T-Mobile MyTouch 3G Officially Official
| by Rob Jackson on June 22nd, 2009 |
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Ever since the HTC Magic hit Europe we’ve been waiting for T-Mobile USA to get the goods. After making a quick appearance as the Google Ion at Google I/O, the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G is finally official for T-Mobile USA! You can check out the official site at http://T-MobileMyTouch.com:
So what is different about the MyTouch 3G compared to the Magic and Ion? Not all that much – more all intents and purposes they are the same phone but there are a couple key differences:
- Focus on UI customization in the form of themes, wallpapers and icons
- Sherpa – called an “exclusive app” – learns your search pattern to anticipate your preferences for local shops, restaurants and more
- Available in Black, White AND Merlot
And those are just about the only differences. The MyTouch 3G will be available in early August for $199.99 on a 2-year contract but current T-Mobile customers will have the priveldge of pre-ordering the phone on July 8th.
How many folks out there are itching to get their hands on this?
1. James Sorensen wrote on June 22, 2009
Where is this fast 3g network at they mention in the countdown page?
2. Malcolm wrote on June 22, 2009
More aesthetically pleasing than the G1 but the features are “roughly” the same. I will pass on this one. I love my hard keyboard.
3. chris wrote on June 22, 2009
So all this hype was for a release date that’s still is not even announced. Cus “early august” really doesn’t mean anything. Tmobile is a KON. Mind aswell wait for 3rd Qt and get the huewei
4. Russell wrote on June 22, 2009
very disappointing! all this hype and we still have to wait until August to get it?! plus, 3.2 camera NOT 5MP rumored and the screen quality, 320×480?? WTF I guess I’ll keep waiting or switch to AT&T (no happy)
5. sThig wrote on June 22, 2009
Anyone have any specs on this? Like does it hold up to the iPhone 3Gs’s hardware or is it going to be “the bare minimum” put in the phone like the G1?
6. SirFenwick wrote on June 22, 2009
I’ll wait for the Hero or Lancaster.
7. Sean wrote on June 22, 2009
I’m still waiting on confirmation on whether or not this phone will support UMA. That may be a dealbreaker for me.
8. WIL wrote on June 22, 2009
You could keep yo Jay Leno chin as Hero..I’m gettin dis sexy BiAtch!
9. JM wrote on June 22, 2009
They need to take their thumb out of their asses and get more Android phones out on shelves. Sure, the MyTouch/Magic/Ion is nice, but it’s enhancements compared to the G1 are becoming less and less impressive as the months pass by and other manufacturers release shiny new handsets.
10. Shane wrote on June 22, 2009
Ill wait to see the Magic or hero…
11. Rob wrote on June 22, 2009
No hard keyboard, No sale.
12. Travis wrote on June 22, 2009
exchange support is nice…would like to have it for the G1.
13. Dillon wrote on June 22, 2009
What happened to the 5mp camera? :-/ Does anybody know how much external memory it will support? microSDHC to 32GB?
14. Sisco wrote on June 22, 2009
Sexy, but no physical keyboard.. I’ll keep my G1 until they have a sexy phone with android, full qwerty hardware keyboard, more internal memory and full bluetooth access.. stereo headsets, file transfer.. and a camera flash would be nice.
15. Dieter wrote on June 22, 2009
early august? The hardware is already out-dated by then. They should’ve released the phone months ago…
16. Dave wrote on June 22, 2009
Despite all of the rumors pointing to a June release, I got sick of waiting for Tmo to say anything about a release date, and I ended up getting a Pre. Looks like I made the right call.
I’m only mentioning this because I know how much you all care about what phone I decided to go with. Now you know.
17. Maj wrote on June 22, 2009
How can they type on it with such screen size !!! I find it extremely frustrating to type using the keyboard on my g1 (unless im typing a word or something), i thought that iphone software keyboard was annoying but the bigger screen size is definitely something that smartphone manufactureres have to consider.
One more thing, what do they mean with “Focus on UI customization in the form of themes, wallpapers and icons” ?!! Are they getting any kind of custom home screen or what?
18. Gram wrote on June 22, 2009
“Focus on UI customization in the form of themes, wallpapers and icons” ?!! Are they getting any kind of custom home screen or what?
Yah,… what is going on? Better icons or something?
19. JLA wrote on June 22, 2009
hey Dave, how do you like the Pre?
is it worth me spending $200 to cancel my contract with tmobile?
verbalgenius@gmail.com
20. jae wrote on June 22, 2009
Man…..!!!! Less money than the new iphone,and better
phone prices than at&t can wait….!!!!!
