T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Slide Sports Cutting-Edge Camera

I’ve never been a fan of T-Mobile’s MyTouch line. I don’t care for the industrial design and I hate the “Espresso” version of HTC Sense the phones use. The recently announced MyTouch 4G Slide addresses several of my issues with the line and packs a camera that rivals the iPhone 4’s excellent shooter (on paper). Here are some hardware specs from the press release:

The new myTouch 4G Slide features a beautiful 3.7-inch WVGA super LCD touch-screen display, with Swype®, and a slide-out full-QWERTY keyboard, offering customers the freedom to choose how they want to input text. Powered by Android™ 2.3 (Gingerbread) and HTC Sense 3.0, the myTouch 4G Slide provides an intuitive and powerful smartphone experience. With support for T-Mobile’s lightning-fast 4G network paired with a 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ processor, myTouch 4G Slide customers will experience quick access to their favorite websites, videos, applications and much more.

And here’s more information on the camera:

Ideal for capturing that perfect moment with photos that rival high-end dedicated digital cameras, the myTouch 4G Slide comes with an 8-megapixel camera with a dual LED flash and a host of advanced digital camera features, including the following:

Improved low-light Performance: with a backside illuminated sensor and a wide aperture lens (f/2.2)

Zero shutter lag: innovative software features allow for an instantaneous shot at that precise moment

SweepShot™: for capturing panoramic shots by sweeping across an entire scene in a single motion

ClearShot™ HDR: for capturing objects in bright settings so your photos are not affected by high-contrast lighting

BurstShot™: for capturing multiple photos in a quick burst so you don’t miss the perfect photo

The sensor and aperture are the items to note here. On paper, the camera in this phone should rival the ones found in the iPhone 4 and numerous Nokia phones. I fully expect the MyTouch 4G Slide to be one helluva shooter.

While I still don’t like the way the phone looks, I’m glad that the MyTouch 4G Slide is using a version of HTC Sense that doesn’t appear as watered down as the ones found in previous MyTouch phones. (The “Genius Button” is still stupid though.) More importantly, it rounds out T-Mobile’s Android offerings nicely. The company already has two hot Android phones with the LG G2x and HTC Sensation. The MyTouch 4G offers high-end specs, a slide-out keyboard, and a phone that should be outstanding.

Any of you interested in picking up a T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Slide?

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