HTC myTouch 3G Black Cell Phone
Noah gets in-depth with T-Mobile's flagship Android phone, the myTouch 3G with Google. Part two of two. Noah gets in-depth with T-Mobile's flagship Android phone, the myTouch 3G with Google. Part one of two. Magenta went all out in San Fran on Saturday with smoking (in the decorative sense) skydivers, corporate break dancers, and lots of balloons to mark the street date of the T-Mobile myTouch 3G with Google. I also spotted some giant "100% YOU" text lingering in the background. It's easy to make fun, but I have to say I would have liked to have been there. Nice weather you're having, BTW.I have to admit that the first thought that crossed my mind... Noah gets T-Mobile's new flagship Android smartphone, the HTC-made myTouch 3G with Google. It comes with a box and a case! Noah goes hands-on with the newest Android phone: T-Mobile's myTouch 3G. Live from breakfast (!) in San Francisco. Hands-on with the T-Mobile myTouch 3G with Google Android phone, and a very cool new Android app: Sherpa from Geodelic. More fodder for the cost-conscious: According to a recent cost comparison from BillShrink.com, the cost of owning a Palm Pre or MyTouch 3G is $1,250 less than AT&T’s iPhone or Verizon’s Moto Droid. To come up with this number, it assumed unlimited voice and data, which of course works out in favor of America’s #3 and #4 carriers. (Actually, the cost savings would probably still bear out for any device they carry.) But... They launched it with skydivers. They advertized it with icons. Now, T-Mo is pushing the myTouch with...Oprah? Yup. Check out the screenshot below of T-Mobile's site and you'll see a blurb reminding you to watch Oprah's 24th season premier, which is taking place in the streets of Chicago. And in order to maximize the return on that airtime, T-Mo has cut $100 off of the myTouch price, "for a very limited time." (cont.)
So, I guess this means the... Motivated by the creative comments from our last "Top Five" segment, the idea of creating a new top five list seemed quite appealing (okay, Noah's top five lists were a deciding factor too - always good to have friendly competition, right?). But why stop at a top five phone list? Instead, why not make it carrier based? Wireless devices can differ dramatically from carrier to carrier, so, realizing the importance of this; I... The Sapphire has finally made it's way to the States. Is it worth the wait? What's good: *extremely* customizable - both inside and out, sleek design, excellent touch screen, the "with Google" brand means that it's open and ready for modification. What's bad: no multi-touch, stock Google keyboard not as good as third-party replacements, no camera flash, a little more power would be nice, major software problem out of the gate, the "with... Look, I'll be the first to admit: I like BlackBerry devices. Despite the troubles and manufacturing issues I've had this year, I do think RIM makes a good product, with a lot of potential (now, how to expand into that potential is an entirely different story). By the same token, though, I'm not exclusive to the device by any means. I've owned several different platforms, with the most recent one being webOS (Palm Pre). ... It's an exciting summer for T-Mobile, and if you've managed to keep your aging device despite appealing product launches from other manufacturers, then Magenta may have exactly what you're looking for. Launching today in retail stores and online, the myTouch 3G and the BlackBerry 8520 are available for $199.99 and $129.99 after rebates, respectively.But wait, T-Mobile isn't stopping there. No, there's more - the HTC Touch Pro2 lands... Pros: Large screen that is very accomodating. SUPER FAST processor allows for multiple running Apps. Easy file transfer via USB, not limited to media stored in iTunes to name a few. Cons: On screen keyboard can be a pain at times. End key turns off the screen. No ability to create groups for sms/mms Summary: Let's try for just a minute to not compare EVERY device to the iPhone and treat the myTouch as its own device. Imagine driving in city or state you are visiting and looking for the closest Wal-Mart. Voice search on this device makes it all too easy to tap the on screen microphone and say your potential destination out loud. From that point driving directions(or walking directions for that matter) are just a touch away. We all know a device is only as good as the media you can put on it. I connect to my PC and have immediate access to whatever songs, video, or pictures I have on my hard drive. I can't tell you how great it is not to be limited to the confines of a particular media player(iTunes for example). So, you might want to put applications on your device these days right? One touch access to the Android Market gets you in the game with tons of quality FREE apps. Hands down this device is the best I've used in quite a while and definitely a force to be reckoned with. This review was written on my myTouch. 15 out of 15 people found this review helpful the samsung behold two i heard is gonna be 250 dollars... dont you think thats a little too pricey? i like the mytouch, very stylish software and hardware.
but wait for the samsung behold 2, it should be a good competitor of the mytocuh in every regard... thank you so much jake that really helped me out. what I REALLY wanna wait for is the sony ericsson x3 or x10 or even the acer a1. just a remote possibility they might be come to t-mobile you know? Well I was in the exact same boat as you and tommorow my mytouch will arrive in the mail. I had a few chances to play with it in the store and really like it. If you definatly need a keyboard you could check out the cliq. I know people who absolutely hate the virtual keyboard, but I had no problems with the mt3g. I was going to wait for the next couple of months too, but I feel like those phones will just be too... Hello everyone... I just couldn't decide what to do so I just decided to ask people who know more things than I do... Hopefully I get a great answer.
Should I buy the mytouch 3g? Or wait for more phones that might come during november-december? I'm really stuck on what to do here. By the way I'm with T-Mobile FYI.
Thanks everyone! Which phone would be the best to get, My Touch 3g or HTC Pro 2? the my touch is so much better you can costomize and everything well you can get sense on your mytouch right now.
i have a g1 and have never root or even had a mytouch. but i do know a lot about android and the two phones arnt that different.
http://forum.xda-develope...
if you have anymore questions feel free to ask.
http://www.youtube.com/wa... I agree. I have finally found a phone that does everything I need. And with the news of the possible Tmo and Sprint buyout staying with Tmobile seems like the right choice. They seemed to be on track to being the leader in the Android phone market.
No, I haven't rooted my My Touch. What are the advantages to doing that and is there a guide anywhere to that process? first off Welcome to PhoneDog!!!!
well ive seen where htc was going to make a sense ui for the mytouch just not the google ones. but if that comes out youll probly be able to get it from xda and be good to go but if you want the hero i think its a great phone. but i think id stay with tmobile so that way your not just hoping between carriers every time a new phone comes out lol.
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