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The T-Mobile myTouch or myTouch series is a product line of private label smartphones manufactured by HTC, LG and Huawei sold and marketed in the United States by T-Mobile USA under the T-Mobile brand.[1] Each phone in the series runs a version of the Android software stack.
The T-Mobile myTouch 3G is a version of the HTC Magic, but the T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide and the T-Mobile myTouch 4G are both unique to T-Mobile USA.
The myTouch series has thus far included simultaneous marketing of slider-keyboarded and keyless versions of otherwise similarly equipped models.
Product models
Touchscreen-Keyboardless: | Slider-Keyboard: |
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* T-Mobile myTouch 3G (aka HTC Magic), (unveiled: February 17, 2009 & on sale via T-Mobile: 5 August 2009), |
* T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide, made by HTC (announced: May 4, 2010 & on sale June 2, 2010) CyanogenMod is available.[2] |
* T-Mobile myTouch 4G, manufactured by HTC, (Released: November 3, 2010) CyanogenMod is available.[2], |
* T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide, made by HTC (announced: July 11, 2011 & on sale July 26, 2011) Also known as HTC Doubleshot Cyanogen Mod and related Virtuous Inquisition (Ice Cream Sandwich) now available |
* T-Mobile myTouch by LG, {also referred to as the "E739"} (announced: 2011 & on sale 2011) |
* T-Mobile myTouch Q, made by LG, {also referred to as the "C800"} (announced: 2011 & on sale 2011). |
* T-Mobile myTouch by Huawei "U8680"[3] ("Phoenix") (released 7/11/2012[4][5]) |
* T-Mobile myTouch Q by Huawei "U8730"[6] ("Buddy") (released 7/11/2012[4][5]) |
Quotations
![]() | This section's factual accuracy may be compromised due to out-of-date information. (January 2013) |
- Quotations from Tmonews.com:
- Huawei will be the next manufacturer for the myTouch, with two Gingerbread-powered devices, the U8680 and U8730 (are) two identical devices except for the keyboard. Both phones sport a WVGA 800×480 resolution.[7]
- ..."The boys from Engadget happened to be hanging out at Huawei’s headquarters in China when the noticed the Ascend G312 QWERTY device had the “myTouch” label. The non-QWERTY variant wasn’t around, but we do get a small gallery of images and a quick video showing off the newest myTouch hardware.
- The new myTouch packs a 1.4GHz Qualcomm MSM8255T chip, 4-inch WVGA screen, 1 GB of RAM, 4 GB of storage and microSD expansion, along with features like DLNA connectivity and a five-second fast boot. There is a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera along with a five-megapixel camera on the rear of the device coupled with 720p video recording. The spec sheet indicated the device will arrive with Ice Cream Sandwich however, the test device was running Android 2.3.6.
- Engadget reports satisfactory build quality, especially with the spring-loaded slider and joyful keyboard feedback. The screen isn’t the best we’ve seen but provided this phone is geared to be an introductory and family friendly smartphone, we have to set our expectations low."...[8]
References
- ^ T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide Release Date and Price. Android Community (2011-07-11). Retrieved on 2011-10-07.
- ^ a b http://www.cyanogenmod.com/devices
- ^ http://www.tmonews.com/2012/04/fcc-docs-confirm-rumors-on-t-mobiles-next-mytouch/
- ^ a b http://www.tmonews.com/2012/04/t-mobiles-planned-dates-for-ice-cream-sandwich-upcoming-device-launches/
- ^ a b http://pocketnow.com/android/next-mytouch-devices-coming-from-huawei-images
- ^ http://www.tmonews.com/2012/03/upcoming-huawei-mytouch-smartphone-gets-benchmarked-on-camera/
- ^ http://www.tmonews.com/2012/03/t-mobiles-next-mytouch-devices-will-be-made-by-huawei/
- ^ http://www.tmonews.com/2012/03/hands-on-video-with-t-mobiles-next-qwerty-mytouch-device-from-huawei/
External links
- T-Mobile USA myTouch official product page
- http://www.tmonews.com/2012/04/fcc-docs-confirm-rumors-on-t-mobiles-next-mytouch/.
- http://www.tmonews.com/2012/04/t-mobile-to-launch-huawei-made-prism-on-may-6th-hvga-screen-for-the-win/
- Regarding the Huawei 8730, see a Tmonew.com story regarding the FCC filing that lists the details on the specifications of the 8730. Picture link here.