T-Mobile has officially announced the myTouch Slide 3G phone, which features Google Android 2.1, a 3.4-inch screen, a full QWERTY keyboard, a five-megapixel camera, and a heavily customized version of HTC Sense. On paper, the phone is disappointing and interesting at the same time. Tech nerds will dismiss it for using a relatively slow (600MHz) CPU and low-resolution screen. It’s definitely not a cutting edge product, but it has plenty of features that make it worth a look.
Due out in June, the myTouch Slide is rare in that it uses Android 2.1 and has a physical keyboard. It also has advanced voice command and voice-to-text capabilities thanks to Dragon software. Early reports say that the Dragon implementation beats the pants off of stock Android’s. T-Mobile has worked with HTC to make its version of Android incredibly user friendly. While I expect most of you to be able to find your way around Android comfortably, there are millions of Americans that would struggle with the plain vanilla version.
The last feature is probably the most interesting facet of the myTouch 3G. It looks like T-Mobile will push this phone as Android for everyone. The software will be idiot proof and the price should be in the mid-range (some people have estimated $129 on contract). It’s not really for tech geeks, but the myTouch 3G should appeal to consumers that want a capable phone that’s easy to use and easy on the wallet.
Any of you interested in this phone?
I am pretty much past keyboards on phones. I don't mind the virtual keypads at all. Bearing the screen is good anyway. If the slide out was the same size as the screen, then maybe. That was my biggest knock on the Moto Droid. Keyboard was off center and relatively small.
660mhz doesn't sound so bad on a phone. Snapdragon eats through a battery really. 660mhz and a tiny GPU would be a good combo
See this is right up my alley, I will do more research.
@Big Blak It should be a good, but not outstanding phone. Unlike smartguy, the CPU would bother me.