g)
• 256 MB of Flash memory
• 2 GB of onboard media storage and a microSD™/SDHD memory card slot with a 16 GB card included
The full release from Verizon can be found here.
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