T-Mobile myTouch 3G announced, starts shipping late July

The good news is that T-Mobile USA has finally gotten around to announce its second Android handset, the myTouch 3G; the bad news, though, is that you can't have it just yet. The carrier-customized version of the HTC Magic that has already shipped in parts of Europe, Asia, and Canada features a 3.2-inch 480 x 320 touchscreen, AWS 3G for use on T-Mobile's high-speed network paired with quadband EDGE for global roaming, WiFi, a 3.2 megapixel camera, Exchange support, and -- of course -- Android 1.5 with all the virtual keyboardin' you can handle. Better than the G1? Other than the larger internal memory common to all Magics, that's strictly a matter of personal taste -- but don't worry, you'll have a while to sort it out, because T-Mobile won't even start taking preorders from current customers until July 8 for $199.99 on a two-year contract. Those orders will start shipping in late July, with full national availability following on in early August in your choice of black, white, or "merlot."

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[rippinhonda @ Jun 22nd 2009 12:07AM]

that red is god awful.

[waiownsyou @ Jun 22nd 2009 12:17AM]

Sir, that is not red. It's Merlot. LEARN YOUR WINES!

[rippinhonda @ Jun 22nd 2009 12:27AM]

my wines come in boxes, so i dont know what they look like... DRINKIN FROM THE SPOUT FOR LIFE!

[David @ Jun 22nd 2009 12:47AM]

... if anyone orders Merlot, I'm leaving. I am NOT drinking any f'n MERLOT!

[KeatMP @ Jun 22nd 2009 12:54AM]

I'll have Merlot. I love merlot! I live for merlot! We're out of merlot.

[ddub @ Jun 22nd 2009 12:59AM]

Screw the Merlot. Where's the Boones Farm Apple phone?

[McPOW @ Jun 22nd 2009 1:03AM]

That's the thing about opinions and assholes... that's your opinion, and you're an asshole.

[poematik14 @ Jun 22nd 2009 1:12AM]

Let me show you how this is done. First thing, hold the glass up and examine the wine against the light. You're looking for color and clarity. Just, get a sense of it. OK? Uhh, thick? Thin? Watery? Syrupy? OK? Alright. Now, tip it. What you're doing here is checking for color density as it thins out towards the rim. Uhh, that's gonna tell you how old it is, among other things. It's usually more important with reds. OK? Now, stick your nose in it. Don't be shy, really get your nose in there. Mmm... a little citrus... maybe some strawberry...
[smacks lips]

[shootingblue @ Jun 22nd 2009 1:31AM]

I'm usually one that sticks with the professional looking black phones, but I'm really digging the merlot. I can't help it.

[David @ Jun 22nd 2009 2:01AM]

... are you chewing gum?!

[xconan @ Jun 22nd 2009 4:44AM]

speaking of wines in relation to the mytouch colors if merlot is to red then is the white one chardonnay and the black one port???

[Roger @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:34AM]

And it belongs to Toys-R-Us.. :)

[coffeeisgood @ Jun 22nd 2009 2:11PM]

@KeatMP

+1 for Seinfeld ref..

[Lando Calrissian @ Jun 22nd 2009 12:07AM]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaah so sexy. I wish I was on T-Mo instead of AT&T.

[Fernando @ Jun 22nd 2009 1:02AM]

Yeah so you can have crappy 3g reception like my friend has. And 2g performance is crap also.

[xen @ Jun 22nd 2009 1:10AM]

don't really know why you think tmo service sucks. if you're not in a city that has 3G yet, sure, but here in dallas (and in san antonio and austin as well) i get 3-4 3G bars everywhere, and on the offchance that I need to save battery and use only 2G, i get 4 2G bars everywhere I go (save inside buildings).

from my experience, my data is usually faster than any of my friends who have an iphone. at&t's network is just too overloaded.

[shootingblue @ Jun 22nd 2009 1:34AM]

I've had a much better experience in Chicago with T-Mobiles 3g than AT&T's.

[Gfxlonghorn @ Jun 22nd 2009 1:39AM]

@ Zen
I don't know where you have been in Austin, but the service is terrible around UT campus. I can not get signal at all in most buildings. Same goes for Houston. I know tons of people with Iphones that get much better service than I do.

[SneezyPorcupine @ Jun 22nd 2009 2:18AM]

Maybe you need to get a quad-band phone? You cannot blame all reception problems on the provider. I live in Canada and am on the Rogers network and had crap for reception for a really long time because most of the phones Rogers carried were tri-band. About 3 years ago, I bought my first quad-band phone and my reception has been immaculate no matter where I go.

It's sadly the case where most carriers provide A LOT of tri-band phones but not enough quad-bands.

It used to be that my reception was utter garbage at work, now I get 4 bars! If you have bad reception, get a handset with the 850MHz frequency. The short wavelength will allow more signal to travel through dense areas and buildings.

Now, I make sure that all my phones are quad-band, from my Samsungs of yesteryear, to my current Nokia 3120c 3G to my Nokia E71 that is currently in shipping and on its way! =)

[Wii60 @ Jun 22nd 2009 7:53AM]

@GFX

Tennessee was UT before Texas was a country.

