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Shane McGlaun (Blog) - June 22, 2009 12:01 PM

17 comment(s) - last by cerx.. on Jun 23 at 1:18 PM

T-Mobile myTouch (Source: CNET News)

T-Mobile readies its second Android-powered device

The first Android-powered smartphone to hit the market in the U.S. was the T-Mobile G1. The handset proved to have some early issues, but those were mostly ironed out by Google and T-Mobile. The device has since become one of the most popular smartphones on the T-Mobile network.

T-Mobile reported in April that it had sold a million G1 handsets since it debuted. Today T-Mobile will introduce its second Android-powered smartphone called the myTouch. The handset is manufactured by HTC for T-Mobile and uses the same hardware design as the Google Ion/HTC Magic that was unveiled at Mobile World congress back in February. The handset is already available in Europe with Vodafone.

The myTouch is thinner than the current G1 handset and a bit smaller than the iPhone reports CNET News. Despite being a bit smaller than the iPhone, the device packs in a 3.2-inch touch screen with a screen resolution of 320 x 480. Unlike the G1, the myTouch will have no physical keyboard and will use a virtual on-screen keyboard.

Other features of the myTouch include Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity. The device will sport 512MB of internal memory and have a microSD card slot. A 4GB microSD card will ship with the myTouch as well. T-Mobile will sell the myTouch for $199 with a 2-year contract and it will be offered to current T-Mobile customers on July 8 with non-T-Mobile customers getting access to the phone in early August.

The myTouch will be the premier T-Mobile Android-powered device. The G1 will continue to be offered by T-Mobile though it expects the myTouch to lure more new customers looking for an easy-to-use smartphone. The $199 price point of the myTouch should make the device attractive to consumers; the price is the same as the new 8GB iPhone 3G S and the Palm Pre.

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ARGH!!!

By amanojaku on 6/22/2009 12:22:19 PM , Rating: 1

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Unlike the G1, the myTouch will have no physical keyboard and will use a virtual on-screen keyboard.

Tactile... feedback. Must... have... tactile feedback... It's pretty slick looking, though.

RE: ARGH!!!

By Paulywogstew on 6/22/2009 12:58:43 PM , Rating: 2

If you want tactile feedback that's what the G1 is for.

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RE: ARGH!!!

By KingstonU on 6/22/2009 1:12:06 PM , Rating: 2

I was dissapointed when I tried the keyboard of the G1 at a store, it was the fake display model though, and it had absolutely NO feedback, the buttons felt like I was pressing nothing at all, I hope that the real thing is made of much better quality build, especially the keyboard. Why on earth do they make such crappy display models?

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RE: ARGH!!!

By Paulywogstew on 6/22/2009 1:19:26 PM , Rating: 2

The keyboard doesn't really have a lot of feel to it but if you need more tactile response you have the ability to have the phone vibrate on the key presses.

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RE: ARGH!!!

By KingstonU on 6/22/2009 4:54:20 PM , Rating: 2

Really? Interesting, can anyone provide a link that discusses this? And how does it affect battery life? Thanks!

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RE: ARGH!!!

By cerx on 6/23/2009 1:18:01 PM , Rating: 2

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nothing at all

stupid sexy flanders

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RE: ARGH!!!

By foolsgambit11 on 6/22/2009 1:35:23 PM , Rating: 2

Slick? Maybe. It looks plasticky, and plastic is pretty slick. Love the OS, not so hot on the package.

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T-Mobile

By Goty on 6/22/2009 12:35:12 PM , Rating: 2

I would be all over this phone (and would have been all over the G1) IF these weren't T-Mobile exclusives. T-Mobile's coverage just isn't very good where I live.

RE: T-Mobile

By Acanthus on 6/22/2009 12:59:52 PM , Rating: 2

T-mobile piggybacks on AT&Ts towers as well, do you have poor ATT coverage too?

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RE: T-Mobile

By Jedi2155 on 6/22/2009 3:26:39 PM , Rating: 2

Being a former AT&T user and now a G1 owner, I would have to agree that the coverage is definitely not as good as AT&T's.

Although I much prefer a G1 over a iPhone, I admittedly wish it was on AT&T's network.

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RE: T-Mobile

By chick0n on 6/23/2009 9:12:39 AM , Rating: 2

what's the point of coverage when you can't make calls & drop calls every 5 minutes ?

Thats exactly what AT&T is. At least in NYC, NJ, and PA.

I can't wait till my contract is over with this garbage company. 4 more months. T-Mobile here I come !

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RE: T-Mobile

By callmeroy on 6/23/2009 11:31:33 AM , Rating: 2

I live in NJ , work in PA --- the exact OPPOSITE of what you stated has been true for me....I wouldn't touch T-Mobile coverage -- it's mediocre quality and so so reliability at best....I've been on AT&T's network since the Cingular merger...I have no drop call issues or voice quality complaints at all.

Granted I'm not a heavy cell phone user ...but still....

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3.5mm Headphone Jack?

By GTaudiophile on 6/22/2009 2:28:21 PM , Rating: 2

Does it have one unlike the G1 or must one still use a crappy USB adapter?

RE: 3.5mm Headphone Jack?

By v3rt1g0 on 6/22/2009 2:41:05 PM , Rating: 2

You still need the USB adapter

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RE: 3.5mm Headphone Jack?

By SPARTAN VI on 6/22/2009 3:01:52 PM , Rating: 2

Think I read that it also has the same processing power as the G1. So pages will still take twice as long to load than the Palm Pre and iPhone 3GS. Only thing the G1 had going for it was the keyboard and barcode scanning.

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RE: 3.5mm Headphone Jack?

By Zapp Brannigan on 6/22/2009 4:04:40 PM , Rating: 2

it's exactly the same as the G1 on the inside, only looks flasher but has no keyboard. It's not an upgrade at all in my eyes.

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iPhone pricing

By fyleow on 6/22/2009 12:44:32 PM , Rating: 3

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The $199 price point of the myTouch should make the device attractive to consumers; the price is the same as the new 8GB iPhone 3G S and the Palm Pre.

There is no 8 GB iPhone 3G S. They only come in 16/32GB. The $199 version is 16 GB.