RIM with BlackBerry Storm 3 Coming End of Year

The Storm 3 is in the final stages of development, and set for release later this year, most likely in Q3 or Q4. Our source says RIM is using a revamped version of the SurePress technology found in previous models, and the company believes this implementation to be “perfect”. Surepress, if you recall, was the feature in the first Storm that allowed users to depress the touchscreen to get tactile feedback while typing or navigating through the UI. This goes against earlier rumors that the Storm 3 is actually a planned slider phone, which suggests that Mr. T/Talladega will instead be the long-awaited slide-out device. The Storm 3 will be running BB OS 6.0, with a strong focus on multimedia capabilities, as hinted at in RIM’s announcement video last week. However, gaming is also said to be hugely important; apparently, the company is working with EA to have a mobile version of The Sims pre-installed. EA has yet to respond with a statement at this time.

RIM is also planning to release the Storm 4, some time in 2011. Referred to as an “iPhone killer”, the device is said to have an accelerometer, magnetometer — allowing the phone to act as a true compass — 5 Megapixel camera and upgraded GPS internals. Based on the codename of the phone (which our source asked that we not publish), we also speculate that this could lead to an increased focus on augmented reality applications, putting RIM in an ideal position to capitalize on the relatively untapped AR market. Meanwhile, despite the supposedly “perfect” input technology on the Storm 3, it is unknown what sort of Surepress implementation will be used in this device.

Further down the line is the Storm 4, which will arrive in 2011 with a magnetic compass to enable augmented reality apps, a 5 megapixel camera, and an improved GPS chip (maybe that S-GPS we saw on the way to the LG Ally). It does seem a little weird that the 9670 clamshell would launch with a 5 megapixel camera, but the Storm 3 wouldn’t and the Storm 4 following it would. Barring lower-end devices like the Curve 8500 series, all of the top-tier BlackBerrys should pack 5 megapixel cameras from here on in.

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