[bevo4138 @ Jun 22nd 2009 11:06AM]

@Wii60 & Cisco had the name iPhone before Apple. But if you refer to an iPhone, 99.99% will think you're referring to Apple's.

Just sayin'

Hook'em.

[eightbitminiboss @ Jun 22nd 2009 1:01PM]

Import it from Canada. Rogers Wireless has this phone running on 850/1900 for 3G which are the same bands that AT&T uses. I'm getting mine in the mail in the next day or so if not today.

[loosely_coupled @ Jun 22nd 2009 8:27PM]

Why can't they ship a decent Android device with a modern CPU and GPU??? This is still stuck with a ~500mhz ARM11 and mediocre graphics.

[Demo @ Jun 22nd 2009 12:09AM]

This is really one of the worst names for a phone I've ever seen. At least the specs are nice.

[Mmmm... Dohnuts. @ Jun 22nd 2009 12:16AM]

Would you prefer touchMy?

[Demo @ Jun 22nd 2009 12:20AM]

I'd prefer the HTC Magic!

[ALBGunner04 @ Jun 22nd 2009 12:24AM]

Then call it the HTC Magic. Call the G1 the HTC Dream. Carrier branding is all bullshit in the end.

[Game_playa @ Jun 22nd 2009 12:54AM]

Oh wow. Thanks for making my day donuts!

[Ishcabible @ Jun 22nd 2009 9:13AM]

Well they couldn't have G2 because of Gatorade...

[iDavey @ Jun 22nd 2009 12:10AM]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[barry99705 @ Jun 22nd 2009 10:06AM]

That's what she said!

[AJ in the East Bay @ Jun 22nd 2009 11:39AM]

@barry99705,

...when faking it, LOL!

[iDavey @ Jun 22nd 2009 12:12AM]

Now for a sane response, LOL

I'm kind of upset we have to wait til August to get our hands on this. But if the Huawei U8230 hasn't gotten any significant details by then...I will most certainly make this the next handset for me...

[Shiz @ Jun 22nd 2009 12:22AM]

lol @ your first comment.

I will try it out when a demo is available in a T-Mobile store. I still love my G1 a lot and gotten use to a physical keyboard. Also I may have to buy at full price since I extended my contract back in September for the G1....

[iDavey @ Jun 22nd 2009 12:32AM]

Unfortunately, Louisville isn't getting T-Mobile 3G goodness till later this year.
So they don't see fit enough to supply us with working models in most stores =|

But when we get 3G...I'll be so happy.
I miss my AT&T days of simultaneous voice and data.

[PeterF @ Jun 22nd 2009 12:39AM]

So you are getting this? Why is your avatar a Touch Pro 2?

[iDavey @ Jun 22nd 2009 12:48AM]

I love the design of the Touch Pro 2...

And if you notice, my s/n is pays honor to Apple also =]

[Jeff @ Jun 22nd 2009 12:13AM]

What happened to the 5MP camera?

[m3tric @ Jun 22nd 2009 12:23AM]

Um yes, WTF what happened? TMoNews and other sites seemed to be confirming that the T-Mo USA branded myTouch had 5.0 MP camera. How reliable is the info posted here?

[Michael Scrip @ Jun 22nd 2009 1:32AM]

>> "What happened to the 5MP camera?"

What happened to megapixels not being the most important part of digital photography? Remember the myth?

A 3.2MP camera will make a 2048 x 1536 image.

Even if they could cram 5 or 8 million pixels into the tiny sensor... you wouldn't like the results.

[synn @ Jun 22nd 2009 2:58AM]

@Michael Scrip : Every single 5MP phone out there takes better, more detailed pics than the 3.2MP ones out there. And the 8MP ones take better pics than them, in turn. Stop jumping on the anti-megapixel bandwagon because it's the cool thing to do. Along with an increase in megapixels, a lot more goes into the newer sensors. A lot more like better optics,, better processing algorithm etc.

Phones like the Samsung Innov8 and the SE C905 would leave ANY 3.2 MP phone in the dust and that's a fact.

[JonRemedy @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:29AM]

Everything you say is true, but you're still taking pictures with a ridiculously small chip. Sensor size matters! :P

[Greg N. @ Jun 22nd 2009 12:13AM]

How come a Android phone from HTC costs only $200 here with a contract but the HTC touch pro2 will cost like $400?

I would get this if I was on T-Mobile or at least look into it.

[justin @ Jun 22nd 2009 3:14AM]

Bc Android is FREE and Winmo is not.....

[martyFREEDOM @ Jun 22nd 2009 3:48AM]

Winmo is like 10 bucks man, it hardly puts a hump on the cost of the device.

[dude @ Jun 22nd 2009 12:15AM]

I was waiting for this phone to come out for tmo but it took so long...I went with the Pre instead.

[Be Fearless @ Jun 22nd 2009 12:19AM]

damnit i wanted a 5mp camera! :(

[erik1080 @ Jun 22nd 2009 12:21AM]

Ugh...why must Android be locked in with T-Mobile? Their data coverage sucks... Good luck getting 3G on that thing...

[ALBGunner04 @ Jun 22nd 2009 12:25AM]

If you really must have Android, you could always buy an unlocked HTC Magic and use it on AT&T.

[jonny @ Jun 23rd 2009 3:54PM]

tmobiless 3g is just ass good ass att 3g,