21. Furret wrote on June 22, 2009
I sort of like the merlot one…
22. Bob Garon wrote on June 22, 2009
About the memory:
The myTouch only comes with 512MB of internal memory, but it does come with a 4GB microSD card which is nice but I would have liked to have seen the 4GB internal and then have the additional microSD slot for expansion later if needed. A 32GB microSD card will set you back over a $100 bucks, and that’s just to get the my Touch on the same playing field as the 32GB iPhone 3G S.
Source: http://techfragments.com/news/907/Hardware/T-Mobiles_Android-Based_My_Touch_3G_Announced.html
23. Ardichoke wrote on June 22, 2009
I WAS planning on buying this phone back when it was rumored to be hitting stores in July. Now… I’m not so sure. My contract is up July 11th and I’m itching to get my hands on some Android goodness… I might have to settle for the G1 just to accomplish that. You would think they could get this to market faster given the fact that the phone has been out for so long in Europe already.
24. jo wrote on June 22, 2009
Okay guys I live in the UK and the htc magic is a total disaster first of all here its on orange (they fair use policy on internet is 500MB where as tmobile’s is 3GB) I got a G1 using the touch screen keyboard is near impossible not making typos and the htc magic has the same screen size I mean iphone users complain about their keyboard but they have a 3.5inch screen! Keyboard seems like major draw back to hackers. The only thing that’s good about this phone is its slickness and size that’s all. Guess waiting for the android phones to come seems like a productive thinking.
I still hope that the making of HTC magic is a huge lesson for HTC not to make such a crappy phone
25. g1 owner wrote on June 22, 2009
That price is too high! For the same price the new Iphone
3gs comes with 16gb of memory. I’m not saying I’m gonna buy an iphone, but its a better deal. They also have a faster processor and a Bigger screen and a headphone jack! Id pay $99 with a two year contract for the mytoucg 3G, or $199 with no contract
26. jae wrote on June 22, 2009
Yeah bob but, than ur paying 399$ for a 32gb iphone and you
Have to be an xisting customer do the math
. And the iphone is not an open source..
so no flashy for the iphone on the near future
=~}
27. DavidR wrote on June 22, 2009
Dear God I love TMo (9yr customer here) but they NEED to kick this HTC trash to the curb and get the i7500 or the Bigfoot in the store.
28. jae wrote on June 22, 2009
This is some info for everybody and for Bob
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2009/06/iphone-3g-s-disassembled-reveals-833-mhz-cpu-256-mb-ram-can-handle-720p-hd-video.html
So mytouch wil have 512 mb hhhhhhum……!!!! Yeah
I think wait I know I’ll choose mytouch any day…thnx
29. myTouch Apps wrote on June 23, 2009
It’s actually a reasonably slick and functional device. Reviews of the HTC Magic (same device, different branding) have been uniformly above average. The only gripe seems to be with the image quality taken with the camera. They could have invested in a higher pixel count or at least a better lens.
30. smart phoneuser wrote on June 23, 2009
What a relief to find a fan blog filled with people who know when they are being sold a lemon.
No headphone jack?! What the hell is wrong with these people? That is a move of Microsoftian ignorance.
There are obviously many, MANY more problems that will ultimately repulse myself and others from this phone/plan, but I am not here to give uncompensated quality control feedback. Just wanted to chime in with a general “this sucks and I am not in the least interested in buying it” and move on with my day.
31. Bobby wrote on June 23, 2009
Actually jo, the HTC Magic’s on Vodafone, not Orange, and it has a 3GB fair usage policy, not 500MB.
32. Rachel wrote on June 26, 2009
The mytouch is deff. good enough to wait for, all the songs that you can put on the phone can be turned into ringtones. Unlike the iphone all the games are free. also the touch keyboard is really easy to use and it doesnt have that much typing errors. Another thing is when you turn the phone sideways it makes the keyboard move too so it seems bigger. and there is a headphone jack,the headphones have a usb type connection that plugs into the bottom of the phone. So trust me, this phone is worth the wait.
33. Walter of Fl wrote on July 18, 2009
I have been with t-mobile since 2003 and have had so many different phone’s with them. So now am happy that T-mobile is coming out with the mytouch, there going to be something the everyone like and dislikes, about every phone that come out. I think the big differnets is unlike the iphone the Mytouch is cover if something happens. Am going to give the phone a 10 just based on look’s, but once I receive the phone then I will give my full review