First Live Appearance Of New BlackBerry Storm Successor

A video has surfaced demonstrating the successor of the Verizon BlackBerry Storm series of touch display oriented BlackBerry smartphones. The device, codenamed Monaco is said to be running BlackBerry OS 6.1 and is clearly branded with the Verizon logo, suggesting that the carrier has revived and is testing the device after it was canceled last year.

Specifications for the Monaco are as follows:

Dimensions: Sleek, thin profile – 11.5mm thick (120 x 62 x 11.5 mm)
Processor: Qualcomm 1.2GHz Processor
Radio:Dual band CDMA, EV-DO Rev A, RX Diversity ; Quad band EDGE / Single Band UMTS
Display: 3.7″ – 800×480 resolution, 15:9 aspect ration, 253 DPI
Camera: 5 MP – Flash – Image Stabilization – HD Video Recording (720p)
Navigation: Capacitive touch + BlackBerry navigation keys + optical navigation module. One convenience key
Memory: 4GB storage + 768MB RAM + up to 32GB MicroSD
WiFi/GPS: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n + GPS + Bluetooth 2.1 EDR + Mobile HotSpot
Connectivity: Micro USB – Bluetooth – NFC
Sensors: Magnetometer – Accelerometer – Proximity
Software: Enhanced BlackBerry SW v.6.1, BlackBerry Evolution 6, Open GL ES 2.0, APIs for magnetometer and augmented reality apps