T-Mobile myTouch 3G gets official

21 June 2009 by Chris Davies

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As expected, T-Mobile USA have announced the myTouch 3G, their second Android handset and the follow-up to the T-Mobile G1. Recognizable as the HTC Magic – which Android Community reviewed in back in May – the phone has a 3.2-inch HVGA resolution capacitive touchscreen, 3.2-megapixel camera and the usual array of Google applications.

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That includes YouTube, Google Maps (with Latitude and Street View), GTalk and GMail, support for IMAP, POP and Exchange accounts and one-touch media uploads. However, for the first time on an Android device, T-Mobile have loaded an app called Sherpa, featuring GENIE (Geodelic ENgine for Interest Evaluation), onto the myTouch 3G, which promises to recognize patterns of use and offer suggestions based on past behaviours.

The T-Mobile myTouch 3G is expected to go up for pre-order on July 8th, though initially only for existing subscribers to the carrier. National availability is expected in early August, with the handset priced at $199.99 with a new two-year agreement. Three color options will be release: black, white and merlot.

Join the Discussion (14 comments)

Neil B. Formy

06-21-2009 06:46 PM

So.... I'm assuming that if I am not eligible for an upgrade, then it will carry 499.00 ticket price.
mr_strat

06-22-2009 03:08 AM

T-Mobile is singular:

T-Mobile has announced - or - T-Mobile is doing
newarkdanny

06-22-2009 05:25 AM

finally......
djgunner

06-22-2009 07:57 AM

looks nice but I think if I jump from the G1 I would go with the sammy i7500...
chanur

06-22-2009 07:58 AM

Meh. Not enough of a jump (same screen size, camera, etc) for an upgrade from G1. Next, please.
BAMAToNE

06-22-2009 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr_strat

T-Mobile is singular:

T-Mobile has announced - or - T-Mobile is doing

I think it's a British thing. For instance:

http://blog.last.fm/2009/02/23/techc...e-full-of-****

Last.fm, which is hosted in the UK, refers to a single news entity like Techcrunch in the plural sense and uses the verb "are."

I find it highly annoying.

P.S. I see the AC forums hide part of the URL, but I think you can deduce what four letter word should be there. Starts with an "s."
TYA1966.p

06-22-2009 09:59 AM

Hi, I'm Patricia I have 5 disabilities and desperately want a T-Moobile 3G phone!!!!!!!!! If anyone out there knows how I may possibly be able to abtain 1 for free that'd be GREAT!!!!!!!!! I've been trying to get internet access 4 quite some time, it's my only link to the outside woeld, all my Docs, my FAMILY, EDUCATION, I'LL NEED TO DO ALL THIS FROM MY BED!!!!!!!!! tODAY'S A GREAT DAY I'M ACTUALLY ABLE TO WALK, BUT THAT MEANS TOMMORROW THEIR WILL BE HELL TO PAY. MY NUMBER IS 856-345-4580, EMAIL EITHER TYA1966.p@gmail.com ,TYAONMY66@LIVE.COM OR tyaonmy66@yahoo.com, websiteMyweb2.0@yahoo.com thanks for all your support!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Again

Patricia
waltinseattle

06-22-2009 10:04 AM

re: 2 year contract obligation. Last time I "upgraded" they just rolled it into the current time I had an obligation to, but I've been with the T-Mob since '99, so they are not worried I'll jump ship i guess.

Wish they had a Nokia offering in Android. I'm still keeping the old black brick as backup and campers special. nothing since is as bulletproof or weatherproof. Gotta love that 2-3 day battery life, weekplus on non-use standby.

Oh, no keyboard. I might have to get used to that. Does anyone know that by learning morse code you can do 125-160 wpm onehanded?
nickmgray

06-22-2009 11:42 AM

not sure if anyone else saw this, but myTocuh appears to be shipping with a few custom widgets that we have not seen anywhere else yet and wil support themes and skins: http://htcsource.com/index.php?optio...4ebb1f2f089601

Picasa Widget, weather widget, and youtube widget
kommodore

06-22-2009 04:14 PM

OH MY F*****G GOD.

They named it MY TOUCH?!

...
...

Ok... back into the woodwork.
LazyGenius

06-22-2009 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kommodore

OH MY F*****G GOD.

They named it MY TOUCH?!

...
...

Ok... back into the woodwork.

yea... if i get this(which i doubt) i will just call it my G2... i will never tell someone i have the "mytouch"
DaYuMu6ft7

06-22-2009 04:38 PM

Sounding like Mariah Carey's "Touch my Body" LMAO!
mevin

06-23-2009 10:00 AM

Is this supposed to supplant the G1? I sure hope not. It looks like all they've done is take away the keyboard, which is the very thing that makes the G1 more desirable to me than the iphone.

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postman813

07-02-2009 08:21 AM

i see no point in shelling out x amount of dollars for this phone when my g1 does the same thing... wtf no flash same cam and no keyboard GET REAL