First Impression: T-Mobile myTouch 3G
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.
hope they’ve gotten some additional apps for this phone. the original model had lots of apps only good if you know Kanji.