T-Mobile makes myTouch 4G Slide official: $199, 4G, "most advanced camera of any smartphone"

T-Mobile makes myTouch 4G Slide official: $199, 4G, “most advanced camera of any smartphone”

June 28, 2011 | by Andrew Kameka

T-Mobile USA has made the myTouch 4G Slide an official members of its Android phone family. After all seeing a leaked version of the upcoming phone appear in recent weeks, T-Mobile must have figured now is a good time to let people know about the successor to the myTouch 4G, which debuted in 2010.

The obvious features to note are support for T-Mobile’s 4G HSPA+ network and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. However, looking beyond the obvious that can be gleamed from the device’s name, the myTouch 4G Slide has what T-Mobile claims is “the most advanced camera of any smartphone.”

The 8 megapixel camera has an illuminated sensor with wide aperture lens, instantaneous shots to shutdown shutter lag time, Sweepshot for taking panoramic images, ClearShot HDR to take contrast-heavy HDR photos, and BurstShot to take multiple photos in succession. The camera also shoots 1080p HD video.

The myTouch 4G Slide has the important new-generation specs: 1.2 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, HTC Sense 3.0 with Android 2.3, a 3.7-inch WVGA SuperLCD screen, Swype, and a front-facing camera that supports Qik video chat. Pre-loaded apps including T-Mobile TV, Netflix, YouTube, and a few other T-Mobile apps.

The phone will be available in black or khaki for $199.99 beginning in July. Get more info at http://mytouch.t-mobile.com/4g-slide

HTC, myTouch 4G Slide, T-Mobile, T-Mobile Android phones, t-mobile usa

3 Comments

@burnayev says:

June 28, 2011 at 8:50 am

Seems to be a very good phone indeed. Netflix sounds awesome but I wonder if it has HDMI output and if so, if it works with Netflix. BurstShot looks like a very nice feature on paper. It'll be very interesting to hear actual usage reports to see if it's a solid feature or a marketing gimmick. Borys Burnayev actioncomplete.com GTD for Android and Web My recent post ActionComplete for Web Adds Recurring Tasks, Enhances Email Integration
Joey says:

June 28, 2011 at 11:51 pm

Judging from what the MyTouch 4G Slide has, I think this phone will be fast at whatever it does. I am definitely looking to get one as soon as it comes out. I am a big movie streamer and I am sure it would stream with no problems at all. The DISH Remote Access app lets me do that on my phone. I am sure it will work wonders on the MyTouch 4G Slide! As a customer and employee of DISH Network, I have been using a 922 SlingLoaded receiver to stream live TV and recorded shows to my phone for a long time and I love it. Anywhere I am I can watch TV as if I was sitting at home! I encourage anyone and everyone to take a look at http://www.besttvforme.com to get all the information on starting an account to see your TV Everywhere!
- LaRoach says:
  
  June 30, 2011 at 3:28 pm
  
  The 922 is awesome… as long as you don't want to have your shows record properly or use any of the internet scheduling features. That thing needs to be stuffed back into the oven until it's actually done.

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