Played with the Blackberry Tour this weekend

Posted July 13, 2009

So the Blackberry Tour is out on both Verizon and Sprint.  I went to the store to check it out.  It’s obvious that the Blackberry is not a phone for everybody.  They had plenty in stock and not everyone was crowding around to see it, although the Blackberry Storm was a bit different in that respect.  My first impressions… gorgeous screen, very response compared to my Pearl.  The only thing about it is the keyboard.  It’s kind of interesting that I would say that because the keyboard is probably one of the things that people like the most.   I hear it’s similar to the Bold in that each key is flushed together closely and not separate like it is on the Curve.  I’m sure I would get use to it but I wasn’t overwhelmed by the phone.  If you’re thinking about getting the tour, definitely go into  the store and try it out first.  By the way, I did not buy one this weekend.  It turns out that I’m not eligible for the full upgrade until October.  On a side note, while I was waiting for the salesrep to help me, I was playing around with the Blackberry Storm.  You know what, I think it’s actually starting to grow on me a bit.  It still does feel sluggish, but typing on it wasn’t actually too bad this time.  I’m not going to get one but if they improve on it in the next version, it’ll definitely be a serious contender.