BlackBerry Storm 9530 smartphone (Verizon)

We loved how Apple just completely changed the game in mobile phones due to the introduction of the iPhone with its amazing touch screen, and many other phones have followed suit. The benefit of a large touchscreen is that you can have a larger screen on a small device with interface functionality as well. However, there was always the inherent benefit of having a phone with actual buttons in that they provided you with a physical response from those buttons, but touchscreens could not reproduce that feeling until now. RIM has raised the bar with its introduction of a mobile phone that had the big bright touchscreen, and went further by making sure you got a tactile response from pressing the buttons on the screen. This is more than just amazing, and we think that BlackBerry has now changed the future of handsets when it comes to touchscreen mobile phones.

For the die-hard BlackBerry user, you’ll be happy to know that you will get all of the same functionality out of the Storm that you’ve become accustomed to with previous BlackBerries. The Storm is no slouch when it comes to providing both the business user as well as the casual user a solid phone with work and leisure functions. Having 8GB of microSD storage, you’ll have no reason not to snap tons of photos with the 3.2 megapixel camera as well as listening to MP3s and watching videos on the big bright screen. You’ll also be able to make great use of its multi-connectivity through Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for data downloads and file transferring. Along with the GPS location function, this phone has some very impressive features other than the cool touchscreen. If you think that you might like the idea of a touchscreen mobile phone, but prefer the tactile response of physical buttons then compromise and buy the BlackBerry Storm for it’s physically responsive touchscreen as well as its great features.