The T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide is a

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designed and manufactured by

HTC HTC Corporation ( zh, t=宏達國際電子股份有限公司, s=宏达国际电子股份有限公司, p=Hóngdá Guójì Diànzǐ Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī, first=t) or High Tech Computer Corporation, (literally ''Hongda International Electron ...

, and sold by

T-Mobile USA T-Mobile US, Inc. is an American wireless network operator headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas and Bellevue, Washington, U.S. Its largest shareholder is a multinational telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom AG, which , holds 48.4 perc ...

. HTC's name for the device during development was Espresso. The 3G Slide was unveiled by

on May 4, 2010, pre-orders began May 23, 2010 and the device went on sale June 2, 2010.

Software

The 3G Slide was released running Android 2.1. It was announced that the device will be upgradable to version 2.2 ("Froyo"), which will include WiFi sharing and WiFi calls, as well as other features. In early April 2011, HTC released the Android OS 2.2.1 ("Froyo") update file. This update was made in a downloadable client for Windows users only. This new update will include optimizations and native support for the new

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10.1. However, the full player will only be available on processors of

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design and newer. Other new features include myModes, a profile-management feature that can also integrate with location and time info. The device also runs a customized version of

HTC Sense HTC Sense is a software suite developed by HTC, used primarily on the company's Android-based devices. Serving as a successor to HTC's TouchFLO 3D software for Windows Mobile, Sense modifies many aspects of the Android user experience, incorpo ...

called "HTC Sense: Expresso" created by T-Mobile.

Genius button

"Genius" is a custom voice command and

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system powered by Dragon Dictation technologies. The button replaces, and is in the location of, the search button previously on the myTouch 3G.

Hardware

The myTouch 3G Slide features a 3.4 inch, 320x480 pixel

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-resolution TFT capacitive

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enabled LCD screen. The device is built around a 600 MHz

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MSM7227 processor which incorporates a built-in

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. Features include a new optical trackpad which replaces the physical trackball found on the older 3G; a 5-megapixel low-light camera with LED flash; built-in GPS with

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support; Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP and AVRCP support; Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g; a three-axis

accelerometer An accelerometer is a tool that measures proper acceleration. Proper acceleration is the acceleration (the rate of change of velocity) of a body in its own instantaneous rest frame; this is different from coordinate acceleration, which is accele ...

; proximity sensor; 3.5mm standard headphone jack; and a microSD slot, preloaded with an 8 GB

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card. Input is accomplished using a sliding physical 4-row QWERTY keyboard, or HTC Sense and

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varieties of virtual on-screen keyboards. Powering the device is one standard 1300mAh

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battery.

Cellular hardware

The T-Mobile model supports AWS (band IV) and IMT (band I), so it is compatible with the 3G networks of T-Mobile,

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and

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, and some carriers in Europe and Asia. A "world" version has not yet been announced.

Availability

The smartphone went on sale on June 2, 2010 in the colors White, Red ("Merlot"), and Black. Pre-orders began on May 23, 2010 in the United States through T-Mobile's website and various other retail stores. The phone had a minor release date on June 2 but an official release date was set to June 16, 2010. The 3G Slide retails at $179 in T-Mobile brick and mortar or online store with a new/extended contract. The phone is also available at $89 through some distributors with a new/extended contract.

References

External links

Official websiteUser manual
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