First Impression: T-Mobile myTouch 3G
Posted in This Just In... on July 21st, 2009 by gkrakow
I like it!
Reviewers received their test handsets by FedEx, this morning and were able to get their first, real hands-on experience with the world’s second Google/Android phone.
My myTouch 3G (and others’) arrived in very classy packaging. Once you slide-off the colorful cardboard “box” you find yourself holding the very classy-looking vinyl/leatherette, zip-open case containing the handset.
In my case I found a “Merlot” myTouch – a royal burgundy wine colored phone. I can’t believe they sent out anything other than the usual black test phone.
Inside the case there’s a sharp-looking, AC charger and separate USB interconnect, a set of earbuds with no standardized jack — you still need to use the enclosed headphone-to-USB jack/adapter/dongle. That was a problem on the G-1 and remains a mistake on the myTouch 3G.
What is not in the box is any kind of protective case. The G-1 comes with a slide-on sleeve. So does the Palm Pre. I know people like to buy their own cases – and T Mobile wants you to customize what they’re calling myTouch 3G “shells” – but the addition of any kind of sleeve or cover would have been a nice touch.
I’ll have a full review of the new phone tomorrow – but my first impression is very, very positive. myTouch 3G is only slightly shorter and thinner than the previous Android phone but it feels a lot smaller my hand.
I’ve started loading a slew of necessary (and probably some unecessary) applications from Google’s Android Market (like Twitter, Facebook and some news feeds) and so far, so good. I’ve had zero problems.
I also have the new Google Voice application running on the handset. And we’ll see about mT3G’s new voice search feature which combines with the built-in GPS system allowing you to talk to your phone and ask for directions.
Stay tuned.