Alleged Blackberry Storm 2 Photos Surface

Photos alleging to be the Blackberry Storm 2 surfaced online Thursday to the site Crackberry. While the images are new, there is not a lot to get excited about. The supposed images of the next-gen Storm appear to reduce any high-hopes of what the actual Storm 2 might deliver.

Here is what many are concluding after seeing the images posted by Crackberry: It sports WiFi, a noticeably absent feature on the original Storm. A rumored 5MP camera is absent; instead the image of the device in the image has the same 3.2MP camera as the original Storm. It also appears the bottom four buttons of the supposed Storm 2 are the same as the original except now they appear to be part of the touch screen.

The photos also don't show the operating system, giving us no way to know what the user interface will look like. There's also no way to know if RIM has kept its oft maligned SurePress touch-screen that tried to merge touch capabilities with a physical keyboard. Although, considering the poor reception SurePress received, I wouldn't be surprised to see it go.

The device in the photos is slightly thinner than the Storm, and many are saying the new phone is faster and less software glitches than its predecessor. However, there's no way to know that for sure.

RIM is Mum on Storm 2's Existence

While the device in the photos looks real enough, it's hard to know if this is the real thing. So far RIM has been quiet about the possibility of a new Storm, but if the rumors are to be believed we could see the Storm 2 as early as September. There are also several rumored devices said to be coming from RIM this year including two separate devices codenamed Onyx and Gemini.

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