The release of the new Blackberry Storm2 has been eagerly anticipated by consumers almost since the first Storm became available. Although previous owners of the first Blackberry Storm may not see much difference on the outside, there are vast amounts of user enhancements to justify the Storm’s second release.

Significant upgrade on the overall speed has been increased; response time and the loading of websites have also had a dramatic overhaul. It’s a love hate relationship for those with experience using Research In Motion’s SurePress Technology. With the new upgrade of the Storm2, the technology has been advanced with a more simplified workflow which I’m sure new users will all appreciate.

Need more memory no problem, he Storm2’s built in flash memory has been upgraded from the original Storm. The included memory sizes include 256 Megabytes and 2 Gigabytes sizes. Wireless, or the lack of, has always been Storm’s crutch; well they’ve finally solved this problem by including built in Wi-Fi for all your wireless surfing and application needs.

While slightly heavier than the original model, the Blackberry Storm2 has taken the opportunity to make improvements to the build of the device itself, resulting in a much more solid product. Another cool improvement is the Storm2’s main display is built with less of the unstable movement of its predecessor. Also the chief buttons are now integrated on the main screen eliminating the pesky dust that always seem to find its way in between the cracks of the Storm’s original buttons. Speakers are now placed on the lower side of the device which clears the device of any obstruction to playback crystal clear audio while positioned faced up on a flat surface.

For anyone who’s an owner of the original Storm, there is no need to run out and upgrade right away. The Storm2 carries wonderful features that would make any potential mobile user drool. If the Storm is working just fine and you don’t need an upgrade right away, the original Storm is far from being a device out of date.

The question you have to ask yourself is, if the Storm2 wasn’t designed differently with Wi-Fi would you upgrade? That will seem to be the deciding factor as the inside scoop has it that Storm owners will soon have access to software improvements that will give users similar usability between the two units. As with all mobile toys and upgrades, once mobile users are done with their contracts, I bet there will be a sure spike in Storm2 upgrades. With added features and better build quality if you can stay with the original Storm great, but we all know you all can’t wait for the Storm2.