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Less than 6 months ago, the T-Mobile G1 was released in the US and, now, we have another Google phone made exclusively for T-Mobile in the form of the T-Mobile myTouch 3G, which is quite similar to the G1 in a number of ways. However, the myTouch is slimmer though people who are more used to using a physical QWERTY keyboard will have to make-do with the virtual keyboard. The Android 1.5 Cupcake is utilized on this phone as well.
The biggest advantage of the T-Mobile myTouch 3G is the fact that it is really slim. The plastic body gives it a very glossy finish, but the material is not as good as other HTC phones. Even the screen of the phone has a more plastic feel to it rather than a better material such as glass. Though the materials used in making the phone aren’t extremely posh, the phone feels solid when held in the hand.
The T-Mobile myTouch 3G makes use of a 3.2 inch capacitive LCD touchscreen which is bright enough to give a fair amount of lighting to a room when it is set at its very brightest. Even the lowest brightness will enable you to use the screen on any angle. The buttons on the front are of a decent size, with the trackball in the middle of these keys. There is a 3.2 megapixel camera, but no flash. The microSD slot is under the battery cover, but not under the battery, meaning that you don’t have to remove the battery to remove the memory card.
As far as the virtual keyboard is concerned, using it in portrait mode is nearly impossible, so using it in landscape mode shouldn’t be much of a problem. Navigating our way through the phone wasn’t difficult, though there is a slight delay when changing orientation of the screen.
In conclusion, this phone has most of the features that you get in the G1, but has a virtual keyboard and a slimmer form factor as well!
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