Which BlackBerry model was the first touchscreen BlackBerry?

The first touchscreen BlackBerry was the BlackBerry Storm. Research In Motion, or RIM, introduced the Storm in 2008 as its answer to the growing popularity of touchscreen phones such as Apple’s iPhone. Unlike most earlier BlackBerry models, it had no physical keyboard and used a 3.25-inch capacitive display for typing, navigation, and applications.

Its defining feature was SurePress, a system that let users physically press the touchscreen like a button. Haptic feedback was intended to make virtual typing feel more familiar to BlackBerry users accustomed to tactile keys. The Storm also included a trackless touch interface, a 3.2-megapixel camera, mobile broadband, and a removable battery.

The BlackBerry Pearl, Curve, and Bold came earlier or were better known for physical keyboards and trackballs or trackpads; none was RIM’s first full touchscreen device. The Storm’s launch was important historically, but its SurePress screen and software received mixed reviews. The Storm 2 followed in 2009 with a redesigned clickable-screen mechanism and Wi-Fi, yet it was still the second generation rather than the original breakthrough model.